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HVCA BECOMES B&ES ON 1 MARCH 2012
The Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA) is rebranding and from 1 March 2012 will be known as the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES). The HVCA, established in 1904 as the National Association of Master Heating and Domestic Engineers, adopted the HVCA name in 1963. Bob Shelley, President of the HVCA comments, “ Back then, of course, that’s exactly how the majority of the members would have described themsel... [more]
Plumb Center releases new Bathroom Collection 2010 brochure
With more ranges than ever before, from the latest water saving products to the more traditional bathroom suites, showers and brassware, Plumb Center is the place to go. The latest high tech elements such as wellbeing whirlpools, water saving taps and mixers with built in ‘click’ technology and self cleaning glass shower enclosures can be found alongside the more traditional bathroom suites and easy to install shower enclosures. New ranges... [more]
Ventilation removes water vapour and combats damaging humidity in houses
Everyone of us exhales 10 to 75litres of Co2 per hour and up to 175 grams of water per hour. A family of four produces 10-15 litres of water vapour a day through breathing washing, showering and cooking. The ability of air to absorb this vapour is dependent on temperature: the warmer the air, the more it can absorb. Extract ventilation can remove water vapour at source. And insulation eliminates cold surfaces on which condensation can form res... [more]
Bathroom zoning explained
Bath and shower rooms are areas of increased electrical hazard. When fitting ventilation products in Zones 1 and 2 of a bath/shower room, an ingress protection rating of at least IPX4 is required,in accordance with the requirements of the IEE Wiring Regulation (16th Edition) BS 7671:2001. The following guide will assist specifiers and installers with the selection and positioning of suitable electrical products in this area. If in doubt consu... [more]
Ventilation and the new Building Regs
Changes to Building Regulations have made buildings more air tight and energy efficient. The need for appropriate ventilation is more apparent than ever. This is addressed in Part F of the Building Regulations. Kevin Tolson of Xpelair explains what this means for the Heating and Air Movement industry. Planned changes to Part F lay down the performance yardsticks that will be the framework of good ventilation practices for many years hence. Th... [more]
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Clear air at airport
!CANBERRA Airport last month installed five air monitors and boosted extractor fans after taxi drivers reported exhaust fumes were lingering in the temporary cab staging area. Parts o
Developers Vow to Fix Fans at Old Post Office
Amtrak leaders say pollution from the building threatens Union Station commuters.
Old Chicago post office owners faulted bad air on trains
Efforts to tackle dangerous pollution that threatens the health of commuters at Amtrak’s Union Station are being delayed by the foot-dragging British owner of the neighboring Old Post Office building, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin alleged Monday.But International Property Developers — the British firm that owns the giant, long-empty post office just South of Union Station — says it’s already fixing ...
Battle continues over train fumes at Union Station
Metra and Amtrak officials claim the agencies are clearing the air at Union Station after being under fire for high levels of air pollution on rail cars and platforms.
Reviews round-up
The critics’ verdicts on Jon McGregor, Tony Judt and Faramerz Dabhoiwala. In the Telegraph , Catherine Taylor notes the historically and geographically specific settings of the stories in Jon McGregor's debut collection: "[They are set] mostly around the sparsely populated flatlands of eastern England ... like all his work, precisely of [their] place and time".
