Social housing retrofit targets for 2030 at risk, say MPs
Around 430,000 social homes fail to meet Decent Homes Standard, says committee
The next industrial revolution: refurbishing the Power Hall
An innovative low carbon heating system – designed by Max Fordham and centred on water source heat pumps and an electric steam boiler — now powers a collection of Victorian steam engines at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester. Andy Pearson reports
How NABERS UK helped deliver a winning office design
CIBSE Building Performance Award winner Globe Point, in Leeds, is using the NABERS UK standard to ensure that its carbon-busting office design is realised post-occupancy. Andy Pearson speaks to Hoare Lea’s Philip Mannis about the design and assessment tool
Flying the standard: the pilots backing the Net Zero Carbon Building Standard
More than 220 projects are piloting the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, due to be released later this year. Greengage’s Amrita Dasgupta Shekhar analyses the project cohort and looks at the process heralding a new era of net zero buildings
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Embodied carbon: Amazon’s mission to measure more
As the pressure to reduce embodied carbon intensifies, Molly Tooher-Rudd finds out why Amazon was happy to share in-house knowledge and contribute to CIBSE’s TM65.3, the methodology for uncovering hidden emissions in logistics buildings
The hidden cost of poor pipework insulation
Pipework thermal insulation is often overlooked, but can have a devastating impact on system performance if not specified, installed or maintained correctly. Kaizen Energy Consultancy’s Lawrence Leask and TICA’s Chris Ridge say following insulation best practice is a low-hanging fruit when it comes to HVAC efficiency