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Tackling condensation and mould this World Ventilation Day

Now in its fourth year, World Ventil8 Day will be held on Saturday, 8th November, with the theme of ‘Collaborate to Ventilate’. The day aims to highlight ventilation’s crucial role in healthy buildings and a healthy life, with a particular focus on ... 
 6 Nov 2025
BESA’s director of competence and compliance Jill Nicholls

Vent hygiene sector takes up competence challenge

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has launched a wide-reaching consultation to establish a framework for defining a route to professional competence in the ventilation hygiene sector.... 
 5 Nov 2025

Data centres emerge as key growth engine in the UK ventilation market

As the UK construction sector continues to navigate a challenging landscape marked by weak housing output and tight margins, the ventilation and air conditioning (VAC) industry is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Driven by tightening ... 
 5 Nov 2025

Legislation, innovation and insights head agenda at REHAU district heating workshop

REHAU is set to host a free in-person workshop centred around the future of district heating on 27 November 2025, at The Building Centre in London. The Next Level Heat Networks workshop offers a free opportunity to gain innovative insights into low-... 
 5 Nov 2025

HHIC and HPA collaborate to provide updated guidance on water treatment for hot water systems

The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) and Heat Pump Association (HPA) have published updated guidance to help heating and plumbing professionals maintain safe, efficient and long-lasting heating and hot water systems in UK homes. The ... 
 5 Nov 2025

Trial proves hybrid heating is highly effective in lower carbon heating for UK homes

A new trial has found that hybrid heat systems can effectively heat homes in the UK while still working towards the country’s net zero goals, as a weighted average of 94% of annual heat demand would come from the heat pump element. This study ... 
 5 Nov 2025

Fixing electricity pricing could unlock UK heat pump boom, new report reveals

Despite 80% of UK homeowners saying they care about climate change, heat pump adoption in UK homes remains critically low, with only 6% making the switch. According to Mitsubishi Electric’s latest report, Heat Pumps: Accelerating the Switch, one of ... 
 29 Oct 2025
Housing Secretary Steve Reed

Social housing tenants safe from black mould through Awaab’s Law

Millions of tenants across the country will benefit from safer homes thanks to new rules coming into force this week. The new rules will protect tenants and force social landlords to urgently fix dangerous homes.... 
 29 Oct 2025

Airtech urges landlords to ensure good IAQ for tenants as Awaab’s Law takes effect

With Awaab’s Law now in force, condensation and mould specialists, Airtech, are encouraging social housing landlords to ensure ventilation systems in their properties are regularly serviced to maintain good indoor air quality (IAQ) for tenants.... 
 29 Oct 2025

‘Exceptional’ response to new heat network engineering apprenticeships

Specialist heat network services provider Insite Energy has welcomed the first two apprentices onto its newly launched training scheme designed to fast-track talented young professionals into the low-carbon heating industry. The appointments follow ... 
 29 Oct 2025

Domestic Building Services Panel (DBSP) migration into CIBSE

CIBSE has announced that the Domestic Building Services Panel (DBSP) has now formally migrated into CIBSE, becoming the CIBSE Domestic Building Services Panel (CIBSE DBSP).... 
 29 Oct 2025

Limescale Protection In Commercial Heating & Hot Water Systems – The Numbers That Add Up To Significant Savings

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Rinnai’s Chris Goggin looks in detail at the cost savings in both time and energy costs that comes with effective scale protection to all systems. 
 28 Oct 2025
The Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers Society (RACES) has been launched

A new refrigeration and air conditioning society has been launched

The Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers Society (RACES) is the new voice for professionals working in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector – created for the people who do the work: installers, service engineers, design ... 
 23 Oct 2025
Andy Sims, Lochinvar

Lochinvar appoints heat pump specialist

Lochinvar has appointed Andy Sims as the new Northern Heat Pump Specialist. He joins brings a wealth of experience in the HVAC sector, having joined the industry almost 20 years ago.... 
 23 Oct 2025

Industry gathers to celebrate opening of The Fernox Experience

Fernox officially opened the Fernox Experience and The Ernie McDonald Training Academy in Woking, at an Autumn event that brought together customers, industry influencers, supply chain partners and press.... 
 23 Oct 2025
Donatas Karciauskas, chief executive of Exergio

AI retrofits could cut heating waste by 30%

As the heating season begins, energy efficiency experts warn that heating, responsible for 32% of building energy use, still wastes energy on empty rooms and overshooting systems. They say AI-driven “soft retrofits” can cut heating waste by up to 30%... 
 22 Oct 2025

Homes with inadequate ventilation more likely to have damp

Indoor air circulation emerges as the strongest predictor of damp, with nearly half of damp homes containing someone with a long-term health condition... 
 22 Oct 2025

Can the grid keep up? As global temperatures rise so does the need for cooling.

Can our electricity grids handle the heat – and can governments need to accommodate growing demand without infringing upon NetZero ambitions? Rinnai Managing Director Tony Gittings looks at the accelerated increases in demand for cooling technology due to global warming. 
 22 Oct 2025

Domestically manufactured heat pumps account for a third of UK heat pump sales in 2024

New figures from the Heat Pump Association (HPA) show that 32,920 of the 98,345 heat pumps sold in the UK in 2024 were manufactured domestically, accounting for a third of the total factory gate sales. This represents a 40% increase from 2023... 
 21 Oct 2025
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