Students at King Ecgbert School in Sheffield have won a challenge to design a community school in Uganda, by focusing on the needs of the local children. Andy Pearson explains how the industry-backed Class of Your Own initiative ignited a passion for building design and engineering among 13- and 14-year-olds
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In concert – reducing energy in data centres
A new data centre in Stockholm is reducing energy use dramatically by employing an algorithm that integrates separate control systems to reduce infrastructure energy load. Andy Pearson reports
Call to action – Ecobuild coverage
Speakers at this year’s Ecobuild exhorted delegates to make a difference and work towards cutting carbon and improving wellbeing in homes, offices and the wider built environment. Alex Smith and Liza Young report
First class with honours – Building Performance Awards winners
More than 160 awards have been presented over 10 years of the CIBSE Building Performance Awards. Liza Young reports on the latest winners to be recognised
Hearing is believing – acoustic modelling technology
Virtual-reality technology is allowing designers to model sound in an immersive 3D environment. Liza Young discovers the evolution of acoustic simulation
University challenge – creating campus in remote Central Asia
Building a higher education campus in a remote region of a landlocked country that bans the use of electricity for heating was never going to be straightforward, as Aecom’s Michael Stimpson explains
Peace of mind – CIBSE Guide B4
CIBSE has published a new version of its guidance covering noise and vibration in building services. The Guide B4 steering committee and its chair, Bob Peters, summarise the contents, focusing on chillers and noise from waterflow systems
Adapt and survive in these digital times
With the data revolution sweeping through the construction sector, building services firms are on the hunt for a new type of design professional. Liza Young finds out what it takes to be a digital engineer
Power of good – future of UK heat
The capacity to decarbonise the energy used to heat buildings and for transport is huge, say TÜV SÜD Wallace Whittle’s David Davies and Alex Pepper
Smart choices – career moves
Skills shortages and major new construction projects mean Britain needs more highly qualified labour. But graduates aren’t the only ones in demand. David Blackman meets four professionals who changed career to become building services engineers