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Pumps & Valves: Striking a fine balance

A well-balanced HVAC system relies on a number of conditions to ensure it runs as efficiently as possible, keeping operating costs down whilst ensuring the system functions to its design standard. Peter Rees, technical director of hydronic solutions provider, Tour & Andersson, explains how a properly balanced waterborne system can deliver such benefits by following a set of simple conditions to manage and maintain its effectiveness.

8 Aug 2010

Pumps & Valves: Upgrading from constant to variable speed

Migrating from a constant speed system to variable speed pumping is easier today than it has ever been says Wayne Rose, marketing director of Armstrong.

8 Aug 2010

Pumps & Valves: Getting the balance right

Making sure that a domestic central heating system provides optimum efficiency and comfort is not just about the hardware - it is as much about how that hardware is used and balanced says Bjorn Sejr Nielsen, marketing director, Danfoss Randall.

8 Aug 2010

Company Profile: Team spirit fired up as Calorex pushes hard for UK market

Paul Braithwaite talks to the management team at Calorex, the UK heat pump manufacturer, about the disastrous fire at the factory in Maldon, Essex and how the team spirit of all the workers which stemmed from the aftermath turned into the will to succeed as everyone pulled together and turned the company into a formidible competitor as it pushes hard for more UK market share.

8 Aug 2010

Contractor Profile: 1st Action where clients come 1st

Central to 1st Action's business is a sophisticated call centre serving customers in London and the Home Counties. On a visit to the centre in Northolt, Middlesex, Paul Braithwaite learns how the company has developed to meet customer requirements.

8 Aug 2010

Burning Issue: Meeting CRC targets

Delivering year-on-year energy savings requires strategic planning backed by sound management information and today's building services engineers should be at the heart of it. Tony Willis of Sabien Technology explains.

8 Aug 2010

Ant Wilson: How hot do you want summer?

Does this depend on whether you are on holiday or in the workplace?

8 Aug 2010

Acoustics: Natural ventilation for Newham schools

WindowMaster is supplying natural ventilation systems for two of the schools being constructed by the Newham Learning Partnership.

8 Jul 2010

Acoustics: Innovative ductwork minimises fire risk

The risk of fire in any type of building is an ever present concern and so all measures must be taken at the design stages to ensure the risks are minimised, writes Martyn Cashmore sales director of Caice.

8 Jul 2010

Air movement: Chimneys - don't fall short on the specifications

Open wood-burning fire and room sealed stoves, and solid biomass boilers are coming on in leaps and bounds but, SFL's Jason Lee warns contractors not to forget the rules about chimneys.

8 Jul 2010

Chimneys & Flues: Opportunities for stoves and biomass

The new Document Part L 1a gives a greater role for wood burning stoves in the overall heating of a house, writes Dennis Milligan of Schiedel Rite-Vent.

8 Jul 2010

Humidification: Challenged by humidity

When heating and cooling are provided by systems that have no humidity control, it's important to deal with this separately. Mike Slattery of Walter Meier (Climate UK) explains how this can be done cost-effectively and with minimum energy consumption.

8 Jul 2010

Humidification: Guide to installing humidifiers

As humidifier specialists, we often see humidifiers that have been supplied as per the specification, installed perfectly and correctly commissioned but still cause their end-users problems, writes Tim Scott, sales and marketing director at JS Humidifiers.

8 Jul 2010

Humidification: Can adiabatic humidification save 80% of mechanical cooling load?

Well, can it? Chaz Rehal of Carel UK shows how a novel dual zone system can be used for humidity control or just for adiabatic cooling - and does the maths.

8 Jul 2010

Energy Efficiency: Taking the heat out of energy efficiency

Despite reported confusion over the introduction of the new energy efficiency scheme, the heating and ventilating sector can still play a positive role in reducing power consumption by considering alternative energy sources, according to Jeff Short, central area sales manager at Aggreko, a global leader in temporary power and temperature control solutions.

8 Jul 2010

Energy Efficiency: One ‘L’ of a regulation

With Part L of the Building Regulations set to change in October 2010, housebuilders will be forced to make buildings greener as the government continues its drive to improve the energy efficiency of new and refurbished homes. Steve Skeldon from Wavin discusses the best options for reducing CO₂ to comply with new building regulations.

8 Jul 2010

Energy Efficiency: Pilgrim Hospital slashes carbon emissions with new energy centre

A new energy centre at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston uses low carbon technologies to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions significantly.

8 Jul 2010

Burning Issue: How to make commercial sense of the MCS

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme was designed to protect homeowners by guaranteeing certified renewable products and installers meet robust standards. But MCS is becoming important for commercial buildings. Richard Evans, director of sales at Buderus, talks us through the scheme.

8 Jul 2010

Company Profile: All change for Armstrong

You wouldn't build a high performance car on the side of the M25, and so why would you build a plantroom on a construction site? asks Richard Strode, the new managing director of Armstrong's UK HVAC business.

8 Jul 2010

Contractor Profile: Hard times but construction could benefit

Rob Manning, the president of CIBSE, talks to Paul Braithwaite about Collaborate and Deliver, the theme of his term of office, how he believes in Soft Landings, low carbon emisssions, how everyone is important in the building process and why each part of construction needs to work together.

8 Jul 2010

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Pumps & Valves: Striking a fine balance

Pumps & Valves: Upgrading from constant to variable speed

Pumps & Valves: Getting the balance right

Company Profile: Team spirit fired up as Calorex pushes hard for UK market

Contractor Profile: 1st Action where clients come 1st

Burning Issue: Meeting CRC targets

Ant Wilson: How hot do you want summer?

Acoustics: Natural ventilation for Newham schools

Acoustics: Innovative ductwork minimises fire risk

Air movement: Chimneys - don't fall short on the specifications

Chimneys & Flues: Opportunities for stoves and biomass

Humidification: Challenged by humidity

Humidification: Guide to installing humidifiers

Humidification: Can adiabatic humidification save 80% of mechanical cooling load?

Energy Efficiency: Taking the heat out of energy efficiency

Energy Efficiency: One ‘L’ of a regulation

Energy Efficiency: Pilgrim Hospital slashes carbon emissions with new energy centre

Burning Issue: How to make commercial sense of the MCS

Company Profile: All change for Armstrong

Contractor Profile: Hard times but construction could benefit

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