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Overheating in Housing- A Hot Topic
Last summer, now but a distant memory, there were a number of industry events held, and reports and guidance published, on the subject of overheating…
If a Tree Falls in the Forest
There's a curious paradox between the ambitions of sustainable design and those of good building acoustics. Many of the design features, both…
The Importance of Performance Acoustics
Recently, an article in the Telegraph posed the question ‘Do Acoustics Actually Matter?’. Music journalist and academic Ivan Hewett said that…
18th July, 1992. Where Were You?
Do you recall Saturday the 18th of July 1992? Were you even born by the 18th of July 1992? If you don’t, or you weren’t, then you won’t know…
Why I do what I do
Today marks National Women in Engineering Day, which aims to highlight the importance of women in the industry. And today, I speak as a building…
'Social Engineering': Green Sky Thinking 2015
Once again this year, Max Fordham hosted an event as part of the Green Sky Thinking programme. Titled ‘Social Engineering – Why People Won’t…
Is there a hidden cost for sustainable homes?
In a recent roundtable in Building magazine, a number of housing experts discussed ‘The True Cost of Sustainable Homes’, highlighting some interesting…
Architecture. Meet Beautiful Engineering
Earlier this year, architect Ken Shuttleworth stood in front of a group of engineers at the CIBSE Awards dinner and branded members of his own…
Fifty Shades of Green
Tomorrow the UK-GBC launches their report into the benefits of green infrastructure. I'll be attending the party (well, breakfast event), and…
How will we heat London?
They increase CO2 emissions, they waste heat, they are expensive to install and expensive to run. District heating and Combined Heat and Power…
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