Ahead of our attendance and sponsorship at the Companies for Net Zero’s Decarb New York 2023 event on the 14th September, we at IES have been discussing how companies can utilise...
District heat networks have a vital role to play in a net-zero future. The Times Future of Energy report, released earlier this summer, featured some interesting insights on the...
Energy security has understandably risen higher on the agenda in recent years, after successive political and economic pressures culminated in full scale global energy crisis. IES...
BAM’s Design team (BAM Design) have been using IES Virtual Environment (IESVE or VE) for the past 10 years to carry out performance modelling on over fifty UK schools as part of...
The news that hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences will be granted is hugely concerning. It is the latest in a string of political developments in recent weeks that have...
Many leading climate experts already believe that the 2030 1.5°C warming limit is already out of reach. As more and more scientific evidence backs this up, the goalposts will move...
In the first two blogs of our series we introduced you to the Sleeping Digital Twin concept and explained our stepped process to awakening the potential of your existing digital...
IES developed a digital twin of a social housing block in Dublin and assessed the whole-life carbon impact of four retrofit strategies over three time periods aligned with...
The Water-Energy Nexus considers the interrelationship between water and energy. E.g. Power plants consume water for cooling systems, and Water plants consume power for treatment...
IES has been awarded the contract to develop a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) for the Borough Council of Calderdale as a vital part of its efforts to reach net zero by...
The UK is experiencing a heatwave this week with temperatures anticipated to exceed 34⁰C in some parts. Temperatures at these extremes are becoming increasingly common, with...
We’re delighted to officially introduce Richard Fletcher, our global sales director, who joined the IES team in October last year. Previously business area director for Trimble...
In the third installment of their sixth report, the IPCC have given their final warning that we must act to avoid the devastating consequences of climate change. The report states...
Congratulations to IES’ Matthew Duffy on being re-elected to the IBPSA-USA Board of Directors. After serving in 2020 and 2021, he has been re-elected for 2022 and is...
Now that we have had some time to take stock and reflect on COP26, I wanted to share my thoughts on the event. During the conference, I had the opportunity to meet and hear a...
The built environment sector is on the frontline of the sustainability challenges we face as the world works toward net zero. There’s a mix of solutions but key to a successful...