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Regulatory proposals fail to construct fabric-first solution

The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government has launched a consultation on changes to Part L and Part F. But Paul Simpson, commercial director at Recticel Insulation, asks do the proposed changes go far enough?...

20 May 2020

What could the COVID-19 rebuild strategy mean for UK's heating engineers

What does the government's 50-page document outlining a route back to normality mean for heating engineers asks David Holmes, founder of Boiler Guide.

20 May 2020

Mark Wilkins, head of training and external affairs at Vaillant

Infrastructure key to making hydrogen a reality

The industry has made encouraging progress in the development of hydrogen as one of the options for future low carbon heating, but the reality is that we still do not have the infrastructure to support wide scale deployment. Mark Wilkins, head of ...

11 May 2020

Jenny Smith, head of marketing at Vent-Axia

Ventilation plays critical role in reducing Covid-19 transmission

Vent-Axia has welcomed the Government’s Covid-19 press briefing on April 29 which cited ventilation as being critical in the fight against the virus....

5 May 2020

Andy Green, technical director, Baxi Heating

Keep heating systems safe with preventative maintenance

Andy Green, technical director at Baxi Heating, offers advice on how to protect the heating system through a building lockdown...

17 Apr 2020

Dr Chris Ecob, global applications and solutions director, mlecular contamination control division at Camfil.

Preventing street level pollution by removing NO2 in Hong Kong tunnel

According to the United Nations Environment Programme, 92 per cent of people in the Asia-Pacific region are exposed to high level of air pollution that pose significant risk to health....

18 Mar 2020

Construction and COVID-19

The construction industry has had a particularly difficult few years. So, the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, is another in a long line of challenges which the industry is now facing. That's according to experts at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson.

9 Mar 2020

Anders Sundvik, vice president of research and development for Camfil.

Reducing risk of viruses using high efficiency air filtration

A research team comprising of scientists from the United States, Canada and Spain reveals that more than 800 million viruses fall on every square metre of the planetary boundary layer (the lowest part of the atmosphere) every day. The risk of ...

27 Feb 2020

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

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Regulatory proposals fail to construct fabric-first solution

What could the COVID-19 rebuild strategy mean for UK's heating engineers

Infrastructure key to making hydrogen a reality

Ventilation plays critical role in reducing Covid-19 transmission

Keep heating systems safe with preventative maintenance

Preventing street level pollution by removing NO2 in Hong Kong tunnel

Construction and COVID-19

Reducing risk of viruses using high efficiency air filtration

Director comments on European Heat Pump Summit 2020

Industry urged to add cooling tech into MVHR

Partnership helps rate building performance

How architects accommodate for temperature regulation

A conversation with Dantherm's new VP of UK sales

ABB helps InterContinental Hotel achieve major energy cuts

The possibilities of commercial and non-domestic heat pumps

Tools and technologies to make your HVAC systems smarter this winter

A conversation with Dantherm Group Service VP Karl Lowe

Central heating with zone valves

Channel Tunnel stays cool and saves on energy

Xpelair urges installers not to overlook indoor air pollution

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