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Making MVHR work in compact spaces: why every millimetre matters
Ventilation must be integrated into a building services design at an early stage to ensure there is…
June 2026
Future Homes Standard: why ventilation needs a clearer performance framework
New housing standards are welcome, but will only be effective with stronger verification and by defining and…
June 2026
Joined up heating: integrated design
The fragmented nature of heat pump design and delivery can greatly undermine performance in commercial schemes, says Lochinvar’s Liam Elmore, who argues that an integrated…
May 2026
TM39: Building metering and monitoring guide
The new TM39: Building metering and monitoring guide lays out the framework for developing a successful metering strategy. As well as case studies and analysis…
May 2026
View from the summit: key lessons from decarbonisation and heat pump conferences
The CIBSE Heat Pump Summit provided insight and lessons learned at the Manly Trust Skills Hub. Alex Smith and Cathy King report
May 2026
Roundtable: Liquid cooling in data centres
As demand for AI pushes data centre rack power from 20kW to 130kW, the industry is hitting the physical limits of air cooling. Experts at…
May 2026
Heat Pump Research Symposium: From performance to practice
What is really limiting heat pump deployment? Tim Dwyer looks at barriers and opportunities after considering research and evidence presented at the government’s recent heat…
April 2026
AM 10 Natural ventilation: from feasibility to physics
The latest update of CIBSE AM10 provides a framework to ensure that natural ventilation is applied appropriately, taking into account overheating risk, urban constraints and increasingly…
April 2026
Rewiring the future: closing the data centre knowledge gap
As data centre demand surges, engineers are racing to redesign power, cooling and infrastructure systems. Molly Tooher-Rudd finds out how CIBSE’s Data Centre Special Interest…
March 2026
Redefining with retrofit: CIBSE’s Building Performance Champion
The University of Auckland’s B201 is one of the world’s most sustainable academic buildings. Andy Pearson explores how CIBSE’s 2026 Building Performance Champion used deep…
March 2026
Storing up trouble: flexible technologies closing energy peak gaps
The UK’s net zero transition depends on solving the ‘five peaks challenge’ to balance energy supply and demand, according to a new report. Alex Smith…
March 2026
A match made in heritage: heat pumps in historic buildings
Large heat pumps can perform well in historical properties, but only if designers understand the context of the setting and its use, says a new report from…
February 2026
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