ON THE COVER AUTUMN 2026


CONTENTS... 11 14


IN THIS ISSUE... • Renewable energy • Boilers, pumps & valves


• HVAC/low carbon heating • Facilities/building management • Drives & motors


Sontay: Better buildings start with better data


Turn to page 6 NEWS


4. AI-enabled buildings can cut energy use by 22%, says new report


5. Beyond the data: What retail energy CIOs are betting on next


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FEATURES Renewable energy


8. Geothermal: The key to building greater energy security?


10. Why energy resilience is moving up the business agenda


11. When wind turbines finally work at ground level


13. Sustainable solutions that deliver meaningful ROI


Electric transport & EV charging 14. Is now the right time to electrify F&B fleets?


15. Why grid connection is not the only path to high performance charging


Event preview 16. Two months to go until elementalLONDON


Boilers, pumps & valves 18. Navigating low-GWP heat pump decisions


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20. Pump smarter: cutting energy costs through lifecycle thinking


Battery energy storage systems


26. Maximising energy autonomy for C&I buildings through solar and battery storage


Facilities/building management


29. How can data centre operators balance AI demand with sustainable energy management?


30. Improving efficiency with building automation


Decarbonising for housing associations/social housing


31. Why accurate data is key to obtaining successful retrofit funding


34. Council housing is leading the solar charge - now we need to keep it moving


Drives & motors


36 Why should industry invest in ‘hyper-efficient’ motors?


HVAC & low carbon heating


21. What are the benefits of decentralised ventilation?


22. Hospice benefits from sustainable heating and cooling


23. What’s the next phase of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme?


Event preview 24. Two months to go until London Build 2026


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