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TMV2 and TMV3 What do you know about them?
This article looks to explore TMV valves with TMV2 and TMV3 approvals, which are specifically tested to…
February 2026
Ideal Heating launches new Imax Xtra 2 cascade installation video, proving powerful output doesn’t have to mean long build times
Video follows the assembly of three 80kW Imax Xtra 2 floor standing commercial condensing boilers in real…
February 2026
The essential guide for domestic heating design
The new edition of the Domestic heating design guide is critical for designers of heating and hot-water systems in owner-occupied homes, says Andy Mathews
January 2026
Bridging the heat pump efficiency divide
Real-world analysis of domestic heat pump installations has identified underlying reasons for system underperformance. Alex Smith looks at the study paper’s recommendations, which the authors…
January 2026
Bridging the heat pump efficiency divide
Real-world analysis of domestic heat pump installations has identified underlying reasons for system underperformance. Alex Smith looks at the study paper’s recommendations, which the authors…
January 2026
Avoiding the trap: embodied carbon and low-GWP heat pumps
Research by Max Fordham shows that air source heat pumps with low global warming potential refrigerant risk being penalised under current calculation methods for embodied…
December 2025
The application of heat pumps in non-domestic buildings
A packed CIBSE briefing looked at how heat pumps can be applied effectively in commercial buildings. Speakers explored design quality, retrofit challenges and the policy…
October 2025
Could waste heat hold the key to decarbonisation?
Seven heat networks based around waste-heat sources could supply up to 6% of London’s heat needs, according to a Waste Heat Study for the GLA…
October 2025
A transformational shift: AI for building energy modelling
The rise of AI in building energy modelling – and the implications for practice and policy by Tim Dwyer
October 2025
Optimising a new nature-first hotel through digital design
Parametric optimisation and real-time modelling guided early design choices at a new luxury hotel in Spain, cutting embodied and operational carbon. Aecom’s Inés Idzikowski Pérez on…
October 2025
Removing the blind spots: hybridised pipework
Hybridised construction products, such as polyethylene pre-insulated MLCP pipes, are slipping through the regulatory gaps. Chris Ridge, from the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association, believes informed specification…
October 2025
Down the plughole: heat recovery from shower wastewater
Wastewater heat recovery systems can reclaim up to 60% of shower energy. With showers using 20–30% of hot water, a new Rehva guide – summarised…
August 2025
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