How do you turn a brutalist, uninsulated, concrete structure – housing the University of Cambridge’s zoology department – into a naturally ventilated showcase of sustainability that encourages collaboration between conservation groups? Andy Pearson finds out
Tag: Ventilation
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 in two Nottinghamshire schools. Breathing Buildings’ Shaun Fitzgerald, Cundall’s Peter Hazzard, and John Leonard, from Nicholas Hare Architects, explain the system
Question time: Boswell Reid’s pioneering work on occupant evaluation in the Houses of Parliament
David Boswell Reid was a pioneer of post occupancy evaluations, allowing MPs to feed back on their comfort levels during the development of the Palace of Westminster’s Victorian ventilation system, says CIBSE Heritage Group’s Dr Henrik Schoenefeldt
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 awards, set out to encourage others in the US by creating a net zero energy building. Andy Pearson explains how they did it
Hoare Lea and Herzog & De Meuron’s Blavatnik School of Government
Herzog & De Meuron’s sleek, minimal design for University of Oxford’s school of government meant Hoare Lea’s mixed-mode ventilation system had to be discreet, as well as technically savvy. Executive mechanical engineer Richard Brimfield explains how the consultant worked within the architect’s design parameters to ensure the building performed well
Learning without limits – University of Cambridge Primary School
The UK’s first university training primary school – built for the University of Cambridge – incorporates a groundbreaking design that has created a space where learning has no limits. Liza Young talks to the design team
A lesson in Passivhaus – award-winning Wilkinson Primary School
Lessons learned from previous Passivhaus projects have earned Wilkinson Primary School energy reductions of around 90% compared with CIBSE benchmarks, plus a coveted CIBSE award. Andy Pearson reports
Home truths – Innovate UK Building Performance Evaluation programme report
In his second report on the results of the Innovate UK Building Performance Evaluation programme, Richard John looks at why new homes rarely perform as well as their designers expect
Horses for courses – services at the new Cheltenham Racecourse grandstand
M&E services in Cheltenham Racecourse’s new £45m grandstand had to be controlled zonally if parts of the building were to be hired out for weddings and other non-racing events. Luckily, the engineers didn’t fall at the first…
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 Jones, of Fläkt Woods, considers the implications of the new legislation on products designed for the non-residential sector