With the steel frame of one of two technology centres already erected, work is well underway on three new campus developments totalling £25m, designed by Pick Everard for the College of West Anglia.

Multi-disciplinary consultancy Pick Everard is currently leading the construction of two technology centres at campus sites in Wisbech and Kings Lynn, where a landmark tower block is also set for redevelopment. Out-dated buildings are being replaced and facilities for further education students improved, with current projects due for completion in 2013.

One of the last schools to be funded by the Building Schools for the Future project has opened its doors for the first time.

The £50m Stanley Park High, in Sutton, south London, was five years in the making and was specially designed to accommodate the school’s unique ‘four schools in one’ approach.

EIC has completed the mechanical and electrical fit out for a new maritime training facility for Southampton Solent University which proved to be particularly challenging as the facility is in, as well as adjacent to, Tinsbury Lake. The Warsash Maritime Academy (WMA) will provide specialist education, training, research and consultancy to students involved in the international shipping and off-shore oil industries. It is part of a major investment to ensure the continued development of Southampton Solent University’s highly specialised maritime training facilities.

The recent refurbishment of the Darwin Lecture Theatre at UCL in London provides the perfect showcase for Ridi’s flagship LED downlight, the EBDTurbo. Installed to provide general lighting in the theatre and adjacent corridors and toilets, the EBDTurbo delivers all the benefits of LED technology which include durability, energy efficiency and low maintenance, alongside a high light output level and uniformity of colour to achieve a productive and sustainable environment.

Kershaw Mechanical Services has won the contract to install full mechanical services in the brand new Edgbaston International Tennis Centre.

This state-of-the-art facility replaces an existing building, and will comprise an indoor tennis centre with six courts, changing rooms, physiotherapy room, training room, viewing gallery at first floor level, reception area and administration offices. The adjacent Priory Club House, consisting of club house, squash courts, gym and members’ lounges, will combine partial refurbishment with new build.

Star Refrigeration has supplied a bespoke plant for HVAC cooling at the London offices of a global investment bank.

The existing refrigeration plant at the firm’s client administration centre in the City’s Square Mile was due for replacement. The plant operated on R22, an ozone-depleting HCFC refrigerant currently being phased out by EU regulations.

The new Mater Dei Hospital, one of the largest building automation projects to take place in Malta in recent times, features an extensive range of building control peripherals and field device products from Sontay. Mater Dei Hospital is a new, state of the art, acute teaching hospital located in Tal Qroqq, Malta, providing a full range of general services as well as specialist care. Controls specialist Engineering for Science and Industry (Malta) Ltd (ESI) has integrated over 1,500 Sontay products into this vast project.

Two Sanyo HIT solar module equipped photovoltaic (PV) systems have been installed at Rosa Street Primary School and Hamsterley Primary School in County Durham.

The two PV systems were awarded to the schools by Sanyo for their work in the Future Planets project, an eco challenge where pupils were tasked with creating a piece of work exploring the state of the planet in 25 years time if sustainable and non-sustainable choices are made.

Rosslyn Chapel, a Category A listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, now features a Building Management System (BMS) supplied by Priva as part of a wider refurbishment project that has seen the construction of a new visitor centre and a special biomass plant that heats the whole site.

The Priva BMS, which was engineered and installed by Campbell Control Services, brings this 15th Century building firmly into the modern era in terms of cost efficient, environmentally friendly building management, all without any alterations to the historic fabric of the structure.

Expected to be one of Europe’s tallest buildings, The Shard at London Bridge Station, which is currently under construction, has been fitted out with the Durapipe Guardian dual contained pipework system.

Due for practical completion at the end of May 2012, the multi-use building will comprise offices, retail outlets, restaurants, a hotel, luxury residences and public viewing galleries and will be 310m tall. Consisting of 72 floors plus an additional 15 floors in the spire, the Shard replaces Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office building, and forms part of the London Bridge Quarter.

Three years into a major lighting refurbishment to tackle energy savings across its electrical bills, Royal & Derngate is making significant headway. By exchanging its current fittings with a selection of LEDs from Collingwood Lighting’s extensive portfolio, the theatre has had a staggering 50% reduction in utility costs from when it commenced the project.

Saint-Gobain PAM UK has been chosen to supply a major listed building with its

range of Classical rainwater and gutter systems.

Ubbeston Hall is a grade 2 listed early 18th century building, located in Suffolk. It recently underwent a major renovation which involved replacing the existing cast iron rainwater systems after a lifetime of service with new 150mmx100mm moulded cast iron gutters with 125mmx100mm rectangular cast iron downpipes supplied in the Classical Plus high quality pre-painted finish.

There’s a warm reception for visitors to the prestigious Kingsway Hall Hotel in London’s Covent Garden, thanks to the installation of a Dimplex ARC architectural air curtain that helps prevent draughts from the frequently opening doors.

With a history that dates back nearly 100 years as a sought after orchestral recording venue for stars including famous tenor Luciano Pavarotti, the recently refurbished 170 bedroom hotel in the heart of London is now popular with all types of leisure and business guests.

HygroMatik’s C22 and C10 Comfort Plus DS, CompactLine Steam Bath Generators have been fitted within The Spa, a luxurious and traditional Moroccan spa situated in the heart of Dolphin Square in London. The Spa aspires to capture the very essence of Morocco by offering authentic Moroccan cleansing and purifying treatments.

M&E specialist, Kershaw Mechanical Services, is installing full building services at two new academies for Central Bedfordshire Council, in partnership with the main contractor, Willmott Dixon Construction.

All Saints Academy, Dunstable, with an M&E value of £3m, will provide places for around 740 students, aged 11 to 18 years old while the larger Bedford Academy will provide places for around 1,440 students. Both academies will replace existing buildings and are designed around a central hub providing a circular reception atrium.

A sustainable new 2,200sq m teaching space at the University of Winchester has been granted planning consent.

Enabling work has already commenced for a new Learning & Teaching Building at the King Alfred Campus, which was partially designed by engineering consultants Grontmij as part of an overall master plan for development at the University.

Fläkt Woods is delivering a range of its new iQ Star chilled beams, AHU’s and chillers as part of an integrated package for the new Birmingham Ormiston Academy. The iQ Star is a free-hanging multi-service chilled beam, characterised by modularity, flexibility, sustainability and energy efficiency. With an aluminium profile, it incorporates an array of integrated features ranging from direct/indirect lighting with either satin louvered or the new prismatic diffuser options, PIR’s, smoke detectors, speakers and sprinklers.

Fläkt Woods is delivering a range of its new iQ Star chilled beams, AHU’s and chillers as part of an integrated package for the new Birmingham Ormiston Academy. The iQ Star is a free-hanging multi-service chilled beam, characterised by modularity, flexibility, sustainability and energy efficiency. With an aluminium profile, it incorporates an array of integrated features ranging from direct/indirect lighting with either satin louvered or the new prismatic diffuser options, PIR’s, smoke detectors, speakers and sprinklers. The project incorporates louvered luminaries and fitment of free issue emergency lighting.

Staff and pupils have settled into their brand new eco-friendly Sidney Stringer Academy building in Coventry which is one of the newest Academies in the Midlands and benefits from the latest advancements in green technology, designed by Couch Perry & Wilkes (CPW). The company developed, designed and delivered much of the passive and active energy saving devices, and low and zero carbon technologies at the new £27 million Academy, which is sponsored by Coventry City Council, City College and supported by Coventry University and Jaguar Cars.

Displacement air terminal units from Trox are helping the new Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport to achieve outstanding levels of energy efficiency. The units are housed in stunning purpose-designed stainless steel grilles which enhance the aesthetic effects created by the architect. In addition, the 75,000sq m terminal uses approximately two thirds less energy compared to other equivalent buildings.

KK100, the eighth tallest tower in the world and the tallest tower ever realised by a British architect is nearing completion in Shenzhen, China. At a height of 441.8 metres and 100 storeys, the new landmark tower, which has been designed by Farrells, will be one of the world’s tallest buildings. Farrells were commissioned to design the iconic tower after winning an international design competition in 2004.

Energy-efficient variable speed drives from Vacon are being extensively used in HVAC applications at the new Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology building currently being built on the Biomedical Campus in Cambridge UK. A total of 67 drives from the Vacon 100 HVAC range are being installed in the new laboratory building, which will house up to 440 scientists and offer 27,000sq m of fully air conditioned space on three main floors.

Lighting plays an important role in TV production and it has many functions, from simple illumination of actors through to creating atmosphere in line with the artistic requirements of the director. Many new generation crime dramas rely heavily on lighting to create a brooding atmosphere to complement the gritty subject matter.

Saint-Gobain PAM UK Ltd, part of Saint-Gobain, has been chosen to supply above ground drainage systems for one of London’s newest skyscrapers. Including its mast, the Heron Tower, on Bishopsgate Street in the City of London, measures 230 metres in height. It is one of a new generation of skyscrapers which are set to radically change London’s skyline over the next decade and which will include The Shard, the tallest building in the European Union.

Riegens Illusion luminaires have been used for the interior illumination of The Catalyst, a modern, purpose built, fully serviced office space situated on the Heslington East Campus of York University. Constructed with strict environmental guidelines, the building has been awarded a BREEAM rating of ‘very good’.

Vertical inline pumps from Armstrong have delivered cost savings and freed-up valuable space in the plant room for the prestigious redevelopment of the King’s Cross Eastern Goods Yard. The £170 million project forms part of one of London’s development projects involving a site with a rich industrial history. It will provide a new campus for the University of Arts, London (UAL) and includes Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, which moves in this September.

Trox fan coil units have been selected for a striking new mixed-use development in central London. Incorporating energy efficient motors and featuring customised jet nozzle and grille designs, the fan coil units meet the extremely high performance requirements of the consultant at the same time as achieving the architect’s intentions for the visual impact of the space.

The prestigious new City of Westminster College Paddington Green Campus in central London has been fitted with a sustainable building control system from CentraLine by Honeywell. Specified and installed by system integrators Ashdown Controls, the CentraLine BMS features a suite of energy efficient products to control the College’s HVAC systems.

The indoor tennis centre at The Warwick University is the first leisure centre in the UK to receive an ‘excellent’ BREEAM rating. Constructed to minimise impact on the environment, but also to meet the exacting standards of the Lawn Tennis Association, the centre features natural ventilation for environmental efficiency and the ABR-SPORT luminaire from Ridi for high performance, robust lighting.

