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How do bricks affect energy efficiency in buildings?

Brickwork is a building technique that’s been around for thousands of years. In the modern era, the standard red brick symbolises stability and strength in construction – to the extent that the term ‘brick and mortar’ has become a synonym for ...

25 Apr 2024

What will the proposed 23% reduction in electricity costs really mean?

As the UK moves towards a general election both the opposition party and current UK government are viewing energy costs as a weapon that can be used to attract electoral ballots. Both parties are reviewing their approach to truncating domestic and commercial energy costs.

25 Apr 2024

Energy-efficient tips when heating your home in 2024

If you’re keen to reduce your energy bills, there are some things you can do to heat your home more efficiently....

18 Apr 2024

How “drop-in” renewable liquid fuels could transform off-grid heating and DHW for building services and consultants

Rinnai’s Chris Goggin looks ahead to the advent of renewable liquid fuels in the mass markets.

18 Apr 2024

The best ways to ventilate the home

Easy heating and good ventilation in your home go hand in hand with feeling comfortable in your home. It reduces the need for excessive heat in the winter and air conditioning in the summer which ultimately has a positive effect on your energy bill ...

10 Apr 2024

How can I become an HVAC engineer?

On the hunt for a new, exciting career that gets you up and out of bed in the morning? You’re not alone! It’s believed that around 70% of UK workers are currently on the lookout for a new job due to dissatisfaction with their current employment ...

10 Apr 2024

Can commercial heat pumps be used for commercial DHW?

Pete Seddon & Sean Ehlen of the Rinnai Tech Team look at some answers to whether commercial heat pumps can be used for commercial DHW generation.

4 Apr 2024

Steve McConnell, Director of the Industrial and Commercial Heating Equipment Association (ICOM)

Defining hydrogen ready appliances in commercial applications

With the UK Government’s pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions to a Net Zero, Steve McConnell, director of the Industrial and Commercial Heating Equipment Association (ICOM), clarifies the levels of hydrogen-readiness seen in new products on the ...

12 Apr 2023

Water quality – vital for every HVAC system

When it comes to specifying a new HVAC system for schools, or maintaining an existing one, many factors need to be considered. James Hurtley, of Spirotech, outlines some of the key elements that need to be factored in to meet both ...

12 Apr 2023

Energy savings up on the roof

Lee Jenkins-Skinner, CIAT AHU and Rooftop Product Manager, highlights the benefits of rooftop air conditioning units and introduces its new Vectios™ RPJ/RIJ on R-454B range, designed for optimum energy efficiency....

6 Apr 2023

Aimee Holloran, Business Development Manager in Low Carbon Heating at Samsung began her path with a plumbing aprenticeship

Meet the women changing the face of the heating industry

As the theme of International Women’s Day this year is ‘Embrace Equity’, Samsung Climate Solutions are spotlighting female talent within the HVAC industry, particularly in the low carbon heating sector....

9 Mar 2023

The road to Net Zero is based on – practical-economic-technical heating & hot water systems for all sites

Rinnai managing director Tony Gittings outlines a future where all sites are given specific and detailed attention in producing the best system from the array of products now available – hydrogen, bioLPG, heat pumps and hybrid....

13 Oct 2022

Independent air conditioning giant celebrates its golden year

West Bromwich-based, Weatherite, has racked up 50 years of operation, a milestone said to reflect the strength, stability, and success few companies achieve....

10 Aug 2022

Carrier celebrates 120th anniversary of modern air conditioning

It's 120 years ago – before we had chewing gum, radios, Einstein’s theory of relativity, or airplanes – that Willis Carrier came up with one cool invention: modern air conditioning....

20 Jul 2022

Paull’s House at Aldenham School in Elstree

Meeting historic school’s heat and power demands more sustainably with CHP

Mark Gibbons, CHP national sales manager at Baxi Commercial Solutions, looks at how a Combined Heat and Power system is efficiently reducing energy bills and improving comfort levels in a historic boarding school...

6 Jul 2022

Riello celebrates a century of innovation

As Riello celebrates a century of innovation and engineering excellence in heating solutions, Neil Mattock, marketing director and head of training at Vokèra by Riello, looks at some of the highlights of the company’s 100-year history and recent ...

5 Jul 2022

The heat pump ball is starting to roll, installers must seize the opportunity

On the 29th June, the Climate Change Committee's (CCC) 2022 Monitoring Framework report was published, tracking the Government's progress in meeting carbon reduction targets. The report states that heat pumps are likely to provide the majority of ...

4 Jul 2022

America on hydrogen: will rest of west have to follow?

Chris Goggin examines American interest and usage of hydrogen as a major contributor towards future decarbonising of domestic energy options; and, American market size could influence European and therefore global power trends in the near future ...

29 Jun 2022

Carrier celebrates 100th anniversary of world changing centrifugal chiller technology

On the evening of May 22, 1922, 300 people were invited by Willis Haviland Carrier to a sheet metal shop in Newark, New Jersey, for a free meal and a boxing match followed by the unveiling of the first centrifugal chiller technology....