Wellness trends, such as health tourism and workplace fitness, are having a huge impact across the building services industry. Managers must increasingly consider hot water delivery in a wide range of environments – from office shower facilities to residential gyms and luxury hotel spas.
Pipework – the veins of our buildings
If the building management system is the brains of a HVAC system and pumps are the heart, then the pipework is the cardiovascular system, distributing water, refrigerant, air and gas around the building to ensure it operates effectively.
Legionella bacteria can breed in any stagnant water within the 25oC to 45oC temperature range, doubling in number every eight hours. Public health is just as much at risk from Legionella in private homes and offices as it is in large scale public buildings but there are three major factors that create additional risk in healthcare environments.
Carrier calls for prioritisation of ventilation in NHS infrastructure plans
As the healthcare sector begins to plan how new government infrastructure funding will be spent, Carrier is urging NHS estates teams to prioritise ventilation upgrades as part of long-term building improvement strategies.
Specifiers urged to act ahead of looming legislation
Specifiers are being encouraged to switch to efficient secondary hot water circulators ahead of anticipated legislation that will ban inefficient versions of these domestic and commercial plumbing products.
