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Andel CPD seminars: Leak detection for safer, smarter buildings
Two free CIBSE-approved CPD seminars focused on system design, risk management and sustainability
October 2025
Keep Warm control: balancing user comfort and heat network efficiency
This technical article will explain the role of keep warm control in HIUs, identifying risks of poor…
October 2025
Greening the golden arches: net zero at McDonald’s
McDonald’s claims its operation at Walt Disney World in Florida is the first net zero energy fast-food restaurant in the world. Cyclone Energy Group’s Benjamin…
September 2023
Balancing act: pressure independent thermostatic radiator valves
The growing range of PITRVs promises a simpler, more efficient and quicker way to balance heating systems than regular TRVs – as well as offering…
September 2023
Luxury awaits: turning the Old War Office into an upmarket hotel
Transforming the 1,000-room Old War Office building in London into a luxurious Raffles hotel has been a momentous project for Aecom engineers. Andy Pearson discovers…
September 2023
All change: the key requirements of the Golden Thread
The proposal for a Golden Thread of information was a headline of Dame Judith Hackitt’s review of building safety. Delivering the Golden Thread for a…
September 2023
Building Regulations update: notices for work
The Building Regulations (Amendments etc) (England) Regulations 2023 introduce new rules for the deposit of plans. They apply to all building work and they come…
August 2023
Building Regulations update: building control for Higher Risk Buildings
The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 come into force on 1 October. They set out the building control processes for higher risk buildings…
August 2023
Building Regulations update: role of Accountable Persons
New regulations come into force on 1 October for management of higher risk buildings under Part 4 of the Building Safety Act 2022. Hywel Davies…
August 2023
Building Regulations update: duties and competence
The Building Regulations (Amendments etc) (England) Regulations 2023 insert a new Part 2A into the Building Regulations 2010. This has requirements on clients to appoint…
August 2023
Building Regulations updates: competence and compliance
The Building Safety Act paved the way for new regulations on buildings and the duties and competence of those who procure, design and build them,…
August 2023
Building Regulations update: inspections and information
Dame Judith Hackitt’s review of building regulations and fire safety exposed almost total failure to provide fire safety information under Regulation 38 of the Building…
August 2023
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