Technical
June 2023
Hospital ventilation: can air purification systems provide relief?
Poor ventilation has been identified as a contributing factor to Covid-19 transmission in NHS hospitals. In seeking solutions, a study by Lewis Turner found that,…
June 2023
Health and wellbeing
How the Airbods study hastened the return of large-scale events
A CIBSE award-winning research project led by Loughborough University made a major contribution to reopening large-scale events during the pandemic – and now the collaborative…
June 2023
Air quality
Lochinvar launches high temperature low GWP heat pump
New range of high temperature air-to-water heat pumps capable of producing hot water up to 70degC while…
August 2023
heat pumps
Global Building Environments joins Global Group
Global Group announces new engineering division specialising in MEP design and sustainability consultancy
July 2023
It’s a breeze being cool in class
Overheated indoor spaces in tropical regions pose challenges for building occupants, particularly in areas with limited access to air conditioning. A study by Dr Charles Munonye…
June 2023
Cooling
Reflecting change: key updates to LG7 – Lighting for offices
A new revision to SLL’s Lighting Guide 7 for offices encompasses the upward trends of hybrid working and the circular economy. Author Simon Robinson shines…
April 2023
circular
Calculated risk: intelligent use of low-voltage electrical design software
Using calculations from electrical distribution software simplifies designs, but should not be taken at face value, says Simon Rae, of Diales Technical. He recommends verifying…
April 2023
Building safety
Assuring the technical performance of heat networks
To improve the efficiency and resilience of heat networks, a technical assurance scheme is being developed by government and industry to support a new regulatory…
April 2023
Heat network
Heat in a box: the local route to green hydrogen
Producing hydrogen using local renewables and innovative storage could see carbon-neutral hydrogen soon being used to heat buildings, according to Baxi and H2GO, who are…
April 2023
Decarbonisation
Making a splash: recovering heat from mini data centres for leisure centres
A project that uses waste heat from a mini data centre to warm a public swimming pool in Devon hit the headlines last month. Molly…
April 2023
data centres
Ventilating the new normal: balancing IAQ with energy efficiency
An investigation by John Smyth into sustainable ventilation in commercial building environments for the ‘new normal’ at Arup’s Cork office led to the implementation of new measures to…
April 2023
Taking the waters: recovering heat from the Roman Baths
Heat from Bath’s hot springs is being used to warm surrounding buildings including the new Clore Learning Centre. Andy Pearson finds out how Buro Happold…
April 2023
heat pumps
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