Modern Building Services

CONTENTS Inside the OCTOBER 2022 issue Follow us on Twitter@MBS_magazine See www.modbs.co.uk for our digital issues and to search all of our news, features and product updates. Industry News 6 • Worcester Bosch Sales & Marketing Director takes early retirement • New CIBSE Building Performance Award celebrates digital innovation • Price cap surge blows a hole in Government’s heating strategy • TROX celebrates its 60th anniversary in the UK Net Zero 10 Making progress towards net zero by tackling heat decarbonisation 12 People, process and partners are the key to the success of Net Zero 14 Direct electric heating: A real low-carbon alternative for construction 17 Net zero and the built environment: The journey to carbon efficiency 20 How to keep net zero momentum during the energy crisis Smart buildings 22 Benefits of a smart building 24 Digitalisation and collaboration are key to decarbonising our buildings 27 The data making our buildings smarter 30 The future of buildings is smart 32 The architect’s journey to zero energy buildings What’s New 34 The guide to new products and up to date business news 14 20 17 27 Next issue Heating – technologies & techniques, Indoor Air Quality MODERN BUILDING SERVICES OCTOBER 2022 5