Technical
Lighting a way to workplace wellbeing
Understanding the link between well-designed lighting systems and occupant comfort and wellbeing is key, says Tamlite's Debbie-Sue…
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The vital role water quality plays within HVAC systems
The second Badger Meter video series with our experts Tony Lopez and Stephen Shilcock
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Opening remarks: guidance on ventilation openings
Designing adequately sized windows for natural ventilation while ensuring occupants' safety is a challenge. Benjamin Jones, Patrick Sharpe and Chris Iddon offer guidance ahead of…
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Role models: The benefits and limitations of modelling
The CIBSE HVAC Systems and Building Simulation groups explored advanced building systems modelling during a discussion at Hoare Lea. Aecom's Mary-Ann Clarke reports from the…
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Case study: Cambridge Central Mosque
Cambridge’s elegant new mosque has comfort and sustainability at its heart thanks to the involvement of the environmental engineer at the project’s inception. Andy Pearson…
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Plymouth’s 5th-generation heating network
When Plymouth City Council looked at heating and cooling buildings more efficiently, it found the area’s geology offered a source of energy that enabled it…
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The scale of the problem – water quality issues in heat networks
A recent study found 15% of heat networks had suffered failures as a result of issues around water quality. Jon Greaves, of Hydro-X Water Treatment,…
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Opening the loop – CP3 guide
Open-loop groundwater source heat pumps are poorly understood and little used in the UK. A new code of practice, CP3, aims to raise standards, say…
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Threads of responsibility: ensuring fire safety during a building’s whole life
Government proposals to improve building safety call for a golden thread of information to be passed between accountable people at every stage. Alex Smith looks…
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Electrocaloric cooling – making a difference
Electrocaloric cooling works by applying an electric field to change temperatures and requires no refrigerants. Metkel Yebiyo and Professor Andy Ford look at the benefits…
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Life safety support: CIBSE Guide E: Fire Safety Engineering
Grenfell put fire safety in building design under greater scrutiny. Martin Kealy introduces the new CIBSE guide to fire safety engineering, which – in its…
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Hot off the press: research on overheating in homes
The latest research on assessing and mitigating overheating in buildings is the focus of a Building Services and Engineering Research and Technology Journal special edition.…
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