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Category: Opinion
What Brexit would mean for European Standards
With an EU referendum set for June, organisations must now consider the implications of a Brexit seriously. Hywel Davies looks at what a ‘No’ vote would mean for the implementation of European Standards in the UK
Fan laws – impact of EU law on ventilation units
The new energy efficiency standards are affecting existing contracts writes Hywel Davies
Regeneration must not wipeout communities
Parachuting eco-communities into cities can damage the social fabric says Kirsten Henson
Making sense of the heat network regulations
The Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 are still causing confusion and concern among building operators and managers. Hywel Davies offers some guidance on what they mean and who needs to comply
Don’t let eco-standards hinder good design
Check-box ‘sustainability’ does not always lead to the best design solution, says Mark Skelly
Everybody needs good Nabers
An Australian energy-rating scheme is so commonplace in the country’s commercial property market that government and commercial tenants insist they will only occupy buildings with a minimum standard. Hywel Davies looks at how Nabers transformed a sector and made the country’s property companies among the greenest in the world
Are our city economies overheating?
High demand for new developments is taxing the minds of consultants and contractors, says Geoffrey Palmer
The net closes in on wasteful landlords
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
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