Guests who visit the sumptuous Kallima Spa at the hotel are also in for a treat following the installation of Raychem T2 Isolecta insulation board, combined with T2Quicknet 160 to offer an energy efficient, smart solution. Jonathan Jones of Tyco Thermal Controls says: “The London Syon Park hotel is a very prestigious development and understandably the developers were looking for a smart heating solution which would provide the high levels of comfort which the guests would expect.

Regupol 4515 Eco, a rubber and cork acoustic underlayment, has been installed in Pacific Court the second phase of apartments to be released at Berkeley Homes development, Caspian Wharf in Bow to provide cost effective impact sound insulation. Compatible with a range of floor finishes and underfloor heating systems, Regupol 4515 Eco delivered Part E compliant acoustic dampening beneath carpet and vinyl flooring.

Engineers from building services firm EIC have been appointed to a £2.1m contract for a state-of-the-art research and development facility for aerospace contractor Moog. EIC will install mechanical services at the purpose-built, two-storey office, and single-storey production and warehouse building, at the i54 Business Park in Wolverhampton.

MHS Boilers has supplied ten Ultramax 65kW wall-mounted condensing boilers and ten Xpressflo 300 litre condensing hot water generators to the University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd. As part of a £20 million redevelopment of the Treforest campus Halls of Residence, the boilers will be installed in five plant rooms and provide heating and hot water to over 450 new en-suite rooms.

Fläkt Woods has won an order to provide the ventilation requirements as part of a supply and installation package for the inspiring new National Indoor Sports Arena & Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome building, currently under construction which will be used for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

It has been said before in this column that one of the benefits and disadvantages of building controls and building energy management systems (BEMS) is that they are hidden energy savers. Operating largely unnoticed by building occupants, controls may be overlooked and as a result building managers may not see the full energy saving benefits these technologies are capable of delivering.

Specifications are always tricky, particularly when it comes to new buildings or major refurbishment projects. It may be that the client knows exactly what they want, but this seems to be quite rare. In speculative office buildings, for example, it can be difficult to predict exactly what the building will be used for and how each prospective occupant might use the space they take.

BSW Timber’s larch cladding has been used in the construction of a new restaurant at the base of the Nevis Range mountain gondola, near Fort William. The Pinemarten replaces a small coffee shop which was more than 20 years old and will cater for the diverse demands of the area’s growing customer base including sightseers, skiers, snowboarders, and mountain bikers.

Xpelair Ventilation Solutions has been specified by Mecserve Consulting Engineers for a landmark renovation project to revive a Grade II listed French Renaissance style heritage property overlooking London’s Hyde Park into prime residential living. The company has supplied its Xcell 400 mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) units as part of the refurbishment of The Lancasters, which is being transformed by developers Minerva/Northacre PLC into 77 grand apartments.

The Greenpower Centre, a showcase project to demonstrate the practicality of developing low energy commercial and office buildings has opened its doors. The new headquarters for Greenpower Education Trust has been developed in partnership between architects Emission Zero, Fordingbridge plc and Passivent to provide an inspiring learning environment and innovative test bed for low emission technologies.

Royal Philips Electronics has provided an LED lighting system as an alternative to the conventional halogen scheme proposed for a new branch of the Newcastle Building Society, the largest building society in the North East of the UK.

Ellis Patents has secured an order for 20,000 of its aluminium clamps to be installed in electrical substations throughout Lusail City – the new city currently being built on the east coast of Qatar. Yorkshire-based Ellis Patents two-hole aluminium cable clamps were specified through the company’s Qatari distributor, Mannai Trading and the latest shipment of them left the UK in May 2011.

The high performance Drive fitting from Riegens Lighting has been used with other Riegens luminaires as part of an energy efficiency refit campaign for leading vehicle rental company Hertz UK, based at Heathrow, Middlesex.

If you’re struggling to get to grips with the green deal or are finding the Feed-in Tariff misleading, then you need to get on board the Renewables Roadshow this September. Powered by Plumb Center, the Renewables Roadshow will provide the opportunity to interact with dozens of exhibiting manufacturers, merchants and professional bodies, and in addition there will be five theatres designed to make technologies and training more accessible.

In one of the UK’s largest solar domestic hot water systems to date, 60 auroTHERM VTK1140 evacuated tube collectors, giving 120sq m of absorber area, have been installed at a new leisure and sports facility at Uppingham School in Rutland. This vast solar field is now providing hot water for the students at Uppingham when they shower after rugby and a range of other sports at the new sports complex.

Church Lighting, a division of HSE Lighting is responsible for the re-design and installation of a new energy efficient lighting scheme at All Saints Church, Hanworth, Middlesex. The company were instructed by the PCC (Parochial Church Council) to undertake a complete re-wire of the Nave, Chancel, Narthex and Parish Rooms to update the initial installation which dated back to the 1950’s.

Megaman has supplied its 7W LED GU10 lamps for use throughout the main public areas of the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, Devon. Following installation, the estimated savings are already being calculated as 35,724kWh annually, which amounts to 15.4 tonnes of CO2.

A leading UK high street retailer is on track to make energy savings of £30,000 a year at its half a million sq ft distribution warehouse in the Midlands. This is thanks to the installation of lighting control systems from Ex-Or, the Honeywell- owned lighting management specialist.

High efficiency climate control from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has scored a strike at The Original Bowling Company, the UK’s number one ten pin bowling operator. Out-dated heating and cooling plant has been replaced with MHI heat pump systems at four Hollywood Bowl and AMF Bowling Centres so far, with further sites to follow in an on-going refurbishment programme.

Riegens has supplied a bespoke version of its Mineo Uno luminaire to the landmark new student centre, part of the first phase of a £70m regeneration of the University of Bedfordshire’s campus in the centre of Luton.

BSS Industrial has demonstrated its drainage expertise by working with contractor Arthur McKay Building Services on the £65 million extension and refurbishment of The State Hospital in Carstairs, South Lanarkshire.

History has once again been made in Rome with the public opening of the historic Ponte della Musica crossing the river Tiber which connects the Olympic stadium on the west bank of the Monte Mario with the Quartiere Flaminio for the first time in a 1,000 years. The bridge has been designed to serve as an open public space to be used for festivals, exhibitions and fairs and has the facility to operate as a tram and bus route.

The tallest building in Reading is enjoying substantial energy savings thanks to the installation of Tyco Thermal Controls HWAT single pipe hot water temperature maintenance system. Rising 128m above the Reading skyline, The Blade has a distinctive spire that dominates the upper part of the building, and stands on a site on the eastern edge of Reading’s commercial centre.

When it came to specifying a heating system for a new multi-million Typhoon maintenance hangar at the RAF Coningsby site, the choice was the Nor-Ray-Vac continuous radiant tube heating from AmbiRad. Used extensively across many new and existing RAF sites, it is a proven, highly efficient system that promises considerable cost savings over its lifecycle.

ABB standard drives for HVAC are providing greater fan control for the system providing ventilation and fire safety for a new car park in Sheffield. The Q-Park car park on Rockingham Street has space for 531 cars over six floors. To ventilate the car park of carbon monoxide and ensure that smoke can be vented in the event of fire, four fans are installed on the main car park ground floor.

A new fire station for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service includes energy efficient cooling and heating courtesy of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). AMP Air Conditioning has supplied a VRF heat recovery system from MHI’s KXRE6 range for the £1 million construction project.

The highest environmental rating achievable in the UK, gained at a new youth and community building, is helping create a legacy for the 21st century - in part due to Passivent. The YMCA’s new George Williams Centre in Bridgwater is aiming to be the first community building in the South West to achieve BREEAM ‘outstanding’ accreditation.

Elmwood Special School in Walsall is a dedicated school that caters for children between the ages of 11 and 16 who have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. As part of the refurbishment seen within the school, Smith’s Environmental Products supplied 15 Caspian units which were fitted in the school’s sports hall.

Spenhill, the wholly owned regeneration subsidiary of Tesco, has begun construction work on the first phase of a £105 million mixed use development scheme that will create two vibrant public spaces at the heart of a modern residential community in Higham’s Park, London.  

A Delmatic lighting management system has been installed at Fortnum & Mason, one of London’s most prestigious retail stores, during a recent £26m refurbishment project. To mark the beginning of its fourth century of trading, Fortnum & Mason embarked on a major refurbishment which was carried it out in phases so the store could continue to trade.

Located in Middlesbrough on the south bank of the River Tees, Teesside University has become one of the UK’s foremost seats of learning. It achieves consistently high rankings in surveys that assess the quality of education on offer, and in 2009 it was named as the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards University of the Year.

Customers will appreciate the new entrances to McDonalds which will now feature automatic doors in restaurants as part of a national refurbishment programme. The contract is the first of its kind for Geze UK who will supply its compact Slimdrive EMD-F electromechanical drive systems, which can move McDonalds’ large and heavy external swing doors easily and with virtually no noise.

Planners have given Birmingham City University the green light to build phase one of its exciting new City Centre Campus - and applauded the investment to create graduates to compete in a global economy. The campus plans have been approved by Birmingham City Council and marks another boost for the region’s regeneration strategy as the new facility will help create skilled graduates ready to contribute to the local economy and beyond.

CP Electronics has supplied its popular Vitesse Modular range of marshalling boxes to the new Stoke City Football Club’s training ground at Clayton Wood. Chosen and specified by electrical contractors EIC Manchester, Vitesse Modular was used throughout the £7 million development, and when combined with CP’s absence detectors, will help improve energy efficiency.  

Abacus Lighting has completed the installation of floodlighting at Edgbaston Cricket Club as part of the ground’s £30 million redevelopment. The £1 million contract for Abacus to floodlight the newly developed ground comes in quick succession of its installations at the Oval and Lords.

Open systems protocols for building controls are probably not high on the list of interests for even the most dedicated building energy manager. However, the development and evolution of protocols such as LonWorks, BACnet, KNX, Modbus, M-Bus and others has had a significant impact on how building energy use can be monitored, measured and managed.

Montgomery Hall is a multi-purpose venue in Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire which boasts a stage, cinema and licensed bar and hosts a variety of events such as weddings, parties and other private functions. As part of the heating refurbishment at the hall, PH Heating Engineers recommended Caspian and Skyline fan convectors from Smith’s Environmental Products.

Pete Howell Snr, Director of PH Heating Engineers explained: “We decided to include Smith’s fan convectors as part of the installation as these were integral to the design of the system. The fan convectors offered a number of energy efficient and space saving solutions that we thought would be beneficial to the venue.

