Features Category - Heating and Ventilating

8 Oct 2020

Let’s talk about ‘fresh’ air?

Building managers should urgently review the way their ventilation systems are operating in light of the new restrictions announced by the government, according to BESA chief executive David Frise...

30 Sep 2020

Pandemic highlights need for improved CO2 monitoring in workplace

Mark Newton, managing director at Sontay, asks how well air quality and environmental conditions are being monitored in large offices and commercial buildings, and are they being analysed correctly?...

John Bradley, managing director, Homevent (Elta Fans Residential Division)

22 Jul 2020

IAQ & homeworking

The COVID-19 lockdown has meant that many in the UK are working from home for the first time. With some experts predicting this is likely to be a trend that continues into the future, what does this mean for those tasked with delivering ventilation ...

15 Jul 2020

LEV guidance targets workplace health

Thousands of new cases of serious ill health due to exposure to hazardous substances and fumes in the workplace have focused minds on the need for new best practice guidance for local exhaust ventilation (LEV)...

John Barker, managing director of Humidity Solutions

8 Jul 2020

Humidity control: virus protection, IAQ and care homes

John Barker, managing director of Humidity Solutions, examines the research on the role humidity control can play, and looks at some of the solutions for care homes, hospitals and places of work...

Jenny Smith, head of marketing at Vent-Axia

5 May 2020

Ventilation plays critical role in reducing Covid-19 transmission

Vent-Axia has welcomed the Government’s Covid-19 press briefing on April 29 which cited ventilation as being critical in the fight against the virus....

Dr Chris Ecob, global applications and solutions director, mlecular contamination control division at Camfil.

18 Mar 2020

Preventing street level pollution by removing NO2 in Hong Kong tunnel

According to the United Nations Environment Programme, 92 per cent of people in the Asia-Pacific region are exposed to high level of air pollution that pose significant risk to health....

Anders Sundvik, vice president of research and development for Camfil.

27 Feb 2020

Reducing risk of viruses using high efficiency air filtration

A research team comprising of scientists from the United States, Canada and Spain reveals that more than 800 million viruses fall on every square metre of the planetary boundary layer (the lowest part of the atmosphere) every day. The risk of ...

7 Feb 2020

How ironing, washing your clothes and cleaning your house could be damaging your health

Zehnder UK has found that astounding pollution levels are being caused by everyday indoor activities. These include ironing, washing clothes and cleaning your home....

7 Feb 2020

Vent-Axia supports landmark IAQ Report

Vent-Axia has welcomed the latest joint report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the Royal College of Physicians on the health impact of indoor air quality (IAQ) on children and young people....

14 Jan 2020

MVHR: the energy-efficient option

The environmental benefits of mechanical ventilation have long been clear - but in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR), it’s possible to take the sustainable approach one step further. Rupert Kazlauciunas, technical product manager, ...

Alan Macklin, group technical director at Elta Group.

14 Jan 2020

Immediate action required to improve home air quality

A leading industry expert, Alan Macklin, has echoed the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE)’s sentiment that immediate action is required to improve air quality within our homes....

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