Fires caused by a binned battery or vape have been publicly reported in the UK every nine days this year, a new tracker shows. The UK Battery Fire Tracker, which maps every reported incident in the UK, shows an 88%…
The Environment Agency has expanded its watchlist of high-priority waste sites it says are ‘causing concerns within local communities’ to 139. Published as part of the government’s waste crime action plan, the original watchlist covered 117 waste sites in England…
Global municipal waste generation is projected to rise from 2.1 billion tonnes in 2023 to 3.8 billion tonnes by 2050, as international policymakers and industry leaders prepare to meet in London to discuss how the world should respond to…
The resource and waste management sector is largely ignored and undervalued by government strategic planning, Dan Cooke says. The article is available to read for free here. In an article for environmental SCIENTIST magazine, Dan Cooke, Director of Policy,…
The Government’s proposed Commercial Payments Bill could bring some of the most significant changes to payment practices in the construction industry for decades. Designed to tackle the long-standing issue of late payment and improve cashflow for businesses, the Bill includes…
The UK Government have announced plans for restrictions on colourful vape packaging and flavour descriptions. The plans, which Ministers say will stop vapes being marketed to children, have been launched as part of a joint consultation from the UK…
A North Wales waste and recycling company has been fined £36,000 for repeatedly failing to provide appropriate welfare facilities and asbestos awareness training for employees. A routine inspection by the Health and Safety Executive found that World Care (Wales) Limited tasked employees with sorting waste…
The UK’s biggest drinks producers and grocery retailers have urged the Welsh Government to appoint Exchange for Change as its Deposit Return Scheme administrator. A joint open letter argues that appointing Exchange for Change as scheme administrator is now…
As the UK experiences more frequent and intense heatwaves, regular overheating in homes has become a significant concern for building services engineers. The publication of Approved Document O and increasing adoption of CIBSE’s TM59 assessments have focused attention on design…
Contents LEV Thorough Examination And Test Is A Statutory RequirementWhy LEV TExT Is Separate From MaintenanceWhat A TExT Engineer Needs Before The Examination BeginsWhat A Thorough Examination And Test Actually InvolvesComparing Current Performance Against Commissioning BenchmarksWhat Happens When LEV Fails…
Balancing thermal comfort and carbon emissions reduction is becoming one of the most pressing challenges in the built environment. Residential buildings in the UK have historically been designed to retain heat. As heatwaves become more frequent and intense, indoor overheating…
Water mist has been used in fire protection for more than two decades, yet mention it to most building services engineers and the reaction is not always positive. While some see it as a useful, well-proven alternative to sprinklers, others recall…