In two separate refurbishment projects, carried out over the summer break in successive years, Potterton Commercial has supplied a total of seven Eurocondense two condensing boilers to provide space heating in a number of areas at Stantonbury Campus in Milton Keynes.

Built in the seventies and one of the UK’s largest schools, Stantonbury Campus is a foundation comprehensive, specialising in arts, maths, computing and applied learning, providing education for 2,600 students aged 11-18 in five separate halls. On-site facilities also include an adult and continuing education centre, as well as a leisure centre, theatre and gallery displaying students’ work, all open to the public.

Osram’s highly efficient Lumilux fluorescent tubes have been installed throughout the east and west corridors of the Old College at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to reap energy savings of over 50%.

Environment 2000 specified and installed the new lighting scheme which not only achieves significant energy savings, but also provides a massive increase in lux levels. This prestigious building at the heart of the British military and the artwork housed within it are now displayed in fantastic light.

Regular user of Marshall-Tufflex cable management systems, The University of Warwick Estates Office, opted for the manufacturer’s all-curved profile Odyssey trunking system for electrical upgrades to 769 student rooms within 12 separate blocks of student halls of residence because of its sleek lines and impossibility to clutter.

Good quality lighting, manufactured in the UK, was the preferred choice of leading construction company SRW (Skanska, Raleigh, and Weatherfoil), who specified luminaires by Riegens Lighting for the new Fluor Limited Headquarters at IQ Farnborough. American owned Fluor provides engineering, procurement, construction and project management services on a global basis.

Gloucestershire based energy expert SIEL, in conjunction with Prism Power, has recently completed the first installation phase of 56 bespoke Exchange 4 pole Static Transfer Switches (STS) at NYSE Euronext’s new state of the art UK data centre.

In total, 18 STS systems, each rated at 1,600Amps complete the first phase. The whole package has been constructed to meet stringent customer requirements and specifications, including ASTA 80kA fault rating certification and form 4.7 segregation/separation. This is one of the first STS systems to meet such stringent specifications as a composite system.

Variable speed drives supplied by Vacon UK are to be used extensively in the HVAC systems of the Shard at London Bridge, which will not only be the tallest building in the European Union, but also one of the world’s most prestigious addresses.

The HVAC installation will incorporate more than 219 drives to date, selected from the Vacon 100 HVAC IP54 range, which has been optimised specifically for HVAC applications and which includes models with ratings from 1.1kW to 132kW .

As further evidence of the worldwide demand for chilled beams, the Trox Group is supplying 11,000 units together with constant volume valves to the €1 billion Ciudad de la Justicia (City of Justice) in Barcelona, the largest site in Europe devoted to justice.

Trox active chilled beams, which are used for both heating and cooling, were specifically selected for their energy efficiency and the high comfort levels achieved with this system.

With indoor air quality within educational premises becoming an increasingly important issue, it is necessary to regularly clean ventilation ductwork to maintain a healthy and comfortable learning environment for students and teachers.

System Hygienics recently completed a large-scale cleaning contract at Havering College in Essex to improve the cleanliness and efficiency of the college’s ventilation systems.

RES has announced that it has been appointed to develop a 5MW ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) project at the Royal Bath and West of England Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

This project is part of a wide ranging £100m Regeneration Initiative at the Royal Bath and West being led by regeneration specialist London & Wharfedale. RES was appointed following a competitive process and as an intrinsic part of the redevelopment plans. The contract value is in excess of £13m and when complete will add to the more than 5,000MW of renewable projects that they have developed to date.

Naco, part of Ruskin Air Movement, has helped make sure The Savoy looks the part following its ground-breaking £100 million restoration.

Improvements to the hotel include a refit for all of its 268 bedrooms, nine floors, reception and extensive lift system. Naco’s louvres, which have been designed to fit in with the grandeur and style of the building, cover unsightly plant on the roof of the 6th and 8th floor.

Grosvenor Technology’s JANUS access control system is at the heart of an advanced integrated smart card system at Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

Over the last 10 years the university has deployed the JANUS system for their campus-wide access control and has developed it into one of the most sophisticated integrated access and student management systems in the education sector. The system typically has 45,000 smart cards programmed for students, staff and visitors allowing controlled entry to over 300 access points around campus.

Allen Martin Conservation has contributed to the Excellent BREEAM rating of Coleg Llandrillo, Wales with its Eco range of energy management systems.

Monitoring of energy usage and control throughout the 51,937sq ft Marine and Built Environmental Centre is provided through the British designed Ecohub intelligent building management system to deliver maximum occupancy comfort conditions at the lowest possible energy cost.

Internationally renowned for its creative and innovative approach to teaching and research, Goldsmiths, University of London has nearly 9,000 students taking part in undergraduate, postgraduate, teacher training and return-to-study opportunities in subjects covering the arts, social sciences, humanities and computing.

After a recent surge in university applications fuelled demand for student accommodation in Liverpool, Wirral-based building services firm, Kimpton, has won the building services design and installation contract for a new student residence on London Road.

Rehau’s Profila data cable management system has been installed throughout many of the classroom areas at the newly built Ark Academy in Wembley.

The 180 x 65mm system was chosen by outsourcing company MITIE for the power and data cabling on the basis of its quality, durability and ease of installation. John Eagan, Project Manager at MITIE, said: “We were very impressed with the Rehau product, particularly the ease and speed of fitting. Features such as flexible internal and external corners meant an excellent quality of finish could be achieved in much less time than with other similar systems.

University College School in Hampstead has turned to window specialists Ventrolla to help them out of a sticky situation.

The independent school appointed Ventrolla London Commercial to renovate 11 sash windows in the senior school that were difficult for staff and students to open as they were stuck shut with layers of paint.

Riegens Lighting has supplied a selection of luminaires for the Principals Suite at one of Scotland’s leading further education centres, Dundee College.

The key criteria for the newly refurbished area was to provide a comfortable and pleasant working environment for the Principal and staff, in addition to a good quality light for the various hospitality and meeting areas.

An award-winning hotel, setting new international standards for luxury, has installed a wide range of Trox air handling equipment to ensure the perfect environment for its discerning guests.

The new 5-star Kameha hotel in Bonn, designed by architect Karl-Heinz Schommer, was named one of the world’s best international real estate projects at the MIPIM real estate trade fair in Cannes.

Building services firm, Kimpton, has won the M&E design and installation contract for the new 141-bedroom Travelodge hotel on Liverpool’s waterfront.

JS Air Curtains has supplied a 2m bespoke Zen air curtain to the Manzil Banqueting Hall in Manchester. On the inner facing side the air curtain incorporates an exit sign plus four clocks, showing the time in Manchester, Mecca, Medina and Islamabad, and on the outward fascia the air curtain has an illuminated welcome sign.

While a completely carbon neutral solution is not yet possible, say the owners of Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, the new luxury hotel in Copenhagen's Ørestad district comes close to achieving it by deploying the best environmental and energy technology on the market.

The challenge for building designers as we embark upon a new century, is to marry the practical, day-to-day operational needs of owners and occupiers with the creation of sustainable and energy efficient buildings that satisfy growing consumer concerns about environmental and energy usage issues.

Brockholes wetland and woodland, which boasts the first floating visitor centre, has been awarded BREEAM Outstanding status, signifying the exceptional sustainability credentials of this project in Preston, Lancashire.

The visitor centre at Brockholes is the first building of its kind in the UK to be awarded the highest level of BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method.)

Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi is the busiest airport in India and its new Terminal 3, a 111,600sq m large building complex, has a handling capacity of over 10,000 passengers per hour. This is supported by a lighting system with over 100,000 light fittings which ensure passengers’ well-being and safety. The control system is based on ABB'S I bus KNX technology and was designed by Entelechy Systems.

A full Helvar DIGIDIM system has recently been installed at Newham IAC, a brand new indoor sports arena, built with the 2012 Olympics in mind. The comprehensive system allows the centre management, the neighbouring school (who share the use of the facilities) and local athletics clubs to effectively manage the lighting for maximum benefit for users while ensuring energy savings are made when possible.

Pioneering new green fuel technology that could drive down emissions and power airport vehicles of the future will be unveiled at London Stansted this spring.

Britain’s third busiest airport will be the first UK company to test a new hydrogen refuelling system (HFuel) and two specially adapted vehicles as part of ITM Power’s nationwide Hydrogen On Site Trials programme (HOST).

CP Electronics new An-10 wireless technology has been incorporated into the lighting scheme at the London based offices of the international consultancy RPS Group plc (RPS).

The revolutionary system allows fully featured lighting control with all of the benefits of wireless technology. By allowing the lighting to be controlled with detectors using the latest in wireless technology, rather than the conventional way of connecting to a wired network, the system provides a simpler way to include lighting control in new installations. It also makes the retrofit of new or additional control functionality to existing systems easier, thus increasing the potential for energy savings.

Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, a £32million state-of-the-art facility, recently opened its doors for the new school year to reveal 12 revolutionary air curtains from Airbloc.

The Academy welcomes more than 1,600 pupils, teachers and staff through its doors every day. With this high footfall, and multiple entrances in regular use, the Academy turned to Airbloc to solve the common problems caused by frequently opened doors - temperature fluctuations, wasted energy and increased running costs.

Global multidisciplinary services consultancy, AECOM has designed an art installation in Abu Dhabi that uses seawater and sunlight to generate clean, sustainable energy demonstrating that renewable energy can be beautiful.

The interdisciplinary team of architects, artists, engineers and landscape designers developed the iconic land art proposal for a prestigious competition organised by the Land Art Generator Initiative, a United Arab Emirates based arts group.

Following the installation of T5 lighting from Riegens, The Retail Supply Group (RSG) is living proof that a simple change to fluorescent lighting can now offer a cost effective alternative to HID luminaires for high bay applications in warehouses. The refurbishment, financed by a Carbon Trust loan, has allowed the company to install the new lighting quickly and efficiently, providing immediate savings in energy and costs.

The opening in September of a 90,000sq ft Civil Justice Centre, engineered to BREEAM Excellent standards by Hilson Moran, represents the culmination of a landmark project and the latest success in the consultancy’s long established working relationship with the owner/developer Scottish Widows and Development Manager Hanover Cube.

Delmatic has supplied a sophisticated lighting management system to Eleven Brindleyplace, contributing to this 14 storey edifice becoming the first building in Birmingham’s Brindleyplace development to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating. As well as optimising lighting energy consumption, the system provides tenants with a high level of flexibility to customise the lighting to their needs, a key criterion for developers Argent.

