Heather Wolfenden, Marketing, Communications, and Sustainability Director for Lindab UK , examines what we mean by ‘healthy’ indoor air and explains why good indoor air quality is vital for health and wellbeing. What constitutes good and healthy indoor air? In this briefing…
James Cooper, Renewables Manager for Lochinvar highlights the risks of oversizing DHW systems when applying CIBSE Guide G and how designers can avoid the problems it creates. Oversizing of domestic hot water (DHW) systems can occur, particularly when applying CIBSE…
Steve Skeldon, Above Ground Product Manager at Wavin explains why great indoor environments increasingly rely on the hidden elements of building services. It’s no longer just up to architects and designers to build spaces where users are happy, healthy, and…
Martin Whiteley, Managing Director of Roperhurst, explains why plastic ductwork remains the material of choice for fume extract systems, and why design, fabrication and installation are vitally important considerations. In modern construction and refurbishment projects, ductwork rarely grabs the headlines.…
David Mowatt, Chairman of the Smoke Control Association (SCA), offers guidance on maintaining these life safety systems and examines the wider framework shaping smoke control system maintenance today. In the event of a fire, smoke often presents the most immediate…
Ian Palmer, Head of UK Specification at Airflow Developments Ltd highlights why air quality and acoustic considerations in education buildings are key to better learning environments. As schools, colleges and universities upgrade or refurbish their buildings, ventilation has become a…
The ventilation industry plays a critical role in maintaining safe, healthy environments in buildings. Gary Nicholls, MD and founder of Swiftclean and Swift Fire Compliance – and co-author of both TR19 Air and TR19 Grease and their predecessors – says…
