Magazine Archive - April 2010
Editorial: Mix and match for the best energy solution 8-Apr-2010
We need more consultants and contractors who are familiar with all the technologies and how they work together, says Paul Bra...
Ant Wilson: Vote for sustainability 8-Apr-2010
Your MP does not usually ask your opinion but election time is one of the few times he or she might turn up on your doorstep,...
Legal Matters: Legislation could help to make it a happy birthday 8-Apr-2010
Fergal Dowling, head of employment law at national law firm Irwin Mitchell, discusses how the laws on age discrimination are ...
Health & Safety Matters: Asbestos - the threat that will not go away 8-Apr-2010
A surge in the amount of refurbishment work in schools has brought an old foe back into the spotlight, says Bob Towse, head o...
Contractor Profile: Selling up is the order for Jigsaw installers 8-Apr-2010
When Richard Percival started Jigsaw FM he went for any job he could find and sold extra services to the client. Two-and-a-ha...
Company Profile: Midtherm Engineering - the will to succeed naturally! 8-Apr-2010
Paul Braithwaite talks to Andy Brown, director of Midtherm Engineering, about natural ventilation, how to grow and diversify ...
Top of the Class: A broad curriculum for building services design 8-Apr-2010
Anyone involved in the design of sustainable schools needs to take account of a wide range of different factors and guideli...
Top of the Class: Old school with innovation 8-Apr-2010
Maidstone-based DSL provides service and maintenance for hundreds of school buildings, including the world's oldest school.
Top of the Class: Lessons in how to create the right atmosphere 8-Apr-2010
Increasingly airtight school buildings can lead to a build-up of carbon dioxide in classrooms which can affect the concentrat...
Top of the Class: Why Medem's gas pressure proving system is a class act... 8-Apr-2010
Medem UK now gives a five year warranty on all Medem panels and a 10-year warranty when a system is commissioned by a Medem e...
Top of the Class: It's a testing time for CO2 in schools 8-Apr-2010
Monitoring carbon dioxide levels to adjust and control heating and air conditioning ventilation rate depending on the occupan...
Top of the Class: Education - Something missing in school buildings 8-Apr-2010
Mike Malina, director of Energy Solutions Associates, and an energy auditor, urges schools to forget the green bling and conc...
Top of the Class: Learning with biomass 8-Apr-2010
Biomass offers a very effective heating solution for many schools but it's important to address the key practical issues that...
Top of the Class: Natural ventilation in class is up in the air 8-Apr-2010
Growing pressure on school budgets means more are looking towards natural ventilation as a way to meet indoor air quality tar...
Top of the Class: Salix offers schools funding for energy efficiency 8-Apr-2010
Alastair Keir, chief executive at Salix Finance, looks at how schools can reduce their environmental footprint by minimising ...
Top of the Class: Windowmaster helps cut emissions at South Cheshire College 8-Apr-2010
WindowMaster is to supply and install an automated window control system for the new 57 million South Cheshire College.
Burning Issue: Why SEER, not EER, is the future 8-Apr-2010
Andrew Keogh, engineering manager with Carrier Air Conditioning, discusses how one simple S could help companies save thousan...
Heat Pumps: Householders step up for incentives 8-Apr-2010
Cameron Holroyd, commercial director of Kingspan Hot Water Systems, discusses how to get the most out of air source heat pump...
Heat Pumps: How 1 + 1 = Code level 3 8-Apr-2010
Clyde Brown, managing director of water heating specialist Elson, discusses how the Code for Sustainable Homes, level three a...
Heat Pumps: Performance and carbon saving 8-Apr-2010
This case study, provided by Neil Hudson of S&P Coils, is based on the use of heat pumps as the heat source and banks of radi...
Heat Pumps: VRF heating takes ac industry straight into the boiler room 8-Apr-2010
The development of VRF heating-only systems by Mitsubishi Electric opens up the boiler room to the air conditioning industry ...
Building Services IT: Controlled collaboration 8-Apr-2010
Efficient project management can have a real impact on the profitability of a job. Colin Barnes of Collabor8online explains h...
Heat Pumps: A boost for commercial HW 8-Apr-2010
Heat pumps are well known for their effectiveness when used with low grade space heating applications. However, air source he...
Water Heating: A versatile commodity 8-Apr-2010
Who needs hot water? In a word - everyone, from the showers and taps we run at home and work, to the more demanding markets o...
Water Heating: Long live the boiler! 5-Apr-2010
Ron Barker, group product manager at Ideal Boilers, explains why boilers still present the strongest solution for commercial ...
Water Heating: Hot water on tap 5-Apr-2010
According to Jon Cockburn, head of marketing for Heatrae Sadia, when selecting and installing water heating provision for a c...
