Building services
M&E special report
Special report: M&E in retail
With seven of last year’s top 10 BREEAM-rated retail stores to its name and its first energy centre about to open, the John Lewis Partnership is setting the pace when it comes to carbon-free shopping
Special report: M&E on BIM
Mott MacDonald has set itself a tough 2013 deadline for using BIM on all its projects, so it simulated a sports venue project to test out its skills
M&E special report: LED lighting at the National Gallery
Displaying some of the most famous - and delicate - paintings in the world is a tricky business, particularly when you have to decide between quality of light and energy conservation. The National Gallery thinks it has found the answer: LEDs. Andy Pearson reports
CPD 5: Natural ventilation
This CPD on specifying natural ventilation closed in November 2011. Sponsored by GDL Air Systems
M&E special report: Android smart home
What would it mean to be able to control every electrical device in your home from your phone? Wireless home automation is nothing new, but Google hopes to bring it to the masses with its latest project. Andy Pearson glimpses the future
BSD archive
Making energy from waste
Energy-savvy countries treat their waste as a resource, and the UK is beginning to cotton on. But the path is not easy for the waste-to-energy pioneers
An analysis of heating systems for sports halls
What is the most efficient way to heat the vast spaces of sports halls, which may be in use for extended periods, for a variety of activities? Andrzej Krawecki outlines the options
E-stack ventilation system aces classroom tests at Queen Alexandra College and Unity College
A ventilation system that recycles heat generated in classrooms to save energy has been put to the test. Shaun Fitzgerald and Andy Woods go over the results
Can Sheffield university's Arts Tower become Sheffield's environmentally efficient building?
A 1960s tower is to be transformed from one of sheffield’s worst environmental performers into its best by near-invisible facade engineering
Moscow City Tower: engineering a vertical city
Services at Moscow City Tower will have to overcome huge extremes of climate at its base, let alone its top. Andy Pearson meets the engineer with a mountain to climb
Glasgow's new riverside transport museum by Zaha Hadid
The uncompromising aluminium roof of Glasgow’s new riverside transport museum gives a hint of the building services challenges that lie within
M&E costs
Specialist costs: M&E
Legislative, economic and technological changes are presenting both challenges and opportunities to M&E firms. Erland Rendall of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
M&E news
Sir Robert McAlpine faces £530,000 claim by hospital
Claim is for damaged flooring; while McAlpine’s insurers subsequently claim against subbie NG Bailey
Apollo cuts 70% of staff at M&E acquisition
Cancelled projects and centralisation led to job losses at firm bought for £1m in 2010
M&E firm signs up to green retrofitting joint venture
Brookfield Green aims to capitalise on energy efficiency regulations
Skanska to cut M&E jobs
Contractor blames market downturn as 15 M&E staff are told they could lose their jobs
Rok on hunt for small M&E firm
Repair and maintenance specialist Rok is looking to bring more work in-house by buying small plumbing, heating and engineering companies
Linklaters sues Sir Robert McAlpine for failed M&E work
Law firm launches £3.4m lawsuit after water leak in its London offices