Ridi Lighting has installed an innovative new lighting trunking system at Lidl’s Braintree store – the first in a line of 50 UK stores to be fitted out with Ridi’s latest pre-wired lighting package.

Part of a pan-European contract that has already seen Ridi upgrade the lighting across most of Lidl’s 1500 French stores as well as Switzerland, Germany and Poland, the Braintree installation adds to a programme of refurbishments currently been carried out across the UK.

A landmark modernist building in the City of London, with an eye-catching glass exterior, has installed high-efficiency heat exchange modules, variable speed pumps and booster sets from Armstrong. By packaging the equipment off-site and supplying it in ready-to-install modules, Armstrong was able to streamline the building services element of this prestigious central London project.

The latest restaurant and bar to open its doors in Northern Ireland is not only ensuring its clientele of a warm welcome, but it also delivers energy efficient heating, cooling and ventilation thanks to the installation of a Mitsubishi Electric air conditioning system by Air Cool Engineering (NI) Ltd.

A natural approach to ventilation is helping a new €12million school create a better learning environment and simultaneously have a positive impact on carbon emissions and energy consumption.

The new two-storey Willow Park Junior School in Blackrock, designed by Coady Partnership Architects, brings the original 30+ year old facilities in line with contemporary space standards for primary schools, and with the current Department of Education & Science design guidelines which require that ventilation in the schools should, where possible, be natural.

A £3.5million Collaborative Learning Centre (CLC), funded by Essex County Council, is helping to transform education facilities in Wickford, Essex. Built on the site of The Bromfords School, accommodation includes a large hall, entrance area, small hall, theme room, video recording studio, external spaces and classrooms for workshops.

City of Bristol College’s Soundwell and Orpen Park Centres have improved their energy efficiency and boosted their Display Energy Certificate (DEC) ratings, as a result of the retrofit installation of a state-of-the-art building management system (BMS) from Priva Building Intelligence Ltd.

SAS International Integrated Service Modules (ISM’s) fitted with passive chilled beams have been installed at the newly built operations centre for Essex & Suffolk Water. Situated at the existing Hanningfield Water Treatment Works near Chelmsford, architects FaulknerBrowns were selected after a national competition to design this purpose built premises.

One of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious university libraries has burst into the 21st Century with the introduction of four revolutionary solar trees at its historic site.

Collectively generating enough energy to power a large family home each year (3,868 kWh), these unique structures were created to serve the archive stores at Cambridge University Library. Co-designed by architectural firm Sadler Brown and photovoltaic expert EvoEnergy, the trees were recently installed in the surrounding grounds of the Grade II listed building.

Lufthansa Technik Malta's new Aircraft Centre for Excellence in MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul), at Malta International Airport, covers an area of 27,000sq m with a 270m span and can accommodate two wide-body aircraft and two narrow-body aircraft simultaneously. As a joint venture with Air Malta plc, Lufthansa Technik aims to set the pace for expertise in aircraft servicing at this strategic Mediterranean hub.

Riegens Lighting has successfully adhered to a complicated brief to supply luminaires in keeping with the interior of the iconic Arts Tower in Sheffield. The Grade II listed building, which is referred to as the tallest and most elegant university tower block in Britain, is undergoing an extensive refurbishment programme which will extend the life of the tower by 30 years.

Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES) has been awarded a £2.9m contract by Vinci Construction to supply mechanical and electrical services for Wolverhampton University Performance Hub.

The 10-month contract will include design, installation, testing and commissioning of all electrical, mechanical and plumbing services for a £10m arts centre which will be open to the public and provide students with state-of-the-art performance space for dance, drama and music.

Pace plc, one of the biggest set-top box brands worldwide and a leader in high-definition equipment is committed to enhancing its environmental performance.

Any improvement strategy, whether for business purposes or otherwise, is dependent on effective techniques to measure performance. To collect detailed data on energy usage at Pace’s headquarters in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, Facilities Manager Graham Barker and his team have installed an electricity metering and management system comprising networkable energy meters and PowerSoft energy-management software from Carlo Gavazzi.

Delmatic has developed and supplied lighting controls based on its popular Metro System to operate lighting throughout the network of stations that make up Dubai Metro. Opened at the end of last year, Dubai Metro is the longest, fully automated rail system in the world, comprising a network running underground in the city centre and on elevated viaducts along key urban corridors.

One of Scotland’s largest construction firms has a won an important contract to bring Glasgow’s famous Tontine Building back to its former glory.

Work is about to start on the historic Merchant City landmark, which will be used as the base for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee. The Tontine Building dates back to 1781 when it was constructed by William Hamilton behind the existing frontage of the Town Hall. The listed building was also a hotel whose coffee rooms historically drew Glasgow tobacco and textile merchants during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

A Jung lighting control system has given a Lancashire manufacturing company the wow factor it needs to showcase its products to prospective clients thanks to a KNX installation by integrator, Discovery Systems.

Trox active multi-service chilled beams with architect-inspired design elements, and a host of special features for energy efficiency and occupier comfort, have been installed in one the greenest commercial buildings in Wales.

BG Controls has been awarded a five year service and maintenance contract with the University of Lincoln which includes installing and commissioning an integrated heating and access control system on buildings located throughout the city centre Brayford Pool campus and on some of the University’s satellite sites across the county.

Hampshire Cricket has gone to the top of the championship for energy savings with Samsung air conditioning systems installed at its home ground, Rose Bowl in Southampton. The Samsung line-up includes high efficiency DVM Plus III (VRF) heat recovery systems, energy recovery ventilators, and cassette-type split systems from Samsung’s CAC range.

A recently redeveloped luxury hotel in Cheshire has chosen Lochinvar to provide equipment for its new spa.

The Doubletree by Hilton is a stylish hotel which is a restored 18th Century manor house, situated in beautifully landscaped gardens on the outskirts of Chester. A recent refurbishment project saw the hotel’s 110 existing guest rooms upgraded, while an extra 30 bedrooms and a new spa facility were built. As part of the project, a reliable system was needed to provide space heating and hot water.

Baxi Commercial Division has donated two Potterton Commercial high efficiency condensing boilers for the recent redevelopment of St. George’s Crypt, one of the UK’s foremost homeless charities. A £1.5 million redevelopment at the Crypt’s main site at Great George Street, Leeds has provided refurbishment of the existing facilities, together with an extension.

A new educational business venture near Towcester is the latest commercial building to benefit from low carbon, low cost heating supplied by an Ecodan air source heat pump.

The SWAN Rural Enterprise Centre is the brainchild of Nick Brosnan, Heather Wilson and Sam Fitzgerald as part of the SWAN 14-19 Partnership. “At the SWAN Centre we aim to bring education and businesses together,” explains Mrs Wilson, formally the Work Related & Enterprise Manager of the SWAN school and now the Centre Manager. “Not only do we hope to inspire students to professionally learn to grow and cook their own food, but we also provide a forum for businesses to meet their employees of the future.”

Luxury hotel Claridges in London is benefiting from a 30% reduction in energy costs after the installation of two 11kW ABB variable speed drives (VSDs) to control air supply and extraction in its kitchen.

The VSDs were installed by ventilation control system specialist Food Industry Technical (FIT) to lower energy costs and reduce CO2 output as part of the hotel’s total kitchen refit. The upgrade will see total energy savings of over £10,000 per year.

Birmingham building services provider JS Wright is to play a major role in London’s regeneration by fitting out a new £4.5-million mixed-use development in Bow.

The Aston-based company will be working with leading housing group Galliford Try in designing and installing all the mechanical services for 34 Bow Common Lane, a six-storey building being constructed on the site of a former car repair workshop.

Dark sky compliant Grosvenor luminaires from Holophane Europe are at the heart of a concerted campaign by Milton Keynes Council to reduce light pollution. The council has deep concerns about light pollution and has begun a programme of total refurbishment of existing amenity lighting to address the problem, working closely with Milton Keynes-based Holophane to reduce energy costs as well as complying with dark sky requirements.

Tour & Andersson has secured the HVAC contract to supply valves for use on the Sharm El Sheikh International Airport project. Working alongside Shair and Partners, The Saudi Binladin Group and Delta Construction Company, Tour & Andersson is providing its balancing valves, in six to ten inch sizes alongside 251 STAG valves for pump hookups to ensure time and labour savings are achieved on the installation and commissioning.

As part of a £1m development of a former public house into a luxury restaurant, MHS Radiators has supplied 14 Arc radiators and matching valves to the newly opened Alec’s Restaurant, Bar and Grill in Navestock Side, Essex.

You may not have the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) website on your list of internet favourites, but it’s a site that you might want to take a look at. It offers a good example of the Government leading the way on tracking energy use to improve efficiency in its buildings.

The home page of the DECC website displays up-to-the-minute details on its energy use, as well as a graph of energy consumption over the previous 24 hours. Today, the graphs show that the Department’s London HQ is spending around £30 per hour on energy, and producing approximately 177kg CO2 every hour as a result.

Friatherm pipework from Durapipe UK has been utilised within an innovative new apartment development in East London, as part of the regeneration of the River Lea Valley area taking place ahead of London 2012.

Riverside Works is a striking new six storey apartment building, comprising two and three bed apartments, designed in an innovative Z shape straddling a central courtyard on the bank of the River Lea in East London’s Fish Island. The development stands on the historic industrial space around Hackney Wick, which looks to become one of London’s key developing areas, linked to the Docklands, the City and Jubilee extension.

Delmatic has supplied a sophisticated lighting management system to The London Clinic’s new cancer centre, providing enhanced control for patients and staff while minimising lighting energy consumption.

The London Clinic Cancer Centre is one of the most advanced cancer centres in Europe with eight floors dedicated exclusively to cancer care, diagnosis and treatment. Located at 22 Devonshire Place, the 7,500sq m building contains 47 individual patient bedrooms, 22 day care pods, specialist haematology and oncology facilities and three radiotherapy bunkers housing state-of the-art radiotherapy and radiosurgery equipment and treatment planning areas.

Nido is a brand new 33-storey tower, situated in the heart of the bustling Spitalfields district of London, a modern student housing development providing 1,200 student beds as well as retail units, office space, residential apartments and a number of leisure facilities.

This type of high-rise student living demands a fire detection and alarm system that is second to none. Hence, Protec AlgoTec 6000PLUS multi-function loop driven detector sounders have been used throughout, installed as one device to provide a reduction in the total number of components required, leading to reduced installation time on site and a lower final cost.

