A low energy housing scheme in Northern Ireland impressed at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards, where it won Project of the Year – Residential. Andy Pearson finds out why it deserved the trophy
Category: Case Studies
Innovative ventilation at the Simon Sainsbury Centre
Arup’s innovative ventilation strategy not only preserved the aesthetic of the Simon Sainsbury Centre in Cambridge, but also exploited the building’s thermal mass. Arup’s Joshua Bird explains
Case study: Optimising heat at Little Kelham housing scheme
LEDA had to come up with an innovative solution when it was asked to design the heating, hot-water and ventilation systems for a part-built housing scheme in Sheffield, as Andy Pearson discovered
CIBSE’s 2018 Building Performance Champion: Meet the team behind University of Oxford’s carbon reduction programme
The University of Oxford not only tops the World University Rankings – it also heads its peers on building performance, after being named overall champion at last month’s CIBSE Building Performance Awards. Liza Young finds out why
Protecting priceless artwork at Louvre Abu Dhabi
Louvre Abu Dhabi will exhibit priceless artwork, so an environmental strategy that protects them from sand and extreme heat was essential. Andy Pearson explains how BuroHappold Engineering did it
The passive-first approach at Keynsham Civic Centre
Ahead of the Building Performance Awards, Andy Pearson looks at how soft landings and a passive-first approach made Keynsham Civic Centre Project of the Year (Public use) in 2017
Optimising HVAC system performance using BMS data analytics
Carbon Credentials uses advanced data analytics to drill down into BMS data and optimise the performance of HVAC systems. Founder Cian Duggan explains
Improving heat network data performance at The Guinness Partnership
Using data to analyse performance of a heat network enabled The Guinness Partnership to cut annual energy bills by £65 per dwelling in one pilot project. This convinced it to create strict performance requirements for future projects, as Alex Smith found out
Shades of the past – a low carbon masterplan for Oman city
Madinat Al Irfan, in Oman, is set to redefine sustainable design in the Middle East. Alex Smith talks to the masterplanners behind a city aiming to halve energy and water use by allying smart building with traditional Omani design principles
Battery packs a punch – Europe’s largest community energy battery
Europe’s largest community energy battery installation at the Trent Basin housing development in Nottingham will be a demonstrator project for the UK. Andy Pearson explains the concept and the challenges behind it
