The good, the bad and the ugly… clippings from editions of BSj over the decades provide a snapshot of the issues that have had the building services industry blowing hot and cold
September 1978
The opening page of news in the first ever edition of BSj featured messages of support from Secretary of State Peter Shore and Energy Minister Tony Benn
July 1985
The Staffordshire Legionnaire’s disease outbreak, in which 22 people died as a result of building services design failings, was the lead news story.
March 1995
Refrigerants and global warming has been a constant feature of the news pages in recent years. This story from 1995 outlines the refrigeration industry’s criticism of government for focusing on HFCs rather than increasing emissions of carbon dioxide.
October 2005
The latest revisions to Parts L & F of the Building Regulations come in for criticism from the building services industry.
Source
Building Sustainable Design
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