Under the 2008 Climate Change Act, the government must publish an environmental risk assessment every five years. Hywel Davies reports
Tag: Regulations
Beijing’s burning issue – reducing boiler NOx emissions
Tough limits on boiler NOx emissions have been introduced to tackle Beijing’s smog. Dr Gregory Zdaniuk, Joël Moreau and Lu Liu look at one retrofit’s use of water vapour
Emergency lighting standards
Revised emergency lighting standards now include sections on emergency safety and standby lighting. Atkins’ David Mooney highlights what this means for designers
The value of EPC ratings
With Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards imminent, EPCs will take on added value. Hywel Davies looks at how to avoid inaccurate ratings
A climate of risk
Hywel Davies explores an emerging aspect of legislation: directors’ duties in relation to climate change risks
The road to net zero emissions by 2030
We urgently need performance-led policy, based on metrics that drive net zero energy projects, says Clara Bagenal George
Don’t get MEES wrong – but guidance is not top-rated
In February, the government published official guidance on the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard for non-domestic properties. Hywel Davies gives an outline of the guidance and identifies some outstanding questions
Breaking up is hard – and there’s no standard formula
Hywel Davies looks at what Brexit means for European Standards and the Eurocodes
Changing times – trends for 2017
Industry experts predict the trends that will dominate building services in 2017
A tight call – what you need to know about airtightness testing
Hywel Davies reviews the criteria for airtightness testing and for testers