CIBSE Journal Sept 2016 AHMM Refurb

In control – thermal comfort and productivity

Architect AHMM has used its office as a testbed for thermal strategies in a building with no cooling. AHMM’s Craig Robertson and Ines Idzikowski Perez,…

September 2016
CIBSE Journal August 2016 Rosie hospital overheating

Heat stress – addressing overheating at Addenbrooke’s Rosie maternity unit

Mothers, babies and staff at the Rosie maternity unit in Cambridge can endure summer temperatures of over 30°C. Alan Short, Renganathan Giridharan, and Kevin Lomas…

July 2016
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
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