ALC Lighting Control’s Spectrum lighting management system is helping to ensure maximum energy efficiency for the lighting for the new Ayrshire Maternity Unit at Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock. ALC is also working with facilities management company FES FM to ensure the lighting management is maintained and optimised in line with building usage.

Described as a new era in maternity services, the maternity unit is the focal point of a network of maternity outpatient facilities across Ayrshire and Arran, providing a comprehensive service from a single site. The unit embraces all aspects of maternity care from early pregnancy assessments and ultrasound to delivery and neonatal care.

Rehau Authorised Partner White Underfloor Heating has teamed up once again with the design team which delivered the award winning Orchard Building at Stranmillis University College and installed almost 1000sq m of underfloor heating and 6000m of hot and cold water supply pipe at the newly opened Tollymore National Outdoor Centre.

The £5m centre, sited on the edge of the Mourne Mountains, is a dramatic new building designed for Sport Northern Ireland by Consarc Design Group Ltd, with detailed design by Knox & Clayton Architects and constructed as a design and build project by Glasgiven Contracts.

The headmistress of St Mary Magdalene’s School in Willesden in London has praised WindowMaster for its service care during and after the installation of the new school’s automated window control system.

The school was built in two phases in a contract worth £4.2 million funded by Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese and the DfES. The project included the phased construction of a replacement school within an occupied school environment to provide a new ‘three form’ entry junior school and the subsequent demolition of the existing school.

Baxi SenerTec is helping the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) meet its building energy management objectives with the installation of a pair of its Dachs Mini-CHP (combined heat and power) units.

UCLan, one of the largest universities in the UK with a student and staff community of more than 35,000, is in the middle of a programme to install on-site power generation technology that can reduce its need for grid connected electricity and help it deliver year-on-year reductions in CO2 emissions.

Stunning aesthetics combined with inherent sustainability credentials have led to a selection of Collingwood Lighting’s LEDs being specified within the prestigious Cutting Room Creative Salon in Leeds, a newly built development which houses a L’Oreal training academy.

Campbell Hearn Design worked in conjunction with Black Moon Lighting to specify a selection of LEDs from Collingwood, including its LL090, which comprise unique colour changing capabilities.

Martin Professional is illuminating the architectural installation, Cloudscapes, at the 12th edition of the prestigious Architecture Biennale of Venice (La Biennale di Venezia). Created by German climate engineering firm Transsolar and Tetsuo Kondo Architects, the indoor cloud is being created in an 800sq m room in the Venetian Arsenal (Arsenale di Venezia) and illuminated using luminaires from Martin Professional’s architectural line.

Andrews Water Heaters has supplied a SOLARflo solar thermal water heating system, together with two OFS163 oil-fired storage water heaters, to provide energy efficient hot water for the brand new dormitory block at Brymore School of Rural Technology in Cannington, Somerset.

The recent opening of the Northern Ticket Hall at King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station - the latest phase of a £800M redevelopment - includes 10 new escalators, installed to provide access to the Victoria and Piccadilly Tube lines from the ticket hall.

The installation of a fully developed Escalator Water Suppression System (EWSS), a bespoke system from Kentec Electronics Ltd, incorporates the latest developments in linear detection cable. The system is designed to give a greater degree of control over the sprinkler system as it allows sprinkler activation to be more localised, whilst providing a fire safe environment and minimising service disruption from false alarms.

Guests at London’s new luxury Corinthia Hotel, due to open early next year, will benefit from air conditioning provided by fan coil units manufactured by Ability Projects Ltd.

Soon to grace the Capital’s skyline, the £220 million 5 star landmark property is rapidly rising from the old Metropole Hotel and earlier MoD sites and occupies an enviable central position between Whitehall, Northumberland Avenue and Great Scotland Yard, overlooking the River Thames and London Eye.

The development of what will be one of the most technologically advanced broadcasting centres in the world includes a bespoke and highly innovative power distribution system from Marshall-Tufflex.

Liverpool’s tallest building, the 40 storey West Tower, is fitted with Honeywell pressure regulating and safety valves to ensure constant ideal water pressures to all domestic water outlets and fire extinguishing systems, as well as to protect water systems from excessive pressure. The systems include a mixture of Honeywell brass-bodied and cast iron valves.

BG Controls is helping the Barnsley Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project build green, environmentally friendly schools by installing energy efficient control technologies.

The Barnsley BSF project is a £1 billion plus scheme designed to build eleven new schools over three phases. The first phase includes five Advanced Learning Centres (ALCs), followed by an ALC and two special schools in phase two and three ALCs in the third phase, which will all follow a green footprint.

A Delmatic lighting management system is providing networked control throughout the new Spiceball Leisure Centre in Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Raychem has once again come to the rescue with the installation of their IceStop self regulating roof and gutter de-icing system to protect the new roof at Dunster Castle.

A new college campus in Luton has used Dimplex ground source heat pumps to help meet its twin objectives of energy efficiency and sustainability in a large-scale 1.5MW installation.

BT, one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services, has begun the rollout of Sabien’s M2G boiler load optimiser following extensive pilots. M2G will be installed, in a rolling programme, to all suitable buildings within BT’s estate of 7,500 buildings.

Riegens Lighting has provided a modern, versatile lighting system at The Weaving Shed, a former mill building situated on the banks of the Ettrick in Selkirk, Scottish Borders.

Well-designed and affordable products from Ridi Lighting are playing a key role in the upgraded lighting scheme at James Watt College in Greenock. Vision III, an award-winning, suspended direct/indirect panel luminaire, features alongside many other Ridi products in a new lighting scheme which achieves a perfect balance of natural and artificial light within the college’s beauty and treatment areas.

The construction of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, one of the UK’s new super hospitals, is the largest project of its kind in the country outside of the Olympics development. The fire detection and alarm (FD&A) systems are state-of-the art intelligent networks that pave the way for the next generation of designs, introducing technology that reduces cost by removing the need for duplication of wiring and power supply.

A medieval priory has been equipped with a state-of-the-art heating system based on high efficiency Sanyo ECO carbon dioxide-based heat pumps.

Woodspring Priory, a former Augustinian priory beside the sea near Weston-super-Mare, was founded in the thirteenth century and dedicated to Thomas Becket. The Grade I listed building is now owned and managed by the Landmark Trust and is let out as unique holiday accommodation.

Two educational establishments have reached the top of the class for energy performance by using renewable ground source energy.

St John’s College, Oxford, and the new Ynysowen Community Primary School in South Wales, will reap major financial and environmental benefits from ground source heat pump technology from ENER-G.

Given the increasing cost of energy and efforts to reduce carbon footprint, energy-efficient building modernisation is constantly gaining in significance. In office buildings in particular, it is heating, air conditioning and lighting that account for a lot of energy consumption. In a building that requires renovation for example, heating and water can even account for as much as one third of facility operating costs.

WindowMaster is supplying natural ventilation systems for two of the schools being constructed by the Newham Learning Partnership (NLP), a consortium which has been selected by Newham Council to deliver its Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.

Rehau underfloor heating has been installed in a new build science block at Marlborough School in Woodstock by specialist installer Anders Heating.

JS Air Curtains has supplied a Rotowind air curtain for a revolving door at the Hope University in Liverpool. The air curtain was installed by M&E Contractor, HE Simm, and is helping to maintain internal temperatures, keeping students and staff warm at the new Registry Building at the Hope Park Campus.

MHS Radiators has supplied 544 of its chrome and white electric-only Space towel rails to Strata SE1, London’s tallest residential tower, in Southwark, London.

Birmingham City Hospital has turned to Rada to help target improved efficiencies in infection control after detecting higher than expected rates of C. difficile in one of its former Nightingale wards. The ward, which had been an acute ward for the elderly, was deemed a hospital hot spot with more occurrences of the infection than other areas.

Lewden Electrical Industries was the preferred supplier when a bespoke feeder pillar distribution cabinet was required for a project at the University of Hertfordshire.

The SCS Group has completed a £250,000 building management system (BMS) for the University of Sussex that controls the ventilation, air conditioning, under-floor heating and hot water systems at the Brighton campus.

Fagerhult fittings have created a striking visual statement for the newly opened Crosshouse Resource Centre in East Ayrshire, Scotland, as well as ensuring that the lighting is highly efficient and effective. The circular, suspended Teres luminaire was selected for the two principle spaces of the building which combines a medical centre, council office, library and learning unit.

An innovative design and build company in Fareham, Hampshire has just released details of a highly energy efficient way of controlling the temperature within buildings using low temperature heating and high temperature cooling.

Riegens Blocks luminaires have been installed in the newly refurbished King Solomon Academy in Lisson Grove, NW London. Specified by Arup, the brief was to provide high quality, robust luminaires that would provide a good even light distribution, a vital element for today’s classrooms that have to cater for both traditional teaching methods and high tech presentations.

Lighting Control expert Delmatic has secured the contract to supply a lighting management system for the new London Bridge Tower, more commonly known as The Shard of Glass.

Almost the entire product range of Trox can be found in six of the ten World Cup stadiums in South Africa. Stadiums and multifunction arenas are particularly demanding structures, but thanks to innovative solutions, Trox was able to meet these requirements with its components and systems.

The lighting within the world famous Ashmolean Museum, now re-opened after a major multi-million pound redevelopment, is being controlled by KNX intelligent building technology. The installation was designed and supplied by KNX UK member, Andromeda Telematics and offers energy savings, flexibility for future changes and the automated testing of a public building out of hours.  With the specification of a powerful graphical head end display which shows the real time status of all lighting throughout the museum, the potential energy savings for lighting and the use of natural daylight are maximised.

Designed as a model of sustainability and incorporating energy saving measures and renewable energy production, the state-of-the art, John Hope Gateway Visitor Centre at  Edinburgh’s Royal Botanical Gardens is fitted with Zehnder Flatline radiant heating and cooling panels.

A Dimplex ground source heat pump is being used to supply domestic hot water to the first supermarket built to PassivHaus standards in the UK and Ireland, a Tesco store in Tramore, County Waterford.

PassivHaus buildings are designed to be extremely energy efficient - usually this means the annual energy consumption is under 15kWh/sq m. The building fabric features high levels of air tightness and insulation to keep heat in, meaning only minimal space heating is required – and making the water heating an even more important consideration in the performance of the building.

Design consultancy Morgan Professional Services (MPS) is providing sustainability advice and complex mechanical and electrical engineering design for Carnegie Primary in Dunfermline East, which is acccset to be one of Scotland’s greenest.

