2024 February

Paul Downing

Paul Downing, a member of the DW 145 drafting panel, explains the requirements and information considered beneficial for building facility managers and those responsible for maintenance.

Fire

The Tek screw timebomb

20 February, 2024

Airmec Essential Services Managing Director Andrew Steel details the planning of a practical response to the fire damper installation warning.

Solar Installation

Founder and Managing Director of Aztec Solar Energy Ltd, Richard Williams, shares his views on safety issues and the need for greater statutory regulation, as more installations are made on commercial buildings.

Tim Tanner

The challenge of over-exposure

20 February, 2024

Tim Tanner, Product Technical Manager – Ventilation Technology at TROX UK, discusses how air management challenges with exposed ceilings can be overcome.

The silent intruder

20 February, 2024

Nicola Rivers, Indoor Climate Specialist at Zehnder Group UK, discusses the importance of understanding the impact of condensation in commercial buildings.

1 Cumberland Place

A high-tech energy-saving project at a prominent Dublin office building has helped bring about a 76% reduction in energy demand and been officially recognised by the Irish Government.

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The evolution of commissioning

20 February, 2024

CSA Vice Chair, Keith Barker, takes a look at the sector’s evolution and progression over the past 30 years.

Harvester Pubs

A voltage optimisation programme, which is one of the largest of its kind in the UK to date, has enabled one of the largest operators of restaurants, pubs and bars in the UK to significantly cut its costs and improve its carbon footprint nationwide.




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Baxi survey reveals care home leaders need support to achieve heat decarbonisation goals

Baxi recently surveyed over 400 senior and middle management care home managers in both the private and public sector this summer in an effort to understand the enablers required to help decarbonise the sector.

CIBSE launches Society of Vertical Transportation to elevate standards worldwide

CIBSE has officially launched the Society of Vertical Transportation (SoVT), an international professional community for individuals and organisations working across the design, engineering, installation and innovation of lifts, escalators and emerging vertical mobility systems.