Countdown to regulation: new heat network standards

A new regulatory framework, due in January 2026, will require all heat networks to meet minimum technical standards. A recent CIBSE conference looked at the…

February 2025

Clarifying fire safety: understanding new standards

The updated BS 9991:2024 ushers in a new era of fire safety design for high-rise flats, with guidance on escape staircases, open-plan spaces, evacuation lifts,…

February 2025

International rescue: China’s route to decarbonisation

To share best practice on decarbonisation and climate resilience, CIBSE has just held knowledge-sharing face-to-face workshops organised by the Chinese government. Anastasia Mylona reports on…

January 2025

How ready are UK buildings for heat pumps?

How ready are UK buildings for heat pumps? A new study analysing the performance of existing boilers challenges assumptions about the need for radiator upgrades and…

January 2025

Air of excitement: air quality award shortlist

Ahead of the 2025 CIBSE Building Performance Awards, we review the shortlist for the Product or Innovation – Air Quality Award

January 2025

Beware double standards: pressurisation design and expansion vessel sizing

There are two standards for pressurisation design and expansion vessel sizing, which is causing confusion that threatens performance, says Spirotech’s Steve Simmonds

January 2025

Driving for efficiency: analysing HVAC performance

By monitoring and analysing the performance of motor drives in HVAC equipment, ABB’s Richard Gee says building managers can identify opportunities for energy efficiency quick wins

January 2025

British Land’s heat pump retrofit at York House

The adoption of energy management standards has been key to enabling British Land to target net zero carbon by 2030 and begin the energy transition…

January 2025

CIBSE head office: first steps to decarbonisation

Providing value for staff and members while demonstrating an affordable path to net zero is at the heart of the strategy for CIBSE’s new office,…

January 2025

Light2Perform: treading a circular path

As the lighting industry increasingly focuses on circularity and repair, an expert panel at Light2Perform discussed opportunities and challenges

November 2024
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