Alex Smith
Editor at CIBSE Journal
Tweeting mostly about the built environment – editor of CIBSE Journal
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1 month ago |
issues.org | Tom Burroughs |Alex Smith |Saloni Shah
In Nebraska, the US leader in beef production, controversy is swirling over a proposal to make the state the latest to ban the sale of “cell-cultured” meat, the AP reports. In Issues, Alex Smith and Saloni Shah argue that shifting to an alternative source of meat would bring huge benefits for the environment, public health, and animal welfare—and potentially for workers and the economy.
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2 months ago |
breakthroughjournal.org | Alex Smith
By Alex SmithIn the first few weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump created headache after headache for agricultural communities. From nominating health quack Robert Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services to launching and then pausing tariffs on Mexico and Canada, the Trump administration has kept farmers and observers of U.S. agriculture on their toes.
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2 months ago |
cibsejournal.com | Alex Smith
Credit iStock – GeorgeClerk The Building Safety Act (BSA), introduced in response to the Grenfell Tower fire, is a significant legislative change to building safety that impacts new and existing hospital buildings during design and construction. The act requires greater accountability and responsibility over a building’s life-cycle, and has new responsibilities for stakeholders involved with the design and construction of new and existing buildings.
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Jan 16, 2025 |
cibsejournal.com | Alex Smith
The government has relaunched the Net Zero Council. In its response to the Climate Change Committee’s latest progress report, published in December, the government says that the council is being launched as part of efforts to support businesses to decarbonise.
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Oct 18, 2024 |
breakthroughjournal.org | Alex Smith
By Alex SmithIn August, Vijaya Ramachandran and I wrote an essay pointing out the incredible myopia of New York Times coverage of food and agriculture. Reporters and columnists at “the gray lady,” we argued, were blinded by their own privilege and misunderstood elite tastes and preferences as challenges to the global food system. Early in the summer, I wrote a separate essay on the burgeoning field of “true cost accounting” for food systems.
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Talking heat policy and hybrid heat pumps on a cold day with @Baxiboilers Jeff House, and @energygovuk Laura Brassell (hybrid heat pump policy lead at DEZNS) https://t.co/oXyyWSZNHC
Why certifying design rather than actual performance good for energy efficiency in buildings. As demonstrated by BBP’s Rob MacWhannell - the slide shows similar energy performance whatever the building's EPC rating #NABERSUK #Build2Perform https://t.co/YIdEtzLGHC
Since study there are more low GWP refrigerants available but system efficiency must be taken into account. Summary - minimise refrigerant volume, reduce leakage rates, gather data, specify low GWP. 2/2 #build2perform
