Engineering expertise for Derby schools

Consultants Pick Everard has won a major role in Derby’s largest-ever schools-building programme, worth £38 million. The practice will provide an integrated team to provide design for building services, civil and structural engineering and is working with Norwest Holst Construction and VINCI Investments on the PFI project to rebuild five schools. The services contractor is Rosser & Russell from Manchester.



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Industry leaders gather at CIBSE’s Measuring Performance and Facilities Management conference

CIBSE’s Measuring Performance and Facilities Management conference recently brought together leading voices from across the built environment
to explore the evolving landscape of building performance and operational excellence.

Independent testing crucial to bridge retrofit confidence gap, BSRIA study reveals

New research from the Building Services Research and Intelligence Association (BSRIA) highlights a significant confidence gap between construction professionals and the general public regarding the effectiveness of building retrofits.