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Raising the bar: interview with Cundall managing partner Carole O’Neil
A focus on developing and retaining diverse talent will enable Cundall to grow its business despite the economic challenges, says new managing partner Carole O’Neil. Alex Smith and Molly Tooher-Rudd speak to the company’s first female boss
Gateway to safety: designing for the new building safety regime
As the Building Safety Act comes into law, the industry is facing the biggest reform of building control ever seen. With the HSE raising concerns about 50% of designs at the first planning gateway of the new safety regime, it’s clearly essential to get to grips with the changes now. Phil Lattimore reports
Special chemistry: why FairHeat targets chemistry graduates
Recruiting engineers with chemistry degrees is giving FairHeat the expertise to fully optimise heat network performance. Amanda Birch speaks to four FairHeat engineers who took a non-traditional route into the building services industry
Cost model: build-to-rent housing
With the demand for build-to-rent accommodation accelerating, Aecom’s Garry Burdett outlines a cost model for a typical project
Celebrating career pioneers
Kevin Mitchell FCIBSE has called on CIBSE members to inspire the next generation of building services engineers. Alex Smith finds out what makes a great mentor and looks at the value of paying forward
125 years of CIBSE: back to the future
From a small group of dedicated Victorian engineers seeking to increase their knowledge about the science of heating and ventilation to a 21,000-member global organisation that covers every facet of the building services industry – we trace the development of CIBSE over 125 years
Buildings for the future
Future structures will be carbon negative, climate resilient and integrated into the local community, according to engineers and sustainability experts at Buro Happold. They tell Andy Pearson why the next generation of buildings must be designed today
International Women’s Day: walking the talk
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Liza Young and Alex Smith talk to prominent female engineers to find out what CIBSE is doing to make the building services industry more attractive to women
Winning returns: The CIBSE 2022 Building Performance Awards
CIBSE’s Building Performance Awards returned to a new venue in London last month to celebrate the cream of the building services industry with prizes for the best projects, innovations and processes