Offsite manufactured plant rooms from Armstrong have reduced installation times for two top quality new office buildings at the prestigious Lydiard Fields Business Park . In addition to streamlining the schedule, the variable speed drive pumps at the heart of the HVAC systems will ensure long-term energy efficiency by automatically reacting to the heating and cooling requirements of each building.

Three additional water heating appliances from Andrews Water Heaters and Potterton Commercial, both part of Baxi Commercial Division, have been supplied for installation in Manchester United’s Old Trafford Stadium. The two latest refurbishment projects comprised the installation of a further Andrews Supa-Flo water heater and two Potterton Commercial NXR3 cast iron sectional boilers. The former has been fitted to provide hot water to the players’ changing rooms and some of the South Stand hospitality suites, whilst the boilers supply low pressure hot water (LPHW) to the South Stand heating and air conditioning systems.

Passivent has worked with Morgan Ashurst on a £130m PPP for East Dunbartonshire Council, building six new secondary schools. Under the scheme, schools have to achieve at least a ‘very good’ BREEAM rating, which Passivent natural ventilation is proven in practice to help achieve.

As part of a major refurbishment, Architects Alexi Marmot Associates specified a combination of Modular Lighting Instruments and LTS Light & Luminares products to create a new lighting scheme for the John Harvard Library in London, maximising the feeling of light and space and transforming the dated library into a contemporary and welcoming environment.

The National Gallery in central London houses one of the greatest collections of Western European paintings in the world and is on show 361 days a year. To replace inefficient R22 chillers, Airedale has designed a highly efficient and reliable bespoke chiller solution to meet the stringent footprint and energy performance criteria of this heritage building.

At Canada Place in downtown Vancouver a special Annual Light Show on the Canada Place Sails plays nightly courtesy of Martin Professional and Moment Factory. Visible from multiple points across the city, the Canada Place Sails light up in a dynamic display of imagery, light, colour, texture and animation and is an inspirational show that highlights scenes from Canada’s diverse landscape and history.

Rehau has supplied the cable management solution for the Cat 6a wiring installation at the newly opened £86m MidKent College campus in Gillingham.

Rehau’s Profila data cable management system has been installed throughout the three buildings and two huge glass pavilions which make up the new campus providing further education for 14-19 year olds and adults throughout the Medway area.

Changing existing 250W Metal Halide lamps to Megaman’s 100W Clusterlites has helped greatly reduce maintenance costs and, more importantly, reduce energy savings for a prestigious car showroom in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire.  

Plans to develop one of the most sustainable office buildings in the country were given the go-ahead as Network Rail’s new national centre received the stamp of approval from Milton Keynes’ planning authority.

The centre will bring together teams spread across numerous sites under one eco-friendly roof, improving the way Network Rail coordinates activities to build a bigger and better railway. Network Rail plans to house up to 3,000 employees at the centre, bringing new jobs to the area.

Buro Happold is celebrating its latest win – the new fish market complex in Muscat, the capital city of Oman.

Designed by Snohetta, this high-profile project in the heart of the city will be a new waterfront landmark and will replace the existing 1960’s building with modern trading spaces and will feature landing, refrigeration, preparation, packing and restaurant facilities.

Philips Dynalite has supplied an energy-saving lighting control system for the luxury Scarlet eco-hotel in Cornwall. The design by Philips Dynalite Dimension dealer, Lightmaster-Direct, embraces best environmental practices to yield a lighting scheme in harmony with the surroundings (using just 3.36 watts per square metre) and providing guests with an unparalleled ambience and sense of opulence.

As part of a customised, scalable and fully redundant cooling solution, Airedale has helped collocation provider UK Grid to reduce the PUE at its owned and operated, new carrier-neutral data centre, Synergy House in Manchester.

Over 1,700 metres of SAS International System 600 acoustic lighting rafts, incorporating HCP radiant heating panels, have been specified for the new Trent Valley Academy in Lincolnshire.

SAS International, and specialist heating division HCP, worked closely with multi-disciplinary practice Mouchel to design a solution addressing heating, acoustic and lighting requirements.

The new Little Venice Sports Centre in Crompton Street, London appears to grow out of the surrounding park. The building achieves high levels of sustainability, most notably through bio-diversity, energy efficiency and eco-friendly materials such as its sedum roof, which is also a focus for two other important energy saving technologies - Monodraught Windcatchers and Sunpipes.

Standard Life’s highly energy efficient £18.8million development at Old Bailey, alongside the most famous courthouse in the country, has been equipped with a building management system designed and installed by Integrated Control Systems of Wokingham.

Worcestershire based Clarkson Controls have recently completed the installation of a ELESTA composite BMS control system for the new Sikh temple at Leamington Spa.

The brand new building brings provides dedicated teaching areas in the lower basement area, together with a `tea kitchen`. The ground floor area hosts the reception area, Langar Hall and main kitchen. The first floor is dedicated to the main prayer hall with the second floor providing two further prayer halls.

Tower 42, the prestigious City of London office building, has completed a major investment and refurbishment of its Level 12 office space, introducing specially customised solid state Savio remote phosphor LED light fittings and advanced Light Master Modular lighting controls from Philips Lighting. This is believed to be the first office space in the UK to use all solid state lighting, achieving a significant energy saving of around 40% compared to a conventional T5 fluorescent installation.

Cooper Lighting has supplied a wide variety of luminaires for the new headquarters building of SIG plc, which was founded in 1957 as Sheffield Insulations and has now grown into a £3 billion multinational distributor of specialist construction products.

The North division of building services firm, SES, has completed the £10 million installation of the mechanical & electrical services to Rockliffe Hall Hotel & Spa, in Hurworth-on-Tees near Darlington.

Since construction work began in 2006, the hall has been renovated from a run down 19th century mansion, into a luxurious 5-star hotel and golf complex.

The largest newly-built national museum built in the UK for more than a hundred years will be powered using advanced renewable and energy efficient technologies from sustainable power group ENER-G.

An innovative Morrisons store in West Yorkshire is the second owned by the retailer in two years to achieve a tough environmental rating, marking it out as a leader in sustainable retail design.

Eaton’s industry-leading Smart split-metered distribution boards will provide energy metering to the latest requirements of the UK Building Regulations, Part L2, in a new energy-efficient college building in North London. MITIE Engineering selected the Smartboards to provide low voltage distribution throughout Barnet College’s new Wood Street campus. Meanwhile, Eaton’s 400A Mempower busbar risers were selected to carry power to riser cupboards on each floor.

A variety of Megaman lamps have been used in the refurbishment of The Psyche Department Store in Middlesbrough, with the aim of reducing energy and showing the merchandise off to best effect.

Abercrombie Primary School in Chesterfield moved to a brand new site in September 2009 leaving behind a redbrick building that first opened for pupils in 1873. Among the many features purpose-designed for 220 pupils aged 3 to 11, was a Monodraught natural ventilation strategy, which was shown by  the buildings Energy Performance Certificate calculation to have made a significant contribution to the school becoming Derbyshire County Council’s first ‘A’ rated building.

Delmatic has supplied a range of lighting controls and sensors to 107 Cheapside in London, creating a highly energy efficient and responsive lighting management system for this 10-storey multi-tenancy commercial and retail building.

ESG glass products have proved a winning combination at Wembley 04, part of the much publicised new Wembley City development, constructed by main contractor Sisk for Quintain Investments. A total number of 1307 ESG glass panels have been used at Wembley 04, representing almost 2000sq m of highly technical glass. Glazing experts Hubbards selected ESG’s 10mm clear toughened glass; 13.5mm toughened laminated diffuser glass; and 13.5mm coloured toughened laminated glass in a variety of applications, including balconies, balustrades and privacy screening; and to provide decorative elements in the prestigious residential complex. 

Elta Fans have been chosen by the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London to create a ventilation system for its new Ceramics Galleries which would combine modern technology with un-obtrusive design.

CP Electronics has supplied dimming controls and microwave sensors for the new extension to Arthur Mellows Village College in Peterborough. Throughout the building, a key criteria for the lighting was that it should be energy efficient whilst providing a comfortable and pleasant working environment for students and staff alike.

Energy efficient reflector lamps from Osram’s halogen range have been installed throughout the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford as part of a £61 million development programme. Kevan Shaw Lighting Design turned to Osram in order to procure a solution that would achieve the delicate balance of reducing energy costs while showing the art works in their best possible light.

CP Electronics lighting controls have been installed in the conference facilities at the historic Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) Football Club. With hospitality events playing a vital role at Wolves, CP’s Rapid System was chosen to provide a flexible, scene setting solution that would enable the rooms to be used for a variety of functions, from corporate presentations to weddings.

Dimplex air source heat pumps have been installed in a new hotel to help meet Building Regulations and Merton Rule criteria.

The new £2.6 million Travelodge with 53 bedrooms is the first in the Wiltshire town of Devizes for 200 years and has three Dimplex LA 28 AS air source heat pumps to pre-heat domestic hot water for the hotel.

A novel connection solution by C & J Supplies Chesterfield Limited, using Wieland Electric’s RST pluggable connectors has proved successful in preventing damage to dado trunking in wards at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

JS Humidifiers has supplied and installed two Neptronic SKE resistive steam humidifiers and reverse osmosis water treatment systems to a leading data centre, Citadel 100, in Dublin.

The steam humidifiers can supply up to 140 litres of moisture every hour to help control the humidity around the 7,500sq m data halls and the water treatment systems remove most of the minerals from the supply water prior to boiling.

Completing a series of installations that see its lighting control systems powering each of a trio of the world’s largest cruise liners, Helvar has supplied the recently launched vessel, Independence of the Seas with a comprehensive lighting control solution.

BT has installed a giant electronic information screen at the top of the iconic BT Tower in London. The 360 degree LED screen - made up of Martin Professional LC Plus Series LED panels and believed to be the highest of its kind in Europe and the Americas - will be used as an information band, showing messages and providing visual content that will be visible from various locations across the city.

The mixed use redevelopment of 55 Baker Street, recipient of a BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent', has been recognised as the UK's finest refurbished or recycled workplace at the inaugural BCO London and South East Awards ceremony and AET's Flexible Space underfloor air system was a key part of the building services installation. 

The Roundhouse in Derby has opened its doors to a first wave of students following an extensive redevelopment of the historic site by Derby College.

Wokingham based systems house Integrated Control Systems has successfully integrated a building management system (BMS) with the in-house bedroom booking system at the new Hilton Reading hotel in Southside, to ensure the building is one of the most carbon-neutral of all the company's UK hotels.

FDS Consult has helped keep the design of a complex mixed use development alive, whilst meeting the safety requirements of local building regulations.  

