Putting smart homes into practiceSmart home technology is becoming increasingly commonplace in luxury home and apartment developments. Matt Nimmons, Operations Director at CEDIA (the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) takes a close look at one such project in Berkshire – a winner in the 2009 CEDIA Awards.Published: 12 February, 2010If you’re a building services consultant or contractor looking to specify audio-visual and related smart electronic systems in the home for the first time, and wondering how to go about it, then the trade body CEDIA is the best place to start.
Power dressingGenerating electricity and heat from the same source can produce impressive energy savings and significant environmental benefits, as Mark Northcott of Remeha, explains.Published: 02 November, 2009In an increasingly uncertain world, the security of a country's power supply starts with energy efficiency and one of the most promising pieces of technology in terms of saving energy and protecting precious environmental resources is microCHP (micro Combined Heat and Power).
Supporting the need for solar thermal systemsBy Yan Evans, Technical Director of Andrews Water Heaters and Potterton CommercialPublished: 02 April, 2009The recent increase in the uptake of commercial solar thermal systems in the UK has predominantly been driven by local authority planning consent requirements for up to 15% of the building's energy requirement to be derived from some form of renewable technology. This has revealed a huge knowledge gap amongst designers, engineers and contractors within the heating and ventilation sector regarding the design of non-domestic solar thermal systems.
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