With site accommodation contributing significantly to construction projects’ carbon footprints, engineers on a £227m residential scheme at Wembley Park have come up with a modular heat pump solution that cut operation carbon by 14 tonnes in six months, as Solaris Energy’s Daniel Large explains to Andy Pearson
Tag: Construction
Beyond boundaries: constructing the Discovery Building in Antarctica
What does it take to build a state-of-the-art science and operations facility during the Antarctic winter? David Brand delves into the challenges of construction in one of the world’s harshest climates
‘Design and build will have to change’: impact of the building safety regulations
The Building Safety Regulator tells CIBSE’s golden thread event that design and build contracts in their current state cannot be used for higher-risk buildings. Molly Tooher-Rudd looks at how the procurement route will have to evolve to comply with new regulations
Testing times
A report into product testing and certification raises interesting questions for manufacturers in relation to building safety. Hywel Davies considers how they will need to demonstrate their products conform to standards
What Covid-19 might mean for construction
We are all focused on the immediate impact of the coronavirus emergency – but we need to look forward, too, says Hywel Davies