Balfour Kilpatrick has been awarded a £3 million M&E services contract on the 19-acre Quartermile development in Edinburgh. The company will supply and install M&E services to the new 7-storey Quartermile Two office building for client Southside Capital and ultimate client Sir Robert McAlpine. The 12-month project is due for completion in winter 2009.
More refrigerant bans possible, says government
The government could tighten up the rules that restrict the use of global warming refrigerant gases including speeding up phase-out programmes and introducing new bans, according to a spokesman from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Baxi research suggests schools strongly support heat decarbonisation
A survey conducted by Baxi of 200 state school estates managers, consultant engineers and M&E contractors has found that while enthusiasm for Net Zero and support for low carbon heating systems in schools is thriving, persistent barriers remain.
