Technical
November 2015
Ideal Heating Launches ECOMOD Natural Refrigerant Commercial Heat Pumps
The model is the first of a series next generation ECOMOD heat pumps to be released this…
May 2024
Driving advanced digital solutions for building services engineering: help shape the future of AEC products
Autodesk provides various channels and communities for you to share your feedback and insights. Learn how you…
May 2024
Exhaustive research – accurate flue design for commercial boilers
Accurate flue design is essential for many commercial boilers to work at maximum efficiency. Jim Kinnibrugh explains how performance can be compromised
November 2015
Heating
The final word – modelling fluid flows
Past CIBSE president John Swaffield died before he was able to finish his second work on modelling fluid flows in building drainage systems. Michael Gormley,…
November 2015
Pipework
A higher authority – upgrading valves at Chiswick Park
Pressure independent control valves can offer extensive energy benefits according to manufactures. Frese has fitted 1,060 units to an office building at Chiswick Park, so…
October 2015
Cooling
Build tight – ventilate right?
Indoor air quality in housing is being compromised because ventilation scenarios in Building Regulations are not realistic, says Strathclyde University’s Stirling Howieson, who co-wrote the…
October 2015
Cooling
Prepare for landing
As the 2016 deadline for using BIM Level 2 on public sector projects looms, Martin Howe explains how Shepherd Engineering Services is adapting to BIM…
September 2015
BIM
Back to basics
With some way to go before natural ventilation is completely accepted as a viable alternative to mechanical systems, Andrew Acred shares a simple model for…
September 2015
Cooling
Light at the end of the tunnel
Endless corridors, dingy waiting rooms and basement treatment rooms will be a thing of the past at Guy’s new Cancer Centre when it opens in…
August 2015
BIM
On a mission
Portakabin is using CIBSE’s TM54 tool to help predict energy use at a new Cambridge base for the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Peter Rankin explains…
August 2015
Heating
The power of three
New CIBSE President Nick Mead joins fellow presidents Andy Sneyd and Stephen Hodder to discuss how institutions can encourage the professions to break out of…
July 2015
BIM
Exposing the underground
The mass of underground services buried beneath our streets is a major hurdle to creating smart, resilient cities, say Nicole Metje and Dexter Hunt, who…
June 2015
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