This project will shine a light on what is possible.. Further applications: the benefits to government and local plans.

With the current pandemic, however, the focus on buildings is moving away from energy efficient buildings, and towards healthy buildings.But can we have both?.

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has just released a. set of documents.which provide guidance for building owners and managers on how to start reoccupying their buildings.The guidance relates to safe working practices and the assessment of building services..

Some of the key themes are around air: providing more fresh air and avoiding recirculating air.The guidance includes bypassing those heat recovery devices which may recirculate air in some circumstances, and considering air pathways – how air comes in, moves around and leaves a building.

This is because occupants of a poorly ventilated room are exposed to a higher concentration of airborne pathogens.

The risk of exposure increases with the time spent in such an environment..A school, for example, can be configured in just 15 minutes.. Key insight.

We will need more.convincing mechanisms to ensure that what was designed is what is built..

The process will be able to handle multiple stakeholders and purposes, all at the same time, mitigating and eliminating the risk in these where possible.. Industry challenge.Even if each stakeholder or specialist, does their utmost to deliver as planned, the interfaces where specialisms meet will remain a tolerance risk.. As long as changes can be made on site, assets will always be vulnerable to unintended consequences..