Oventrop UK has been successful in securing the contract to supply a wide range of its valves, including TRVs, differential pressure regulating and Aquastrom T Plus domestic hot water services valves for the new St Helens Hospital for St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

BG Controls has installed a Building Management System (BMS) in the newly built leisure centre at Catterick Garrison - the UK's largest army base.

JS Humidifiers has supplied, installed and commissioned three Neptronic SKE resistive steam humidifiers at the Royal Armouries Museum and the National Firearms Centre in Leeds. The humidifiers maintain the humidity around the 8,500 exhibits on display and in stores at the two sites. These exhibits include cannons, mortars and the largest collection of arms and armour on display since the 19th century.

CP Electronics has played a pivotal role in achieving the required energy savings for an iconic new building in the centre of Hull.  The company's MWS-1 microwave presence detectors have been used throughout Queens Court, a complex consisting of 115 executive apartments and two floors of penthouse apartments, all finished to an exceptionally high standard in a contemporary design. The seven storey building is also home to the regional headquarters of the BBC.

Jung KNX intelligent controls have helped Gateshead International Stadium score savings on the installation and future maintenance of the lighting on its practice pitches. The 11,800-capacity stadium is used for a range of sports including athletics, soccer, rugby league and American football.

Two Dachs mini-CHP units from Baxi-SenerTec UK are providing heat and power for the new £5 million Southport Centre for Health and Wellbeing.

The units, each producing 12.5kW of heating and 5.5kW of electricity, are supplemented by a 750-litre buffer vessel and two exhaust flue gas condensers to boost their heating output by 3kW each giving a total output of 31kW of heat and 11kW of electricity.

BG Controls has helped the Fusion@Magna Business Centre development to utilise natural energy sources by installing an intelligent ventilation system.

Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health Foundation Trust has invested £8.2 million in a new hospital unit which includes Dimplex ground source heat pumps to help meet the NHS' target to be zero carbon by 2018.

Philips, in partnership with electrical contractors, Cofely, has installed an integrated lighting management system at the headquarters of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in central London.

Lochinvar has supplied heating equipment to one of the University of Oxford's largest constituent colleges.

Two Lochinvar EcoKnight EKB145 gas-fired, high efficiency boilers have been installed at the 140 year old Keble College on Parks Road in the city. Situated in the basement plant room within the main college building, the boilers are providing space heating for the library, the main dining hall and the fellows' dining rooms.

The first UK installation of Sanyo's ground-breaking gas-powered VRF air conditioning system, which generates its own electricity, is taking place at Suffolk One, a state-of-the-art 16-19 centre of learning in Ipswich.

Chilled beams from Trox have been installed in the new headquarters building for Three Valleys Water built on the site of the legendary De Havilland aircraft factory.

In its continuing drive to cut carbon emissions Portsmouth University has recently installed a ThermiPro Hybrid Heat Station from MHG Heating in one of its campus buildings. The Portland building consists of five separate plant rooms housed in five separate towers, with each plant room feeding a dedicated area of the building with heating and hot water.

Lamps from Megaman (UK) Ltd have been used to provide an effective, low energy light source for temporary gantries used in the pit areas for the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship.

Based at Bedford Autodrome in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire and owned by former grand prix driver Dr Jonathan Palmer the company manage a fleet of 26 Williams F1 designed cars and have a team of drivers that race at all of the major circuits in the UK and internationally.

Kentec has been chosen to defend another two of England's top soccer stadiums against fire with major fire protection systems at Aston Villa's redeveloped Villa Park, and at West Bromwich Albion's Hawthorns stadium.

The Icon, Luton's newest four-star hotel, is ensuring energy efficient climate control from the bar to the bedrooms with a Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heat recovery air conditioning solution and a range of Split Systems from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe (MHIE). The project by local property developer Franco Anacreonte has involved the refurbishment and joining together of two substantial office buildings to create a luxury hotel close to the town centre.

Megaman's Liliput energy saving lamps are being used throughout the luxurious Celtic Manor Resort. Introducing these extremely small lamps into a variety of applications around the hotel has enabled Celtic Manor to maintain its energy saving ethos whilst retaining the aesthetics of the interior decor.

Stockport Academy is a £24m state-of-the-art secondary school specialising in science-based subjects.  The four-storey building replaces Avondale High School and accommodates 1150 pupils. It provides a broad range of community resources covering ICT, sports facilities, public meeting spaces and a library.

S & P Coil Products Limited (SPC) has supplied heating equipment to the new visitors centre, Hafod Eryri, at the top of Mount Snowdon, the highest building in England & Wales at 3,560ft (1,085m) above sea level. The new summit building replaces a building once described by Prince Charles as ‘The highest slum in Wales'. 

The award winning Runshaw College has significantly reduced its energy consumption by installing an advanced lighting control system from Schneider Electric.

Curtins Consulting has been appointed as structural and civil engineering consultants on a £174 million project that is set to transform Wolverhampton City Centre. Plans for Phase One of the project have been submitted and if all goes well it is hoped the scheme will start on site as early as October.

Rehau has completed an innovative project in the coastal town of Kinsale in Ireland using tidal sea water as the energy source for a ground source heating installation.

Demonstrating once again its ability to create innovative technical solutions, Fläkt Woods has provided a scented air system for the world's first Scent Opera, which premiered at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Calor has brought a historic castle into the 21^st Century with the installation of a renewable system and LPG to fuel its hot water and heating.

Eaton switchgear and distribution boards have been used for the new Mersey Ferry Terminal, one of many prestigious construction projects linked to Liverpool's reign as European Capital of Culture in 2008. 

Compact, energy efficient MicroKX VRF systems from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe (MHIE) are providing the perfect air conditioning solution for a new London restaurant, High Timber. Boasting the only Thames-side seating in the City, High Timber focuses on relaxed wine-dining: MicroKX, supplied by FM Air of Welwyn Garden City, and installed by Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, creates the right atmosphere.

Extensive refurbishment of a maintenance hangar at Gatwick Airport has included installation of 112 Prismpack high bay luminaires from Holophane Europe. The installation has provided Gatwick Airport with a 17% reduction in energy consumption, equivalent to over 80,000kWh. Lighting control and illuminance levels have also been improved.

Thirty kilometres northwest of Marseilles is the municipality of Berre l'Étang in the south of France. Berre-l'Étang, or Pond of Berre, is dominated by a large pond which is actually a 155m² lake, and was once home to an important naval air station.

Danlers PIR occupancy switches and electronic time lag switches have been installed at the Games Workshop head office in Lenton as part of an overall effort by the company to improve their energy efficiency.

Microwave detectors from CP Electronics have been used to control the lighting in the refurbishment of one of the campus buildings at Exeter University.

Two Yorkshire companies are working in partnership to make a local independent school the first in the UK to benefit from a revolutionary building system that radically reduces energy bills.

Charterhouse School near Godalming in Surrey has taken delivery of two new CG wall-hung condensing boilers from Clyde Energy Solutions as part of an ongoing programme to upgrade the entire heating system with Clyde's high efficiency units. The latest additions bring the total number of CG boilers at the school to eleven.

A compact, powerful Digital Variable Multi (DVM) air conditioning system from Samsung is providing highly efficient cooling and heating in newly refurbished bedrooms at a country house hotel near Stratford upon Avon. The 20hp heat pump system drives 24 slim one-way cassettes in the Charlecote Pheasant Hotel's contemporary Barford bedrooms. DVM is Samsung's development of the Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) principle, using new technology to deliver superior performance and efficiency. 

BG Controls has helped the Environmental Energy Technology Centre (EETC) at Waverley to maximise its green credentials by controlling its natural ventilation and under floor heating and cooling system.

In a move to reduce energy and life cycle costs, the Royal Academy of Arts (RAA) in London has replaced ageing air conditioning and humidification plant with Defensor Mk5 humidifiers and Hitachi Samurai chillers from Walter Meier (Climate UK). The products were specified by consulting engineers Peter Deer Associates Ltd (PDA), in conjunction with John Ellis, the Royal Academy's Environmental Consultant.

SAS International's System 600 acoustic lighting rafts provide a distinctive and stylish ceiling solution for Eircom's new headquarters building in Dublin. The rafts, which feature in the main offices areas, integrate lighting and electrical services along with providing excellent acoustic benefits. 

A development of six super luxury apartments in London's Belgravia, with price tags of up to £40million, has been the scene of a complex integration exercise by Integrated Control Systems, of Wokingham.

A  building management system (BMS) supplied by Priva Building Intelligence Ltd has been installed at Addiewell prison in Livingstone by Campbell Control Systems. 

A feasibility study recently carried out by Riegens Lighting for supermarket chain Netto confirms that fluorescent light fittings now offer a realistic and cost-effective alternative to HID luminaires, for low bay and high bay lighting in warehouses and similar spaces. Following a significant increase in electricity tariffs, the company decided to explore options for re-lighting its warehouses, beginning with the main warehouse in Yorkshire. Netto's criteria were to reduce energy consumption and create an improved lit environment with minimum cost and disruption.

Tour & Andersson has provided a full range of its hydronic balancing valves for the waterborne heating and cooling system of the new Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía opera house in Valencia, Spain. Installed to help maintain a comfortable indoor temperature with optimum energy efficiency, the valves will ensure that the interior climate is unaffected by seasonal fluctuations.

Worcestershire based Clarkson Controls have recently completed the installation of a Elesta BACnet building management system for Dudley College in the West Midlands. Funding for the works was obtained via a Learning & Skills Council Grant.

A combination of energy efficient Brilliance T5 fluorescent light fittings and BlueWave two-channel controllers from Chalmor is helping Myerscough College near Preston save up to a predicted £39,000 per annum on lighting costs. The savings on carbon emissions, combined with a fast payback, enabled the College to qualify for a substantial energy efficiency grant from the Learning Skills Council (LSC).

Trox UK working in conjunction with SES have supplied a range of recessed and exposed chilled beams to the rebuilt Newcastle City Library, part of a £40m private finance initiative project.

Philips has supplied Yorkshire based GHD, the market leading manufacturer of styling irons, with  an LED lighting solution for their recently opened prestigious offices in the centre of Leeds. The lighting specification was developed by Litetask along with John Sheffield, a director of Bradford based electrical contractors, Southern & Redfern who carried out the installation. 

CP Electronics Mini PIRs have been installed to great effect in the impressive Eagle Tower building in Cheltenham. Offering prime location offices in the Montpellier district of the town, the tower is acknowledged to be one of the most prestigious addresses in Cheltenham.

