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 create a better indoor environment
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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 extracting heat from the mineral-rich waters of the Roman Baths
Testing times: reforming the UK product testing regime
An independent review of construction products testing has made key recommendations. Hywel Davies reports
UPS for data centres: a modular approach
As demand for computing power grows, designers and specifiers must focus on reducing energy demand in data centres. Kohler’s Alex Emms says modular uninterruptible power supply can improve energy efficiency
Heat pumps are the best solution, for now
Green hydrogen is being hailed as a home-grown super-fuel that will help the UK achieve net zero carbon emissions. But until it becomes available, Whitecode Consulting’s Alex Hill says heat pumps are the only way to decarbonise buildings – however challenging they are to install
Targeting net zero ventilation for schools
The Monodraught HVR Zero ventilation unit won a product of the year award at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards because it targets both embodied and operational energy use. Schools are one sector benefiting from the costs savings that the heat recovery unit brings
Join our mission to net zero
To realise the ambition of the Net Zero Review, MP Chris Skidmore is calling on engineers to join the Mission Zero Coalition for Buildings and Infrastructure to help build a regulatory framework to promote sustainability
Designing net zero for pupil wellbeing
Cundall has created new premises for Beormund Primary School that not only meet net zero aspirations, but also cater for the social, emotional and mental health needs of the school’s pupils. Andy Pearson reports
Futurebuild: navigating a path to net zero
The built environment industry gathered at the Futurebuild conference last month in London, to discuss various paths to decarbonisation. Alex Smith and Molly Tooher-Rudd report
LSBU’s cool new hub
More than half of all UK building services engineers studied at London South Bank University, so BDP’s services retrofit of the main building on the campus had to demonstrate best practice in every function. BDP’s Laura Smith reports on the steps taken to transform a tired teaching facility into the collegiate LSBU Hub