Ventilation

Indoor air quality expert Rensair is to host a webinar on September 29 that discusses a win-win approach to improving workplace respiratory health and reducing associated energy consumption. Worsening air pollution, combined with the global pandemic, is driving new government ...

Almost three in four (72 per cent) classrooms suffer from air quality that is ‘below standard’, according to a new survey asking teachers across the UK about their school’s working conditions. Nearly three in five teachers (59 per cent) deemed ...

An urgent warning has been issued by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) about a potential fire safety weakness in a large number of building ventilation systems. The UK’s leading trade organisation for building engineering services contractors has issued an ...

A government commissioned report calling for buildings to be made more infection resilient through the imposition of higher ventilation standards, is being backed by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The report, which was requested by the government’s Chief Scientific ...

Today (16 June) marks Clean Air Day, the UK’s largest air pollution campaign, bringing together communities, businesses, schools and the health sector. The WHO blames exposure to pollution for seven million premature deaths a year worldwide and says there is ...

Trade unions and scientists want employers to sign a pledge to protect the health and wellbeing of their employees by improving workplace conditions, including turning their buildings into ‘safe havens’ from polluted air. The Public & Commercial Services (PCS) union ...

One of the leading experts in ventilation and the transmission of airborne infection, Professor Catherine Noakes, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). Noakes, Professor of Environmental Engineering for Buildings at Leeds ...

The newly launched testo 400 is a universal measuring instrument for all air flow and IAQ applications, and impresses with its smart technology, user-friendliness, and versatility. Testo have launched a new multifunction IAQ measuring instrument to the UK market. The ...

Charles Hurdman, Senior Key Account Manager at NOVENCO Building & Industry UK Ltd It is beyond discussion that the global climate emergency calls for solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support decarbonisation. Often, the spotlight is aimed at renewable ...

Changes to the Building Regulations will ensure the need for better ventilation is not compromised by increasingly tough targets for reducing energy consumption, according to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). Speaking at a webinar hosted by ...