Space cooling accounted for nearly 16% of the global building sector’s electricity consumption in 2020 according to the International Energy Agency. Global demand for space cooling and the energy needed to provide it will continue to grow for decades to come, with the demand for cooling expected to triple by 2050. This podcast sponsored by Daikin discusses the challenges of decarbonising cooling across a building's lifetime with four expert guests discussing how best to reduce both...

Covid has radically altered the way we work, with a hybrid approach seeing people spending as much time working from home as in the office.For companies to persuade people back to the workplace and attract new talent, they now have to offer attractive, comfortable spaces that provide opportunities for creativity and collaboration.Lighting has a large part to play in making people feel healthy and comfortable at work, whether it’s through human-centric lighting or access to daylight and...

Gle​nn Miller and Danny Staerk from Grundfos Pumps discuss how distributed pumping can unlock savings in HVAC systems In this podcast, sponsored by Grundfos Pumps, we discuss the benefits of distributed pumping in HVAC applications. Danny Staerk and Glenn Miller look at how this approach helps save energy, simplifies balancing and reduces commissioning time. The Grundfos distributed pumping solution distributes chilled water in HVAC applications without the need for pressure-regulating...

In this podcast, sponsored by Grundfos Pumps, we discuss the challenges and opportunities of realising the government’s ambition of significantly growing heat networks in the UK. The Committee on Climate Change has recommended that up to 18% of heat demand should be met by heat networks by 2050, and it has emphasised the importance of connecting non-domestic buildings to networks. It states that these should account for 53% of total heat delivered by heat networks by 2050. Grundfos’ Glenn...

This podcast, sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric looks at designing heat pumps for commercial buildings. Industry experts will discuss the impact heat pump technology is having on the commercial market, and the participants will look at optimal design solutions for minimising energy use and carbon emissions. Podcast contents Future-proofing developments Exploring the pressure on developers and owners Impact on the commercial heating market Design implications The embodied energy of...

The authors of CIBSE's Natural ventilation guide discuss the best practice for minimising the risk of the virus as we emerge from lockdown Minimising the risk of Covid-19 in the built environment is the topic of the latest podcast by CIBSE Journal. The authors of CIBSE's Covid-19 Ventilation Guidance discuss the physics of virus transmission and how the infection risk can be minimised in buildings. Appearing on the podcast are Dr Shaun Fitzgerald, director at the Centre for Climate Repair,...

Grundfos discuss how offsite manufacturing is improving the quality and performance of integrated system solutions

This podcast, sponsored by Daikin, looks at the concept of ambient loop systems and how they can help decarbonise heating in dwellings. Darren Manley, Daikin's solution business manager, sets out how heat pumps in apartments connected to low-temperature heat networks will deliver sizeable reductions in dwelling emissions under the SAP 10 calculation methodology. Manley explains how the system can deliver low carbon heating and cooling when connected to low carbon heat sources such as...