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Company Profile: M2G savings deliver for Sabien Technology

Environmental legislation has certainly given a boost to energy-saving technologies but these still have to be delivered within a commercially viable framework. HVR spoke to Alan O'Brien, founder and CEO of Sabien Technology, to see how the company has addressed these requirements.

1 Jun 2010

Fans: Continuous ventilation

Lee Nurse, marketing manager at Vent-Axia, explains how continuous decentralised ventilation can be retrofitted to help homes meet efficiency and carbon reduction targets.

1 Jun 2010

Residential Heating: Delivering heat when and where it is needed

David Garrity, managing director of Heat Electric, looks at the crucial role social housing has to play within the new government strategy for household energy management.

1 Jun 2010

Residential Heating: Grant funding boosts demand for installers

Gillian Allder, director, Grant Aided Heating Installers Network, discusses how government's recent announcement of increased funding for heating and insulation is set to boost the demand of professional heating installers in the domestic market and this, in turn, will incease sales of renewables like solar PV and heat pumps as well as gas central heating.

1 Jun 2010

Chillers: Real-time energy efficiency could cut costs for older chillers

Trevor Dann, operations director of The ThermoGroup, offers end-users of older chillers monitoring with potential savings which could become apparent in just a few weeks.

1 Jun 2010

Fans: Quiet!... it's the TD Silent fan

The TD ventilation range of fans has been used by customers worldwide to provide ventilation solutions for the last 20 years.

1 Jun 2010

Air Conditioning World: Active chilled beams cut energy use by 20% in university laboratory

An active chilled beam cooling system is to play a key role in delivering an expected 20 per cent reduction in cooling and ventilation energy consumption at the new Genomic Science Building at the University of North Carolina.

1 Jun 2010

Air Conditioning World: Target - data centre PUE

Airedale regional manager Stuart Kay examines how integrated, high efficiency cooling solutions can reduce the data centre PUE.

1 Jun 2010

Fans: Pressures on the fan that helps save lives

Until recently a pressurised means to control fire smoke in medium rise residential buildings was considered too expensive, but an integrated fan design solution has been produced expressly to protect lives in the event of fire.

1 Jun 2010

Healthcare: Sustainable ventilation in hospitals?

Linden Shuttleworth, Fläkt Woods UK sales manager, asks whether sustainable ventilation approaches can be as successful in health care environments as they have been in other buildings.

8 May 2010

Healthcare: Happier patients, lower fuel bills, all down to humidity

Temperature is easily understood and controllable, writes Dave Mortimer from Vapac Humidity Control. If it gets too hot, shed a few layers, too cold and you put a coat on, but when humidity levels start to fluctuate it is an entirely different proposition and people may not know how to tackle the problem.

8 May 2010

Healthcare: You don't have to be a brain surgeon to save energy

There are similarities in the way healthcare is provided and administered and the way buildings and building services in the healthcare sector are often currently run. Mike Melina, managing director of Energy Solutions Associates, investigates.

8 May 2010

Solar Thermal: Always look on the bright side of life

Design engineer at Buderus, Stefan Gautsch, explains the potential savings in fuel costs and carbon emissions achievable with solar thermal installations.

8 May 2010

Solar Thermal: Dimplex makes solar savings

Aragon Housing Association is planning for the future by trialling solar water heating in 13 of its electrically-heated properties with a Dimplex solution that has saved about £1,000 per installation on each property, and with the capacity to provide more than half of each household's hot water.

8 May 2010

Air Movement: How to create a safe, comfortable working environment

Employee health and safety and energy efficiency are key factors affecting business today. Louise Harris, Zehnder brand manager, discusses the issue of dust and offers a solution.

8 May 2010

Air Handling Units: Efficiency and the evolution of air handling units

David Applegate, managing director of Thermal Technology, discussses how the ahu has evolved and how today's units are more complication but also more efficient than previously.

8 May 2010

Air Handling Units: Buy new kit or refurbish?

There are many projects where refurbishing the air handling plant is a cost-effective and commercially viable alternative to replacing with new. Ron Flewett, ahu refurbishment manager of Envirotec, explains why the refurbishment option often provides the end client with the best value.

8 May 2010

Underfloor Heating: Warming to UFH technology

Underfloor heating technology is now sufficiently advanced to not only equal, but exceed the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of traditional alternatives, writes Matthew Miller of Polypipe Terrain. It's simple to specify, easy to install and offers proven performance and flexibility, yet some people remain unconvinced about its suitability for use on applications ranging from schools, industrial buildings and offices through to healthcare and residential properties.

8 May 2010

Underfloor Heating: The continuing relevance of underfloor heating

As the UK strives to meet emission targets set at a reduction of 34 per cent by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050, Adrian Troop, sales and marketing manager of Nu-Heat, suggests underfloor heating is playing a major role in the demand for greater energy efficiency.

8 May 2010

Underfloor Heating: A to Z of UFH installation

Chris Simmons, commercial manager for Wavin Underfloor Heating, has the answers.

8 May 2010

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Company Profile: M2G savings deliver for Sabien Technology

Fans: Continuous ventilation

Residential Heating: Delivering heat when and where it is needed

Residential Heating: Grant funding boosts demand for installers

Chillers: Real-time energy efficiency could cut costs for older chillers

Fans: Quiet!... it's the TD Silent fan

Air Conditioning World: Active chilled beams cut energy use by 20% in university laboratory

Air Conditioning World: Target - data centre PUE

Fans: Pressures on the fan that helps save lives

Healthcare: Sustainable ventilation in hospitals?

Healthcare: Happier patients, lower fuel bills, all down to humidity

Healthcare: You don't have to be a brain surgeon to save energy

Solar Thermal: Always look on the bright side of life

Solar Thermal: Dimplex makes solar savings

Air Movement: How to create a safe, comfortable working environment

Air Handling Units: Efficiency and the evolution of air handling units

Air Handling Units: Buy new kit or refurbish?

Underfloor Heating: Warming to UFH technology

Underfloor Heating: The continuing relevance of underfloor heating

Underfloor Heating: A to Z of UFH installation

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