What SAP’s replacement means for future homes

The model set to replace SAP for home energy assessments is designed to work dynamically with new-era technologies such as energy storage, advanced control systems and dynamic tariffs. Sustenic’s John Henderson and Jose Ortiz FCIBSE highlight the potential of the Home Energy Model

CIBSE Journal printing and mailing information

Paper and printing: CIBSE Journal is printed on woodfree silk paper made from 100% virgin fibre with elemental chlorine free (ECF) pulps, which are sourced from sustainable forests and guaranteed by the internationally recognised FSC® chain of custody. The FSC label guarantees that the trees that are harvested towards the paper production are replaced or allowed to […]

Contractor market grows, but cost and pay worries persist

Business growth in the building engineering sector was steady during the third quarter of2019, despite rises in material and labour costs, a trade association members’ survey has said. The latest Building Engineering Business Survey, which included data from the ECA,BESA, SELECT and SNIPEF, found that 79% of businesses reported their turnover had increased or stayed […]

Making space: retrofit of Brutalist office Space House

Constrained by the rigid concrete frame of the Grade II-listed Space House, Atelier Ten had to work creatively to accommodate low carbon MEP systems in the iconic office’s recent refurbishment. Andy Pearson looks at the solutions