Safety with numbers: using data to make workplaces Covid-secure
Data monitoring can help identify poorly ventilated office spaces at risk from Covid-19, as well as highlight poorly…
Understanding Hepa filters
An appropriately specified Hepa filter can be used in mechanically ventilated spaces and recirculating systems to practically remove…
Clear guidance: TR40 Best practice for exhaust ventilation
The risk of death and illness because of exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace can be cut…
Measuring overheating
To minimise overheating in homes it is important to produce accurate models to understand where risks might lie.…
Calculating Covid-19 risk according to activity and indoor space
A group of UK researchers has attempted to quantify the transmission risk of airborne Covid-19 infection according to…
Safe return: making school air conditioning Covid-secure
As children across the UK return to the classroom, schools have had to devise Covid-secure services strategies to…
How thermal storage will free up roofspace at Millennium Bridge House
By using thermal storage in buildings with cooling and heating requirements, designers can cut energy use, reduce HVAC…
Quality assured: regulating the heat network industry
With investment in heat networks expected to rise exponentially, the government is proposing mandatory testing to ensure the…
Are smart home technologies too clever for the industry?
Dan Cash summarises – and responds to – key questions raised in July's article on smart home technologies
Decarbonising heat using ambient loop heat networks
As the government aims to decarbonise heat, Locogen’s David Linsley-Hood investigates how ambient heat pump networks could be…
Light relief: Tackling the coronavirus with ultraviolet light
Experts are looking to ultraviolet light to help limit the transmission of coronavirus. Andy Pearson finds out how UVC…
Improving competency and testing for smoke control systems
New accreditation and certification schemes have been launched recently, to improve competency and compliance in the smoke control…
New normals: Consultants predict how Covid-19 will change HVAC design
What is the impact of Covid-19 on the design of HVAC systems for future buildings? We asked four…
Maintaining thermal comfort in a changing climate
In a warming climate, what can be done to maintain thermal comfort and productivity levels in buildings without…
arbn well: the smart approach to operating healthy buildings
arbn well is a CIBSE award-winning data analytics platform that could help building managers make their buildings Covid-19…