If we are to protect a generation of young children from serious harm, time is running out to clean-up the toxic air pollution choking many of Britain’s towns and cities. That was the urgent warning issued recently in a letter to the Prime Minister by the campaigning group Doctors Against Diesel, and it’s a concern shared by many scientific and medical […]

Ceiling-mounted radiant heating panels and sails arguably have significant advantages over alternative forms of heating. From energy efficiency to easy maintenance, here are five reasons why radiant panels are a smart choice for your next building project. Energy efficiency Radiant panels are a great way of providing comfort without expending large amounts of energy; because heat is delivered only where […]

Overheating in homes has been a growing concern for many years, due to the increasing trend to create airtight houses and the impact it can have on our sleep, our health and our well-being. Noise and air quality issues have also added to the problem, emphasising the requirement for good architectural design without compromising the health and safety of the […]

Global resource management company Veolia, working through its specialist energy performance team, has been awarded the first Carbon Energy Fund Ireland, CEFI, contract for a hospital in Ireland. The 15 year Energy Infrastructure Project Agreement for Dublin’s Mater Misericordiae University Hospital will reduce the hospital’s carbon footprint by approximately 81,000 tonnes, cut imported electricity from the national grid by 77%, […]

Leading national engineering specialist, SES Engineering Services (SES), has announced a contract win in excess of £20m with E.ON Connecting Energies (E.ON) to deliver M&E design and installation services on the largest CHP project to be undertaken by E.ON in the UK. This major building services project is in recognition of SES demonstrating how pre-construction engineering through a new and […]

LG Electronics has continued its impressive 2018 with the launch of its new Multi V M – a split compressor and heat exchanger unit for indoor installation. Multi V M is a hidden VRF system for complete indoor installation. It is available as a module type installation that has significant benefits. These include the provision of an increased freedom of […]

Ventilation constitutes 30 per cent of a building’s total energy consumption. Investing in a ventilation system using new ultrasound technology could cut operating costs and help reach the EU’s target of reducing energy consumption by up to 20 per cent by 2020. If we are to limit human impact on the Earth’s climate, several things need to be done. In […]

Leading indoor climate solutions provider, Zehnder Group UK Ltd, announces the launch of its new Specification Centre incorporating the Bisque showroom in Islington’s prestigious Business Design Centre (BDC). The centre caters for consultants, architects and interior designers, showcasing Zehnder’s range of indoor climate solutions including radiant heating and cooling products, comfort ventilation systems and radiators. The site is an ideal […]

Located on the River Great Ouse in Ely, the new Cambridge University Boathouse is a state-of-the-art facility that acts as a centre of excellence for rowing. It aims to use energy as efficiently as possible and maintain perfect comfort conditions for occupants and users of the facility, which is why it uses a Building Energy Management System (BEMS) from Trend. […]

As part of its 25th Anniversary celebrations, Elmhurst Energy, the leading energy performance measurement specialist, has launched its new ‘Manifesto for Change’. The company believes its manifesto and its six simple and practical measures will help to significantly reduce energy consumption in the UK. Elmhurst Energy’s 25th anniversary manifesto is written in the knowledge that by the end of 2019 […]