With Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards imminent, EPCs will take on added value. Hywel Davies looks at how to avoid inaccurate ratings
Category: Opinion
What a difference a year makes – for heat networks
With a year’s worth of heat networks’ performance data, Gareth Jones says issues are being rectified pre-handover
A climate of risk
Hywel Davies explores an emerging aspect of legislation: directors’ duties in relation to climate change risks
The road to net zero emissions by 2030
We urgently need performance-led policy, based on metrics that drive net zero energy projects, says Clara Bagenal George
Don’t get MEES wrong – but guidance is not top-rated
In February, the government published official guidance on the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard for non-domestic properties. Hywel Davies gives an outline of the guidance and identifies some outstanding questions
Inferior submetering is destroying performance
Poor design, specification and commissioning of submeters is costly, says Joanne Merry
Digital modelling: from Level 2 BIM and beyond…
Building information modelling has been a hot topic in the built environment since the adoption of the 2011 BIM Task Group report. Hywel Davies looks at the current state of developments
Breaking up is hard – and there’s no standard formula
Hywel Davies looks at what Brexit means for European Standards and the Eurocodes
A fresh approach to helping everyone breathe more easily
As occupants become increasingly aware of the effects of the indoor environment on their wellbeing, filtration will become more important in buildings, argue Pete Carvell and Mohamad Tabatabaee, of Battle McCarthy
A healthier new year, one and all
Anastasia Mylona explains CIBSE’s plans for addressing workplace comfort in 2017