A building management system (BMS) supplied by Priva Building Intelligence Ltd has been installed at Addiewell prison in Livingstone by Campbell Control Systems. 

SAS International's bespoke metal ceiling tiles, concave coffered tiles with light apertures, bulkhead panels and column casings were specified for the main concourse ticket gate refurbishment programme at Europe's largest ticket line, and one of London's main railway destinations - Waterloo Station.

Marwell Wildlife, a wildlife park dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and natural habitats, has opened a new restaurant called Café Graze which employs the latest green technology, including Monodraught Windcatcher natural ventilation systems and Sunpipe natural lighting. An ungulate building housing Congo buffalo and bongos has also been fitted with Windcatcher systems, ensuring that animals and humans enjoy healthy, naturally ventilated environments whilst keeping energy usage to a minimum

"One of the finest bespoke rugby stadia in Europe" is The Scarlets' claim, which can really be appreciated when seeing the magnificent stands, hospitality and training facilities at the team's new Parc y Scarlets ground in Llanelli.

RST plugs from Wieland Electric have enabled electrical contractor Cool Controls to quickly upgrade refrigeration fan motors at around 50 Tesco stores in Ireland, saving on energy and ongoing maintenance costs.

Luminaires from Riegens Lighting have played a vital role in the overall design of 30 Crown Place, a 23,225 square metre development designed by Horden Cherry Lee and RHWL Architects with a 16 storey tower element and lower-rise eight storey block attached.

Elesta's System Partner, Clarkson Controls, has completed the installation of an Elesta composite BMS control system for the new Huntingdon Library and Archives.

Buderus has commissioned its largest ever multi-boiler heating system in the UK at Wandsworth Town Hall. The installation features two cascade systems, each comprising 12 Buderus GB162 100kW output boilers.

A luxury Victorian hotel situated in Newquay, Cornwall is moving with the times by relamping all of the lighting fixtures with Megaman's energy saving lamps. By introducing Megaman's candle lamps into the existing traditional light fittings, the hotel has managed to maintain its Victorian charm whilst saving energy and running costs.

Lion House is an ultra low-emissions office building, designed and built for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), in Alnwick, Northumberland.

The Barbican Estate was officially opened in 1969. Designed and built for City professionals, the dramatic architecture was the work of Chamberlain, Powell and Bon. In 2001 it became a Grade II listed building and since then has been designated a site of special architectural interest for its scale, cohesion and the ambition of the project.

The small footprint, high efficiency design of new generation VRF systems from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe (MHIE) is proving an ideal heating and cooling option for Newcastle's Haymarket Metro redevelopment project.

JS Humidifiers has supplied a low energy JetSpray humidifier to provide electrostatic control to the award winning Fujitsu data centre in North London. Having employed many energy saving and IT optimisation strategies, Fujitsu North London conserved the energy equivalent of 6,000 homes per year and won Most Sustainable Refurbishment at the Building Services Awards 2008.

Philips, in association with Architainment Lighting Ltd has installed a state-of-the-art LED lighting solution at London's County Hall. Offering exceptional lighting projection of up to 500 feet, Philips ground breaking ColorReach Powercore technology has ensured that County Hall is now as much of an iconic landmark on London's Southbank by night as it is by day.

A new school designed to enhance learning and performance is bringing a fresh approach to education in Derby with help from Passivent.

LSI Architects has revealed the design images of the new £9m teaching centre, Jubilee 3, at Easton College in Norfolk. Designed by the London and Norwich based architectural practice, the Jubilee 3 Centre, embraces pioneering green technology, making the scheme one of the most advanced buildings of its type in the region. The building, which is now under construction, will become part of a complex with the existing Jubilee 1 and 2 buildings, also designed by LSI Architects, around a central garden court. It will provide two new laboratories, teaching rooms, a lecture theatre to seat 66, a café, social areas and flexible learning space for the students.

James Hall and Company is the regional distribution centre for SPAR operations in the north of England and runs a chain of 90 fully-owned stores, with a further 350-plus outlets operated by franchisees.

The biggest development project in the Fens for centuries is harnessing advanced design and technology to breathe new life into a derelict area.

Brighton Marina has a new, energy efficient, white lighting solution at the centre. The combination of the award winning Philips CosmoPolis lamps housed in stylish heritage lanterns has dramatically improved the night time ambience within this popular waterfront location.

One of Scotland's finest hotels is reaping the benefits of switching to a greener, lower carbon solution for its heating and electrical power requirements based on a new combined heat and power system (CHP).

New Spike LED light columns from EcoLEDLighting and Holophane Europe are being used to promote accessibility and safety for users and visitors to Milton Keynes Hospital. Located in a park close to the hospital, the custom-built fittings deliver enhanced light levels on pathways as well as significantly improving sightlines for pedestrians visiting the hospital and nearby public transport terminus.

A new highly visible office complex in Cambridge has used Fläkt Woods chilled beams to help create the three metre full-height ceiling requirements of NAPP Pharmaceuticals, for their three new office buildings on the Cambridge Science Park.

More and more supermarkets in France not only offer modern convenience and perfect service to their customers, they are environmentally-friendly as well. Thanks to Johnson Controls' ECONEO integrated solution, these supermarkets reduce their energy consumption and operating costs, which in turn brings benefits to its customers.

The contemporary designed Torino IP66 Bi-Directional wall mounted luminaire from Ansell Lighting, has been used at the newly re-built Carnalridge Primary School in Portrush, County Antrim, to provide a high quality architectural light source that is able to complement the interior architecture.

Cablofil has won a new contract to provide all the cable containment for a state-of-the-art biomass fuel production plant in Ruthin, North Wales.

Osram transformed the glass façade of Kings Place, a new development in Kings Cross, London using its Lumilux T5 range of fluorescent tubes and Quicktronic electronic control gear (ECG). A contemporary lighting installation with a twist was created - the tubes can be programmed to tell the time or display text. Osram was specified for this project as its Lumilux fluorescent tubes and Quicktronic ECG allow individual control of the dimmable lighting segments.

Colston Hall, a venue which has been bringing music to Bristol for almost 140 years, is enjoying a new facelift, with a lighting control solution supplied by Andromeda.

The Service & After Sales division of Walter Meier (Climate UK) has recently completed installation of a Hitachi VRF air conditioning system at the University of Sheffield's S10health fitness centre. As well as meeting increased cooling demands, the new system is expected to achieve significant energy savings compared to the previous system.

When the Governing Body of Sidcot School were looking for a cost-effective way of keeping their pupils warm in the new Performance Arts Centre that has just opened, they were initially surprised when the building services contractors, A C Mechanical installed an air conditioning-based system that uses heat pump technology to warm underfloor heating throughout the school.

Bespoke Monodraught SunCatchers are taking centre stage at Make Architects' stunning new Sir Colin Campbell Building for Nottingham University's Jubilee Campus extension.

Vaillant has provided Aston Wood Golf Club with a heating system that would make even Tiger Woods green with envy. The installation at the Aston Wood clubhouse involved two Vaillant ecoTEC 65 commercial condensing boilers and a VRC 630 boiler management system. The new system has been so successful that the 200-acre championship golf course has recently seen more of its 850 members staying behind for a well-earned drink after their round. Mark Davies, managing director of Prolec UK, installed the Vaillant equipment. 

SAS International has supplied both passive and active Integrated Service Modules (ISMs) to the Police Federation of England and Wales' Headquarters in Leatherhead, Surrey. The design brief demanded that the building utilise energy efficient technologies to meet the Police Federation's ongoing commitment to embracing sustainability within its buildings.

Aggreko stepped into the breach to prevent a top West Midlands tourist destination from having to close due to loss of power during the height of its lucrative summer season.

Building controls specialist, BG Controls has installed a state-of-the-art Building Management System (BMS) at BreathingSpace - the UK's pioneering respiratory centre.

Bredbury-based StudioTech, who specialise in sound and light installations for the retail sector, have just completed a £75K project at Springfields, an outlet shopping centre and festival gardens in Spalding, Lincolnshire.

Andrews Water Heaters, part of Baxi Commercial Division, has supplied two Queen's Award winning MAXXflo direct fired storage water heaters, together with a SOLARflo pre-heat system which have been installed at the new Nancy Astor Building, an £11 million development at the University of Plymouth.

Mita has provided a range of containment solutions for a new build school in the Scottish Borders - including bespoke floorboxes for the purpose-built music rooms.

Combining a 180m long ski slope with all the après ski bars, restaurants and retail outlets you would expect to find in a genuine Alpine village, Manchester's ‘Chill Factore ' has been a challenging construction project.

Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge has significantly reduced its energy consumption and carbon footprint by upgrading over 1000 existing lighting fittings using Chalmor's EasiFit T5 kit. As well as fast payback, a key factor in the choice of Chalmor was that this was the only conversion product on the market with EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) compliance - an important consideration in hospitals.

The Natural History Museum's new Darwin Centre is London's latest iconic project to benefit from the premium performance of Kingspan KoolDuct System of pre-insulated ductwork.

Institutions are increasingly concerned with their environmental impact, and new building programmes provide an obvious opportunity for adopting best environmental practice and using the latest technology to create greener buildings. Now, the award-winning Breezair evaporative cooling system from exclusive UK and Irish distributors, CoSaf Environments, has been specified for two major building projects in the higher educational sector for being the most environmental and cost effective means of cooling the buildings.

International multi-disciplinary engineering firm Buro Happold is part of the Narud Stokke Wiig Architects and Planners AS (NSW) team that was recently awarded the design commission for Oslo airport's major expansion programme. The ‘T2' development includes a terminal extension, a new pier, extensive remodelling of the airside and landside infrastructure components, as well as a significant package of enabling works to facilitate the overall delivery.

Over 800 McDonald's restaurants in the UK are being fitted with Trend intelligent building control systems, supplied and engineered by Powell System Engineering Ltd, a Trend Technology Centre.  The systems use Trend IQ3xcite controllers whose versatility has proved ideal in every situation, despite the wide variety of air conditioning and other plant they are called to control, and despite the variations in restaurants, which include drive-throughs and shopping centre sites, plus both purpose-built premises and  conversions.

The National Portrait Gallery has contracted with Powercall UK for 24/7 ‘power within the hour' emergency generator cover. Overcoming the challenges associated with a permanently installed standby generator such as insufficient space, capital expenditure, ongoing maintenance, and inner-city environmental issues the National Portrait Gallery now has a cost effective guaranteed solution to prolonged powercuts.