Regulations that will restrict the letting of F- and G-rated properties in England and Wales were passed just before the General Election in May. Hywel Davies explores what the restrictions are and considers what landlords might do in response
Category: Opinion
We cannot afford another boom and bust
Rob Manning gives his view on the greatest threat to the design, construction and operation of buildings ahead of CIBSE’s Building Performance Conference
A changing landscape
The first 100 days of Conservative government have resulted in numerous policy changes related to energy in the built environment. Hywel Davies takes stock
What do we mean by ‘carbon’?
Designing and building sustainably can be a challenge when faced with so many definitions of the term ‘carbon’. Blaise Kelly, from the Austrian Institute of Technology, questions what we actually mean by it
Our buildings, our data… maybe not
Energy data is essential to monitor the performance of buildings and will underpin the move to smart constructions. But who owns the data? Robert Klaschka warns of the dangers of allowing building data to fall into the hands of third-party operators
Tesla’s power shift is a smart move
The announcement that Tesla has developed a domestic battery gives smart grid technology a high-profile boost, says ECA’s Bill Wright, who calculates payback rates of about 8-10 years
From ‘could do’ to ‘must do’ standards
A new heat networks code of practice – to be published this summer – will ensure district heating schemes achieve best-practice standards, says CIBSE CHP Group chair Phil Jones