Professor William Bahnfleth comments on REHVA’s Covid-19 guidance document and compares it with ASHRAE recommendations
Category: Opinion
Why heat pumps can help and hydrogen can’t
With the rapid decarbonising of electricity Joel Gustafsson says the focus must be on heat pumps
Get the house in order
After the submission of the Part L and Future Homes Standard response, CIBSE’s Julie Godefroy outlines the next steps for housing policy
Emergency response?
With increasing concern about the pace and scale of climate change, there are growing calls for radical changes to the energy efficiency requirements of building regulations. Hywel Davies considers the challenges of seeking deeper and faster emissions reductions
The end of the beginning
The UK may have left the EU, but it still remains a key participant in the European Standards system, says Hywel Davies
Be open and supportive in post-Brexit Britain
As the UK formally leaves the EU, Dorte Rich Jørgensen MCIBSE reflects on her difficulty in applying for British citizenship and calls on industry to sign the #ConstructionisOpen pledge in support of EU nationals in the UK
Bristol Energy – Q&A with head of innovation Samantha Nicol
Samantha Nicol, head of innovation at Bristol Energy, discusses the council-owned energy company’s agenda on sustainability and working with the community
Where we need regulatory change to hit net zero
If the UK is to reach net zero by 2050, the industry needs to take action now. Julie Godefroy highlights the key policy decisions that must be made in 2020
Getting zero done, too!
With a new government settling in, and another Queen’s Speech to digest, Hywel Davies looks forward to the year(s) ahead
State of independence
Verification of product information is needed to ensure equipment delivers on makers’ performance claims, says Geyser Thermal Energy’s Lolli Olafsson