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The need for good office IAQ is ever important as simply opening office windows for

Creating a happy, healthy workplace

Momentum continues to grow around the importance of good indoor air quality (IAQ). With an ever-increasing body of research confirming this, building owners need to make sure they’re providing an office environment that offers good IAQ....

4 Nov 2019

Allan Sandilands, principal consultant at Resource Futures.

How is the construction sector combating their waste?

As the effects on the world become too great to deny, we’re seeing more and more focus turning towards the level of waste produced globally. A widespread understanding that this isn’t sustainable has led to various sectors looking for ways to ...

23 Oct 2019

Kingspan highlights new commitments during Global Climate Change Week

This week marks the arrival of Global Climate Change Week, an event which aims to encourage the global academic community to engage with the public and key policy makers on climate change and potential solutions....

17 Oct 2019

The figure shows the zone classification according to Atex. If a system with components according to the directive is installed in an Atex zone, the plant manufacturer must ensure Atex approval of the system. Such a system can also contain several components not approved according to Atex, while other critical components must then be certified.

Asercom provides guidelines for safe handling

The handling of flammable refrigerants involves risk; however, due to their lower global warming potential (GWP) they are very important for achieving the objectives of the F-Gas Regulation, so it is necessary to change guidelines to them....

10 Oct 2019

George Linder, product manager, at Heatrae Sadia.

Back to basics – how does an unvented cylinder work?

Unvented hot water cylinders were made legal in the UK in 1986, and have grown in popularity ever since. George Linder, product manager, at Heatrae Sadia explores the advantages they can offer, how they work, and what this means for the heating ...

7 Oct 2019

€30 Million Triangulum project reaches conclusion

The future smart cities programme, Triangulum project, is drawing to a close as the participating cities, including Manchester in the UK, begin to share the first results from the five-year long programme.

2 Oct 2019

Director comments on European Heat Pump Summit 2020

Heat pump experts will meet for the sixth time at the European Heat Pump Summit in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg on October 22 to 23, 2019, when international experts discuss the European heat pump market and technology and application trends....

2 Oct 2019

Paul Harrington, head of residential sales at Elta Fans.

Industry urged to add cooling tech into MVHR

As structures become better insulated, and the climate gets warmer, ventilation strategies should incorporate cooling technology (MVHCR) to combat overheating, according to an industry expert....

28 Aug 2019

The Arbn Well dashboard depicting some indoor environmental parameters.

Partnership helps rate building performance

Arbnco has announced a new partnership with Arc Skoru to help rate the operational performance of buildings through indoor environmental monitoring....

31 Jul 2019

How architects accommodate for temperature regulation

No matter how incredible a building looks, it is all a waste if the inside is uninhabitable – especially when their primary purpose is to be used by people. One of most important parts of building design is temperature control, as without it a ...

27 Jun 2019

A conversation with Dantherm's new VP of UK sales

Exciting times lie ahead for leading HVAC company Dantherm, as a new VP of UK sales has been appointed to the company. With a wealth of experience in high-level management and sales, Robert Svendsen brings with him his own dynamic approach to the ...

1 May 2019

The InterContinental Madrid hotel has cut its energy use by 40 per cent using ABB VSDs and high efficiency motors.

ABB helps InterContinental Hotel achieve major energy cuts

A landmark hotel in Madrid is saving energy and meeting its environmental goals after equipping its heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems with ABB drives and high efficiency motors. Energy usage has been reduced by 445,000 kWh a ...

24 Apr 2019

The possibilities of commercial and non-domestic heat pumps

Sharon Oliver, marketing manager at Mitsubishi Electric, discusses some of the ways heat pumps can be employed as an effective solution....

21 Mar 2019

Tools and technologies to make your HVAC systems smarter this winter

Extreme seasonal changes are here to stay and modern heating systems need to keep up; consider adding a few plug-and-play technologies to the mix for extra efficiency benefits. Xylem’s Mark Bradley explains....

6 Feb 2019

A conversation with Dantherm Group Service VP Karl Lowe

Dantherm Group recently appointed new Group Service vice president, Karl Lowe, to enhance service and spare parts across the firm's global offices. Having started his career with a three-year refrigeration engineering apprenticeship before ...

10 Jan 2019

Example home using two zones for its central heating system.

Central heating with zone valves

A central heating system provides heat to a building from a centralised location, typically treating the entire building as a whole and relying on one temperature setting and reading to know when to turn the heat on or off. This can be very ...

23 Aug 2018

Channel Tunnel stays cool and saves on energy

Eurotunnel today released official data demonstrating energy savings of 33 percent after the first season of operating a new cooling system for maintaining requisite temperatures in the Channel Tunnel....

31 May 2018

Xpelair urges installers not to overlook indoor air pollution

With new research revealing that chemicals in everyday objects can be just as harmful as vehicle emissions, leading ventilation specialist Xpelair is urging installers to place a renewed focus on improving indoor air quality....

1 Mar 2018

Mike Hefford, general manager of Remeha CHP.

Clean Growth at risk says Remeha

As part of the Autumn Budget, the Chancellor announced that there will be no new levies for low carbon technologies, leaving the future of decarbonisation hanging. This, Remeha says, will jeopardise the UK’s ability to grow its economy within set ...

15 Dec 2017

Andrews Water Heaters recommends that hotel owners do not delay in evaluating their current heating systems.

Hotel owners urged to assess energy efficiency

As forecasts predict the building of an additional 19,000 hotel rooms in the UK in 2018, Andrews Water Heaters has urged hotel owners to assess their heating systems now, in order to meet the expected rise in heat demand generated by extra guests in ...

22 Nov 2017

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