Stone facade of New Court, Trinity College

Cambridge first – exemplary retrofit of Grade I listed halls of residence at Trinity College

A Grade I listed hall of residence at Trinity College, Cambridge has undergone a highly sensitive upgrade that sets the standard for the green retrofitting…

June 2016

Hoare Lea and Herzog & De Meuron’s Blavatnik School of Government

Herzog & De Meuron’s sleek, minimal design for University of Oxford's school of government meant Hoare Lea’s mixed-mode ventilation system had to be discreet, as…

May 2016
CIBSE Journal June 2016 BIM Monument building

Monumental feat: BIM Level 2 on The Monument Building

As the built industry moves towards digital delivery, Liza Young finds out how Skanska used BIM Level 2 in the design and construction of The…

May 2016
CIBSE Journal May 2016 University of Leicester

The UK’s largest Passivhaus: University of Leicester’s Centre for Medicine

The University of Leicester’s Centre for Medicine is the largest project in the UK to gain Passivhaus certification. Andy Pearson looks at how outstanding teamwork…

April 2016
CIBSE Journal May 2016 Nottingham Trent office

Registered delivery: Nottingham Trent University retrofit

Nottingham Trent University has successfully integrated a biomass boiler and district heating system in a challenging retrofit project involving a neglected Victorian register office. This…

April 2016
Arboreal Architecture Clapham retrofit residential CIBSE Journal April 2016

Fitness fanatics – Arboreal Architecture’s Clapham retrofit

Arboreal Architecture was awarded Residential Project of the Year at the CIBSE Awards for its forensic approach to a domestic retrofit in Clapham. Andy Pearson…

March 2016
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