Closing the gaps: creating a joined up approach for ventilation and energy regulations

Guidance on energy and ventilation regulations must be more integrated, say researchers, after their study of UK airtightness…

January 2019 Ventilation
CIBSE Journal October 2018 Smoke control Roundtable

Roundtable – key issues around smoke control regulation after Grenfell

Fire safety issues flagged by Dame Judith Hackitt after Grenfell were tackled by smoke control experts at a…

September 2018 Ventilation
CIBSE Journal September 2018 Benjamin Jones PM2.5

What’s cooking – measuring PM2.5

To ensure indoor air quality measurements in homes are accurate and repeatable, we need standards that clearly define…

August 2018 Ventilation

How catalysts in AHUs can improve indoor air quality

Electrostatic precipitators can stop PM2.5 dust particles from entering buildings, but could create dangerous levels of ozone. Catalysts…

May 2018 Ventilation

Sound advice – taking external noise into account when ventilating buildings

Ventilation strategies relying on residents opening windows falter if there is too much external noise. Anthony Chilton reports…

May 2018 Ventilation

Motorway services – controlling external noise in naturally ventilated homes

A desire for naturally ventilated homes on the North West Cambridge development was threatened by noise from the…

May 2018 Ventilation

Post-occupancy evaluation of hybrid ventilation in schools

Temperature and air quality in classrooms are known to affect learning, but new schools are often built on…

March 2018 Ventilation

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…

March 2018 Ventilation
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Making the grade: BB101 guidelines on ventilation

New ventilation guidelines will have a significant impact on the design of schools. Liza Young finds out how the…

August 2017 Ventilation
Serlby Park Academy.

Fresh thinking: Meeting design and cost targets with single-side ventilation in schools

A single-sided ventilation strategy that meets environmental criteria – while upholding design quality – has been rolled out…

October 2016 Ventilation
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Packard Foundation HQ: net zero energy CIBSE award winner

The team behind the Packard Foundation HQ, which won the international project of the year accolade at CIBSE’s…

May 2016 Ventilation
ErP ventilation units CIBSE Journal March 2016

Fan European – what the ErP means for ventilation

All new residential and non-residential ventilation units are now subject to the requirements of the Ecodesign Directive. Chris…

March 2016 Ventilation
Agar Grove Passivhaus visualisation

Max Fordham takes on Britain’s biggest Passivhaus

Camden’s Agar Grove estate is to become the UK’s biggest residential Passivhaus project. Max Fordham’s Bertie Dixon describes…

January 2016 Ventilation
CIBSE Journal roundtable

Roundtable: What’s next for heating, cooling and ventilation?

How does our approach to services need to adapt to tackle issues such as climate change? A CIBSE…

January 2016 Ventilation