Magazine Archive - May 2008
Energy Efficiency: How to control energy savings 1-May-2008
New energy-saving products, some enforced by recent legislation, are key drivers in the HVAC controls field. And, as Jerry Ha...
Underfloor Heating: Solution that can be found right under your feet 1-May-2008
Ian Crampton, business development manager of Polypipe Terrain, advises it is important to find the right manufacturer before...
Underfloor Heating: A healthier way to heat 1-May-2008
Everyone knows that underfloor heating can save energy and space. But, writes Paul Bramhall of Uponor, there are other import...
Underfloor Heating: Grand designs on UK property 1-May-2008
The UK is increasingly waking up to the concept of underfloor heating, which is already popular throughout the rest of Europe...
Underfloor Heating: Innovation from beneath 1-May-2008
Originally more widespread elsewhere in Europe, underfloor heating has now become a more mainstream technology in the UK. Gra...
Air Handling Units: Keep it cool, keep it modern 1-May-2008
It is understandable health-estate managers play it safe when it comes to AHUs in sterile areas. But, argues Moducel sales ma...
Air Handling Units: There's a wheel, there's a way 1-May-2008
Thermal wheels for air-handling units used to be regarded as a specialist luxury. But, in the face of tougher new building ...
Air-Handling Units: Luxurious efficiency 1-May-2008
During construction of a new five-star London hotel, a heat recovery system which exceeded the energy efficiency requirements...
Renewables & Low Carbon Emissions: Building for an environmentally ambitious future 1-May-2008
The world of building services is changing out of all recognition. But the technologies which must be used in the future are,...
Air Handling Units: Cool look at heated claims 1-May-2008
Chris White, research and development director of VES Andover, is surprised how many ventilation systems are underperforming ...
Company Profile: Just call me Mr Spirovent 1-May-2008
Bryan Barlow, director of Spirotech, is after you. If he hasn't seen you yet, he will be there soon with his trusty demonstra...
Burning Issue: Better testing is a sound idea 1-May-2008
Alan Nethersole, senior acoustic consultant with Lee Cunningham Partnership, argues that noise control has moved forward, y...
Contractor Profile: The Marshall Plan 1-May-2008
ONE of Keith Marshall's frustrations is that no skills minister ever stays in the job for more than a year or so.
Health & Safety: The curious incident of the candle at the station 1-May-2008
A laughable episode at St Pancras highlights all that is bad about our risk averse culture, says Bob Towse, head of technical...
Editors Comment: Light touch for small businesses? 1-May-2008
I am constantly carping about the pressure of Brussels legislation on all our businesses.
