CIBSE wants better enforcement and detailed recommendation reports, says Sara Kassam
Category: Opinion
Coming together – CIBSE and RIBA collaborate on sustainability overlay
There are regular calls for more collaboration in the built environment to make a coherent case to clients and deliver better buildings. Julie Godefroy reports on work by CIBSE and RIBA on the latter’s sustainability overlay
Regulations review: how much, how soon?
CIBSE believes substantial changes to Building Regulations Part L are required to achieve real and significant energy and carbon savings, says the Institution’s Julie Godefroy
Time to act – the consequences of not limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C
The IPCC’s Special Report 15 considers the consequences of not limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C – and they’re not good, says Hywel Davies
Chequered future – F-Gas regulations post Brexit
Hywel Davies on what the UK’s exit from the EU on 29 March 2019 will mean for F-Gas regulations
BIM is dead. Long live digital engineering
By choosing the functions of BIM that fit the profile of our projects, we can add value to clients, says Hoare Lea’s Andrew Krebs
Consultation update: Clean Air Strategy, London Plan, EPCs, SAP, Building Regulations
This month, CIBSE’s Julie Godefroy outlines key consultations on carbon and air quality policies
A duty of care?
The collapse of a wall in Edinburgh, the Grenfell Tower fire and the heatwave have put UK building regulations in the spotlight. Now, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission has joined the debate. Hywel Davies explains
Freedom through chains
The adoption of blockchains in heat networks could create a competitive market for the industry, says Guru Systems’ Casey Cole
Latest consultations: Environmental governance relating to Brexit and the Draft Clean Air Strategy
The daily political noise may be masking important policy directions, says CIBSE’s Julie Godefroy, who outlines key consultations