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Latest news, CPDs and technical articles on air conditioning and ventilation
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Heightened awareness: Avoiding cold draughts in offices with exposed ceilings
The trend for exposed ceilings in offices can have serious consequences for occupant comfort if designers don’t take…
May 2019
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Going to any length – chilled beams at Lambeth Civic Centre
Limited space and the need for flexibility helped drive the specification of chilled beams at Lambeth Civic Centre.…
February 2019
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Best practice for lower-GWP refrigerants: installation, commissioning and servicing
Daikin’s Martin Passingham explains how new refrigerants meeting the F-Gas Regulation can be safely installed and maintained
April 2019
The impact on system design
As older systems come to the end of their life, they are progressively being replaced with alternatives that…
March 2019
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The living lab: making data count
Hoare Lea’s Living Lab is exploring how data can be used to optimise buildings for both energy use and…
November 2018
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Sounding the alarm – flammable refrigerant gas safety concerns
Air conditioning and refrigeration firms are becoming increasingly worried about the amount of flammable refrigerant gas being used…
November 2018
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Fit for purpose – how best to keep cool in exercise spaces
Current design guidance for fitness spaces is not always optimised for comfort, according to Max Fordham’s Henry Pelly,…
September 2018
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Cool city living – tackling overheating risk in a glazed Salford tower
When excessive glazing caused a high-rise tower block in the centre of Manchester to overheat, contractor Proline developed…
August 2018
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Heat recovery at the University Arms Hotel
Cambridge’s University Arms Hotel refurbishment had to accommodate a complex heat recovery system on a constrained site with…
August 2018
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How NewMass combines chilled water with PCM to save energy
NewMass cooling systems offer the energy savings of passive design and the control of mechanical cooling. Phil Lattimore…
July 2018
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How pollution affects indoor air quality in buildings
The quality of the air people breathe is vital for their health and wellbeing. CIBSE Journal looks at…
June 2018
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How catalysts in AHUs can improve indoor air quality
Electrostatic precipitators can stop PM2.5 dust particles from entering buildings, but could create dangerous levels of ozone. Catalysts…
May 2018
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How the F-gas regulations are disrupting the cooling industry
The soaring price of refrigerant gas is leading to an outbreak of unsafe and illegal practices, writes Ewen…
May 2018
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Practicing perfect commissioning for air conditioning systems
Air conditioning offers benefits in terms of cooling and heating, but only if systems are commissioned correctly before…
May 2018
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Using CFD to predict flows in chilled beams
Computational Fluid Dynamics can be used to gauge flow predictions for chilled beams, according to Abdullah Karimi's paper…
March 2018
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How to achieve nearly zero carbon emissions with evaporative cooling
In many climates, comfort cooling with zero carbon emissions can be achieved through a combination of evaporative cooling,…
March 2018
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Thermal labyrinth offers comfort at Canadian hospital
A new emergency department at a Canadian hospital enabled designers to use a basement void to install a…
March 2018
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