Three years of experience with thermographic imaging and airtesting on all kinds of buildings have led AECB member Paul Buckingham to the depressing conclusion that » Read More

A feature in December’s issue of the CIBSE journal suggested that biomass boilers contribute to carbon reduction, but AECB members Sofie Pelsmakers and Kate de » Read More

An article for the AECB by Sally Godber Low carbon new buildings are often designed to have minimal heat loss, but real performance is frequently » Read More

There has been a change of heart in Liverpool, and the controversial programme that was set up to sweep away the Victorian terraces of the » Read More

The new energy company obligation is likely to lead to a substantial increase in solid wall insulation installations, particularly in social housing, and the structure » Read More

Andrew Farr has seen too many households crammed into such small spaces they are being cooked by their appliances – while others may be consuming » Read More

BIM is well worth exploring says Elrond Burrell, who explains here how he and his colleagues at Architype have embraced BIM – as a key » Read More

Are we saving energy while the planet dies? Danny Lee of the Self-Sustaining Building Project argues that that saving energy is no help, if our » Read More

If you believe some of the things you hear about Passivhaus, you might think each one was a suffocating prison of stale, unhealthy air, sealed » Read More

Neil May says that we need to grapple with macro-economics if we are to understand why building performance is so poor in the UK.