An effective air condition system was essential to making the Storm indoor rollercoaster viable in Dubai’s desert environment. Andy Pearson explains how Cundall minimised cooling loads by creating a temperature gradient using a tower of air handling units
Category: Case Studies
Are EPCs fit for existing hotel building stock?
Legislation is forcing landlords to improve the performance of buildings based on energy performance certificates. REsustain’s Annie Marston compares the actual performance of hotels with their EPCs to understand the most effective improvements
Burrell Collection retrofit: a glazing success
The Grade A-listed Burrell Collection houses important works of art, but poor fabric performance has made the museum unsustainable. Andy Pearson explains how the building’s glazed façade was restored to make the gallery fit for a low carbon future
Bloom Clerkenwell: the peak of health
To tempt workers back to the office, developers have to deliver healthy workplaces that score highly on sustainability and smart technology. Andy Pearson looks at post-pandemic office design at Bloom Clerkenwell
Fit for purpose: Pinsent Mason’s healthy fit-out
Pinsent Masons’ people-centric approach to its workplace environment meant aiming for Well certification at the fit-out of its new Edinburgh office. Andy Pearson finds out how the ventilation system was upgraded to turn a good building into an ultra-healthy one
Case study: switching to electric at the Electricity Supply Board HQ in Dublin
The retrofit of the Electricity Supply Board’s offices in Dublin was a test bed for innovative heating and ventilation systems. BDP’s Chris Croly describes the building’s transition from gas to electric.
Energy positive: the heating systems making money for residents
Energy-positive homes in Wales have the potential to not only reduce energy bills, but also to make money for social housing tenants. Hoare Lea’s Eimear Moloney describes the 14-unit Rhiw Cefn Gwlad housing project in Bridgend
Keen beans: The Danish village tapping into industrial waste heat
To meet the country’s climate change targets, Danish towns are set to use industrial heat waste to power networks and deliver heat to residents and businesses. Andy Pearson describes one such project in Hornsyld
Case study: Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Patient comfort was at the heart of Aecom’s award-winning design for Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, which used modern methods of construction and a digital twin to ensure the building achieved industry-leading savings in energy and carbon
Case study: the services design team behind 100 Liverpool Street
CIBSE Employer of the Year ChapmanBDSP says support, praise and recognition are key to attracting and retaining the best people. Recently, the practice took staff on a tour of 100 Liverpool Street, a major commercial retrofit, which has become British Land’s first net zero building. Andy Pearson reports