Technical
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
Danish district heating – The heat of the moment
Copenhagen’s district heating relies largely on biomass and waste incineration power plants, but net-zero carbon targets are now encouraging suppliers to harness energy from renewables…
January 2020
Making the switch from gas-fired CHP to heat pump
Lower carbon factors for Grid electricity proposed for Part L are already in place in London. Andy Pearson looks at one scheme in North London…
January 2020
Using water as a refrigerant in a commercial chiller
The eChiller is a novel solution that uses water as a refrigerant. Green Thermal Energy’s Garry Broadbent explains how it works and why it’s suitable…
January 2020
Fuel for thought – prototype hydrogen gas boilers
Worcester Bosch and Baxi Heating have revealed plans for hydrogen gas boilers. Phil Lattimore looks at the technology, while Worcester Bosch’s Martyn Bridges explains where…
January 2020
Taking the temperature – domestic hot water
A CIBSE roundtable looked at the potential to reduce carbon through low temperature domestic hot water systems – and whether revised guidance is needed to…
January 2020
Net gains – retrofitting scenarios for net zero carbon
Retrofitting homes to be net-zero carbon is one of the great challenges of the new decade. Radwa Salem applies the existing nZEB standard to two…
January 2020
Plugging in numbers: integrating cars with all-electric homes
Plugging an electric vehicle into a home energy network could save homeowners £300 a year, according to a new study by the University of Salford…
January 2020
Loud and clear on noise control
Excessive noise from mechanical ventilation systems can have a detrimental effect on the comfort of building occupants, but Apex Acoustics’ Jack Harvie-Clark believes the proposed Approved Document F fails…
January 2020
Film studies – retrofitting window film
A BIM library for window film will allow the technology to be modelled accurately during design, says Andrew Cooper, of Evora Edge
January 2020
Tuning into the body clock: spectrally tunable lighting systems
For the first time in a real office setting, a study has been carried out into the impact of a dynamic, spectrally tunable lighting system on…
November 2019
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