Embodied carbon in building services: office HVAC (Amended version V1.1 dated November 2025)

Technical Memoranda TM65.4:2025

Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, 2025
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Document Status

Current

Supplement

Mechanical & Electrical Supplement

Series

Technical Memoranda

Abstract

Relates to UK office buildings, discussing life cycle embodied carbon impact in the context of space heating, cooling and ventilation equipment and design strategies.

Author

Bury, W. Hamot, L. and Pigott, R.

History

Supersedes TM 65.4 'Embodied carbon in building services: office HVAC' (CIBSE, 2025). Dated October 2025. Amended version V1.1 dated November 2025.

ISBN

9781906846985

Subjects

  • Building services
  • Environmental issues/energy
  • Offices
  • Space heating/central heating
  • Building types
  • Special subject areas
  • Air conditioning/ventilation

Publisher History

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers received its Royal Charter in 1976. They promote careers of building services engineers by accrediting courses of study in further and higher education, and by approving work based training programmes. Their publications include technical guidance and codes which set the criteria for best practice in the profession.

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