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Redefining performance and efficiency with Lochinvar’s Imperium™ Solution
An all-new complete heat pump solution designed to maximise DHW delivery, providing full tank temperature hot water…
December 2025
Carrier FCUs help transform landmark Bethnal Green gas works
The regeneration project will convert a 4.5-acre brownfield site into a vibrant new community
November 2025
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 safeguard pupils and staff. Chris Baker details…
August 2020
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 plant and potentially free up space for…
August 2020
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 new wave of low carbon district heating…
July 2020
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
July 2020
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 a potential mechanism for providing low carbon domestic…
July 2020
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 light technology works and whether it could…
July 2020
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 sector. Alex Smith talks to Allan Hurdle…
June 2020
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 building services engineers how system specification might…
June 2020
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 resorting to excessive cooling? Phil Lattimore reports…
May 2020
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 secure. Phil Lattimore looks at how it…
May 2020
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