Engineering the next decade of Healthcare Estates
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August 2026
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Schools face heating decarbonisation challenge as policy and funding landscape shifts
New Baxi report maps the regulations, grants and practical considerations shaping the move to low-carbon heating across…
August 2026
Visualising whole life carbon: HVAC performance assessment tool
Hoare Lea’s early-stage selection tool calculates whole life carbon for HVAC systems, while providing 3D visualisations for each specification. Esam Elsarrag demonstrates the software by…
August 2024
Staying in the loop: identifying performance gaps
Feedback loops identify what is going routinely wrong in buildings and give valuable insight into how future building performance can be improved. Susie Diamond and…
August 2024
A golden age for smarter living: leveraging technology for comfort
As the UK’s population ages and climate warming intensifies, smart technology will be essential to ensure resilient and comfortable homes, says ABB Smart Buildings’ Kevin Lenton
August 2024
Hot and bothered: Zehnder overheating survey
The risk of overheating in buildings is growing significantly as temperatures rise, but a new survey by CIBSE Journal and Zehnder Group UK shows that…
July 2024
Low carbon, high safety: fire engineering and embodied carbon
The embodied carbon impact of fire safety measures is relatively unknown. Arup’s Grete Wilson and Dr Emma McIntyre have created a roadmap to establish how engineers can…
July 2024
Out of site: modular heat pump solutions
With site accommodation contributing significantly to construction projects’ carbon footprints, engineers on a £227m residential scheme at Wembley Park have come up with a modular…
July 2024
Exploring the non-visual effects of lighting
The 2023 Jean Heap Bursary has helped fund an advanced eye-tracking headset, which is allowing lighting designer and researcher Simone Bonavia to assess how lighting…
July 2024
Safe and practical applications: natural refrigerants
The higher flammability of low-GWP refrigerants in heat pumps and air conditioning systems has to be carefully considered by designers and installers. Alex Smith reports
May 2024
The urban emergency: addressing environmental quality
Designers must take a holistic approach to the urban environment, say members of the UK Urban Environmental Quality working group, who explain how elements such…
May 2024
The good, bad and illegal: rules and guidelines for IAQ
How can you tell whether the indoor air quality of buildings is safe for occupants? DustScanAQ’s Oliver Puddle gives a summary of current regulations and…
May 2024
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