A major occupancy study by Hoare Lea, with support from UCL, has revealed that cultural and organisational factors have the greatest effect on workplace satisfaction, while daylight, indoor air quality and thermal comfort are the environmental factors that have the biggest influence
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Class control: optimising HVAC controls in schools
Poor HVAC controls can cost schools thousands of pounds in wasted energy. School teacher Chris Baker explains how he engaged with his students at Parrs Wood school to cut energy bills by £9,000 a year after extensive monitoring
Getting to grips with whole-life carbon
Research into the amount of carbon embodied in building services is scarce. Louise Hamot reports on an Elementa study that attempts to measure the whole-life carbon impact of building services
Alight and well: lighting for healthcare environments
Lighting of healthcare environments is moving beyond clinical necessity. Andrew Bissell examines the critical need to consider the non-visual, as well as the visual, aspects of illumination
Responding to an emergency: Building Performance Awards judging
The 2020 Building Performance Awards’ shortlist showcases the people and companies that are doing the most to head off a climate emergency by delivering safe and comfortable low-energy buildings. Alex Smith reports
Fit for a king: Using data to improve performance at 2 Kingdom Street
A forensic study of the data from 2 Kingdom Street in London enabled Cavendish Engineers to pinpoint energy efficiency opportunities, which led to big savings in gas and electricity. Andy Pearson reports on an exemplary project that scooped a 2019 CIBSE Award
Sponsored roundtable: The benefits of REFCOM Elite
Poorly installed cooling systems can have disastrous consequences for energy efficiency and CO2 emissions. Amanda Birch hears how REFCOM Elite can eliminate the risks, in our latest expert roundtable
Technical note: The findings from Phase 1 of the public inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower
Sir Martin Moore Bick has published his report on Phase 1 of the public inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower. Hywel Davies looks at how it might affect CIBSE Members
Who impressed the judges at the Graduate of the Year Awards?
Seven engineers vying to become Graduate of the Year 2019 took to the stage at the IMechE in October, with Laura Luckhurst winning the top prize. Liza Young reports
We ask the experts: ‘How does industry deliver net zero by 2050?’
Ahead of CIBSE’s Build2Perform event at Olympia, London, on 26-27 November, we asked expert speakers what should be done to achieve the government’s net-zero energy target
