Increased Comfort & Energy Reduction
Claridge’s is one of the most iconic 5 star hotels in Mayfair, giving customers a chance to experience a world of design and flawless service and comfort. During the summer …
Environmental Control
Healthcare facilities are warming to prefabricated heating systems
Jeff House, Marketing & Applications Manager, Baxi Commercial, considers the heating options available to healthcare facilities and the increasing interest in prefabricated solutions Healthcare buildings come in all shapes and …
Potterton Commmercial boilers show major energy savings following refurbishment of Wigan Town Hall's heating system
Baxi Commercial Division has supplied five floor standing condensing boilers for a refurbishment of Wigan Town Hall’s heating system which has shown a 22% energy saving over the year to …
Green and pleasant screens
They absorb pollutants, deter graffiti artists and have a calming effect on those who live around them. Sean Farrell of green screen supplier Mobilane explains why ‘living walls’ can help …
Biomass TV – Euroheat brings wood heating to life
Leading biomass solutions provider, Euroheat, has launched a range of short films designed to make understanding biomass easier for installers and end users alike. Housed on its YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/EuroheatHBS, …
The Wonders Of Window Film
Environmental Control Films, having demonstrated via their wireless monitoring that window film can reduce temperatures within hotel rooms and offices by as much as 5 degrees, have now taken things …
Think in £s not kWhs
While energy saving initiatives can enhance an organisation’s carbon reduction status they also have significant economic benefits. Steve Browning, Marketing Manager of Trend Controls, explains how Building Energy Management Systems …
London Ambulance Glazing Audits
London Ambulance as responsible employers who were looking to make sure the glazing across their sites met all the required standards outlined in Regulation 14 (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations …
Living hoarding helps hospital become NHS sustainability champion
Urban greening company Treebox has installed a living hoarding at Guy’s Hospital in London to help the hospital minimise its carbon footprint and achieve its ambition of being a sustainability …
MOBILANE LAUNCHES ‘PICTURE’ WORTH A THOUSAND BREATHS
Leading green screen company Mobilane is breathing fresh air indoors and out with the launch of its latest innovation, LivePicture – a framed arrangement of plants that can be hung …
MAJOR RETAILER CHOOSES ALUGLAZE PANELS FOR NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
Sheffield-based architectural panel manufacturer Panel Systems has supplied Aluglaze insulated panels to a major supermarket retailer for a 633,500sq ft distribution centre on Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale. Over 400 …
Earn while you burn! Biomass reduces fuel bills by 40% for luxury cottages
Whitewells Farm Cottages, in rural Worcestershire, offers 4* luxury accommodation, heated by a Euroheat wood-heating biomass system; reducing fuel bills by 40% while qualifying for the commercial RHI. Originally converted …
The new BBS Biomass Boiler System from Potterton Commercial
New from Potterton Commercial, the Biomass Boiler System (BBS) is a totally new technology being incorporated into the portfolio of Low/Zero Carbon solutions offered by the Baxi Commercial Division “One-Stop-Shop”. …
Environmental Control Films
If you’ve seen Lumisty in action you’ve experienced the unexpected and. Upon first encountering the product, people are often struck by what they think is an optical illusion. Walking past …
Bio-oil vs biomass
Dick Stephens, from Euroheat, explains why bio-oil should be used with caution and why, in many instances, wood is a better solution. What’s bio-oil made of? Some is recycled from …
Trend Controls optimises energy savings for the Brunei Gallery at SOAS, University of London.
When SOAS, University of London resolved to lower carbon emissions and save money on its prestigious Brunei Gallery, it commissioned Trend Controls to carry out an energy audit and put …
ELTA SQS FAN MAKES IT TO FINAL OF NATIONAL AWARDS
For the second year in a row Elta Fans has won through to the shortlist of the H&V News Awards. The 2013 submission, a product from their box fan range, …
BIOMASS FUELS CARE-HOME SAVINGS
A residential care home near Doncaster has significantly reduced its energy costs by installing Windhager biomass boilers, which now supply all heating and hot water. Rock House Residential Home, a …
Timeguard enhanced presence detectors for optimum coverage
Timeguard has taken sensitive presence detection to the next level, making it more affordable, with its latest range of PIR detectors. The new detectors provide enhanced presence detection over …
Trend makes sure size matters with its new IQ422 controller
Trend Control Systems Ltd, the international Building Energy Management System (BEMS) manufacturer and supplier, has announced the latest in its industry leading IQ4 range of controllers – the IQ422. Designed …
New £28m academy lit by Luxonic
Luxonic Lighting has supplied the complete controls and lighting solution for the Sir Robert Woodard Academy in West Sussex, which is a new architectural landmark in Lancing. The £28 million …
Energy efficiency in building ventilation – are you ready for the new legislation?
For those of us involved in the building services sector, it feels as if we have been talking about the new Energy related Products (ErP) Directive for years. But now …
New brochure shows heat pump value to community heating schemes
Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new brochure to show the value that the Ecodan® range of air source heat pumps can bring to community heating schemes and how they can …
XPELAIR’S CARBONLITE RANGE GOES COMMERCIAL
Xpelair Ventilation Solutions has launched the GX EC3 range, its first fan range to feature in Xpelair’s Carbonlite commercial family. Utilising the latest techniques in contemporary design, the GX EC3 …
Silent Solution from Xpelair
The PassivX stack vent system from Xpelair Ventilation Solutions has been designed to be one of the most cost effective, sustainable and silent ventilation systems on the market. Utilising the …
SPECTRAL LIGHTING SHARPENS ITS BLADE
The new acoustic BLADE range from Spectral is a combined luminaire and acoustic panel for the modern office or educational buildings with concrete interiors. The suspended fittings provides effective acoustic …
Kingspan Renewables Adds Ray Of Sunshine To Nottingham Campus
A multi-million pound New Build development at Nottingham Trent University is benefiting from a major installation of 3960 Kingspan Renewables’ market-leading Thermomax solar thermal vacuum tubes, in what is one …
Learning a lesson
Mark Glitherow of Trend Controls explains how obtaining the financial resources to install a building energy management system (BEMS) in an educational establishment may be easier than you think. With …
Elta Fans’ handles the hard stuff in new whisky bottling plant
Elta Fans, Kingswinford-based Building Services division, has supplied a number of fans for the new bottling plant of one of Scotland’s premier manufacturers of single malt whiskies. Six ‘Quietflow’ Twin …
MHA Lighting helps slash hospital infection rates with new fully sealed lighting
AWARD winning LED specialist MHA Lighting is helping NHS Trusts fight hospital acquired infection rates with revolutionary new sealed lighting units. MHA Lighting’s patented LED technology has been designed as …
City of westminster college takes control with honeywell
The prestigious new City of Westminster College Paddington Green Campus in central London has been fitted with a sustainable building control system from CentraLine by Honeywell.Specified and installed by system …
YouGov survey reveals that indoor temperature influences both productivity and health
With the onset of summer and record high temperatures of late, unhappy workers are getting hot under the collar thanks to poor temperature management and inadequate ventilation of their workplace. …
The NASUWT presses for new rules that would require schools to act if temperatures reached 24C
The issue of temperature management and adequate ventilation is high on the agenda. The largest UK-wide teachers’ union, the NASUWT, is pressing for new rules that would require schools to …
A new source of renewable information for architecture
The country’s architects have access to a new information source on renewable technology with the installation of a permanent exhibition stand at the Building Centre in London’s Store Street from …