The rise of the machines: the 2025 CIBSE Technical Symposium

Artificial intelligence was among the topics that grabbed the attention of delegates on day two of the Technical Symposium, with speakers stressing the importance of human oversight as the sector balances innovation with real-world climate challenges. Molly Tooher-Rudd and Alex Smith report

Air levels: passing the embodied carbon test

A review of a hybrid and active ventilation system in a secondary school aims to highlight the embodied carbon impacts of choosing one ventilation strategy over another. Mat Naccarato, of Savills Earth, describes the method and key learnings