Technical
October 2022
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…
June 2024
The vital role water quality plays within HVAC systems
The second Badger Meter video series with our experts Tony Lopez and Stephen Shilcock
June 2024
Monitoring the situation: cost effective remote water quality testing
By monitoring water quality remotely, expensive remedial works can be avoided. FairHeat’s Peter Horne looks at the costs of keeping a close eye on district…
September 2022
heat networks
Sponsored roundtable: cooling for life
Decarbonising cooling involves passive design measures, efficient cooling and a robust approach to refrigeration leakage, according to members of a CIBSE Journal roundtable on whole…
September 2022
Cooling
Life enhancing: improving IAQ with smart systems
Exposure to indoor particulate pollution can significantly affect health over a lifetime. Research by Dr Elizabeth Cooper and Dr Yan Wang suggests that the smart…
September 2022
Health and wellbeing
Bundles of energy: the platform approach to decarbonising schools
The Department for Education is exploring how it can apply platform construction principles to create an innovative retrofit solution that can decarbonise schools and colleges,…
September 2022
energy efficiency
Sensible cooling: avoiding overcooling in buildings
When spaces are cooled to uncomfortable temperatures, negative impacts are seen on people’s health and the environment. Tim Dwyer looks at a new paper that…
September 2022
Cooling
The value chain: blockchain in the built environment
Blockchain is fuelling the digitisation of the built environment by providing a secure method of data exchange. IN2 Engineering’s Samreet Singh explores how it could…
September 2022
blockchain
Keeping it clean: award-winning UV-C lighting
The germicidal effects of UV light were discovered in 1877. Now, in the shadow of Covid-19, an application of UV-C is winning plaudits and a CIBSE…
September 2022
Lighting
Lessons from Nabers: how advanced modelling is transforming services design
Key to attaining a Nabers operational rating for a commercial building is the creation of a dynamic energy simulation model that closely predicts actual operational…
July 2022
Facing up to embodied carbon in façades
Façades account for up to 30% of a building’s embodied carbon, which is why the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology is working to produce…
June 2022
Embodied carbon
CIBSE awards data: fuller disclosure
CIBSE pioneered the disclosure of building performance data in its awards, giving the industry a unique opportunity to compare and share. Julie Godefroy analyses figures…
June 2022
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