Designers behind the Ravelin Sports Centre have crunched its energy-use numbers down to an impressive 87kWh·m-2 per year, less than half that required to achieve a DEC ‘A’ rating. Andy Pearson discovers how an innovative mix of passive and active technologies produced a sector-leading building that won a CIBSE Building Performance Award
Tag: Ventilation
High fives for Highline 235: CIBSE award-winning fan coil unit
The Diffusion Highline 235 modular fan coil range won CIBSE’s Product or Innovation of the Year – Thermal Comfort award because of the emphasis on minimising embodied carbon, as well as optimising performance
Science in the city: the challenge of retrofitting labs
Empty retail space in the UK is attracting the attention of the booming life sciences sector. Cundall’s Rob van Zyl looks at the trend for retrofitting laboratories and, in particular, the challenge of ventilating them in built-up areas
Bridging the gap: the 2024 CIBSE Building Performance Champion
SGA Consulting was crowned CIBSE’s Building Performance Champion following the retrofit of the historic York Guildhall. Andy Pearson explains how the project team exploited the nearby River Ouse while protecting the listed site
Revisiting retrofits 10 years on: key lessons for the future of retrofit
CIBSE, Studio PDP and 10 Design have investigated how 10 housing projects are performing 10 years after they were retrofitted. The study highlights successes and uncovers crucial lessons for the future of housing retrofits
Air to the throne: Product or Innovation of the Year – Air Quality shortlist
Ahead of this month’s CIBSE Building Performance Awards, we look at the six shortlisted entries for the Product or Innovation of the Year – Air Quality award
Setting the scene: Manchester’s new arts venue Aviva Studios
Manchester’s new arts venue, Aviva Studios, features two huge events spaces that can host anything from poetry readings to mega-raves. BDP had the challenge of devising a flexible lighting and services strategy that could adapt to any artistic situation, as the consultant’s Steve Merridew and Nick Meddows explain
Hanging with the cool set: servicing the Frieze art fair
Controlling the internal environment of the Frieze Los Angeles art fair is essential to ensure Hollywood’s celebrity set are not distracted from the serious business of buying art. Molly Tooher-Rudd talks to mstep’s Sasha Krstanovic about the comfort strategy at the five-day art event
Greening the golden arches: net zero at McDonald’s
McDonald’s claims its operation at Walt Disney World in Florida is the first net zero energy fast-food restaurant in the world. Cyclone Energy Group’s Benjamin Skelton describes the services design
Luxury awaits: turning the Old War Office into an upmarket hotel
Transforming the 1,000-room Old War Office building in London into a luxurious Raffles hotel has been a momentous project for Aecom engineers. Andy Pearson discovers how an extensive services refit was in keeping with the magnificence of the makeover