Heritage and Retrofit Group

The Heritage Group was established in 1973 with the main purpose of discovering and recording all aspects of building engineering services history.
The Group has evolved to disseminate knowledge on the retrofit and building services interventions in heritage buildings to its members.
The Heritage Group and its subcommittee Retrofit in Heritage merged in 2025 to become the Heritage and Retrofit Group.
Heritage and Retrofit Events
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- Group Heritage and Retrofit Group
- Date July 8th 2025, 11:30 - 12:30
Electrical Services
- Group Heritage and Retrofit Group
- Date July 8th 2025, 11:30 - 12:30
Heritage and Retrofit News
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- 20 Jun 25
Industry leaders gather to advance operational excellence at CIBSE’s Measuring Performance and Facilities Management conference
CIBSE’s 2025 Measuring Performance and Facilities Management Conference brought together sector leaders to share practical insights on building performance, sustainability and operational excellence. Focusing on collaboration, occupant wellbeing, design vs. maintenance, and post-occupancy evaluation, the event reinforced best practice in line with CIBSE Guide M

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- 13 Jun 25
CIBSE at the REHVA Student Competition 2025 in Milan
Earlier this month, thirteen teams presented their papers at the REHVA Student Competition in Milan during the CLIMA World Congress. Following her presentation at the 2025 Technical Symposium, Karolina Prusicka represented CIBSE in Milan.

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- 11 Jun 25
CIBSE welcomes Vince Arnold as new President for 2025–2026
Vince takes over the CIBSE presidency, having over four decades of experience in Building Services Engineering, a deep commitment to professional development and a long-standing history of service as a CIBSE volunteer and the wider engineering community
Heritage and Retrofit Knowledge
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Published January 2021
A20C ASHRAE 20th Century Air Conditioning (2021)
- Available to Members from £45.00 +VAT
- Standard price from £59.00 +VAT
- Jan 2021
- ASHRAE
- Hard Copy
- Standard Rate
- From £59.00 +VAT
- Member Rate
- From £45.00 +VAT
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