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2026 – The Year Of Being Useful?
This year will see significant progress towards wider adoption of the building safety agenda if we remember to focus on the bigger picture, says ...
Ventilation Hygiene Standards And The TR 19® ...
What Is TR 19® And Why Does It Matter The guide serves facilities managers, HVAC contractors, compliance officers and others responsible for ...
Kitchen Extract System Cleaning For Fire ...
Kitchen Extract System Hygiene And TR19® Compliance Kitchen extract systems rank among the most vulnerable parts of a building’s ventilation network. ...
Fire Damper Testing Requirements And UK ...
Contents Legal Requirements For Fire Damper Testing In The UK Key British Standards: BS EN 1366-2 And BS EN 13501-3 Fire Damper Testing Frequency ...
Duct Cleaning Best Practice For Meeting TR ...
Duct Cleaning Methods And TR 19® Compliance Clean ductwork is essential to the performance, safety, and health outcomes of any ventilation system. ...
What Is A Fire Damper And Its Role In HVAC ...
Contents Fire Damper Definition And Purpose How Fire Dampers Work In HVAC Systems Fire Damper Types: FD vs MFD vs SCD Fire Damper Activation Methods ...
How To Conduct A Ductwork Air Leakage Test
How To Conduct A Ductwork Air Leakage Test: A Step-By-Step Guide Testing ductwork for air leakage is a key stage in commissioning. It confirms that ...
A year to forget? Or the start of something ...
2025 was an exceptionally challenging year that unfortunately saw several well-established building engineering firms forced out of business. ...
How TR 19® Supports Better Indoor Air ...
Indoor Air Quality And Ventilation Hygiene Indoor air quality, once viewed as a comfort issue, is now recognised as a critical factor in public ...
The Essential Guide To Sheet Metal Ductwork ...
The Definitive Guide To DW/144 Sheet Metal Ductwork Specification Since its first publication in 1998, DW/144 – Specification for Sheet Metal ...
Ventilation Ductwork Standards And How ...
Regulatory Context For Ventilation Ductwork Ventilation ductwork plays a critical role in maintaining building safety, indoor air quality, and energy ...
Ventilation Saved My Kids
Healthcare professionals need to be better informed about the lifesaving impact of ventilation in homes, according to a headline speaker during the ...
How To Specify Ductwork For Accurate ...
Why Specification Accuracy Matters In HVAC In HVAC system design, precision is not optional. It is essential. Accurate ductwork specification ...
Should We Press ‘Pause’ On AI?
By 2030, artificial intelligence (AI) could be worth more than £400bn to the UK economy, which is also when tech firms predict they will be ready to ...
Ductwork Leakage Classes Explained For ...
Understanding Ductwork Leakage Classes In DW/143 Air leakage in ductwork may seem insignificant, but across a large building, it can waste thousands ...
Honest Approach Can Get Safety Regime Back ...
The Regulator’s brutally honest assessment of where the building safety regime is failing should give everyone hope that vital change is coming, says ...
Why Rectangular Ductwork Is Essential To ...
What Is Rectangular Ductwork? In commercial HVAC design, rectangular ductwork is one of the most commonly specified solutions for air distribution. ...
5 Top Cybersecurity Tips Every Business ...
In 2025, even household names are not immune. When Jaguar Land Rover, Harrods, and Marks & Spencer all make headlines for cyberattacks, it ...
Alba FS Leads The Way: How A 4-Day Week ...
Discover how a pioneering approach to working hours delivered transformative results for employees, the business, and the environment. Alba ...
Stepping Into My New Role As Director Of ...
I’m delighted to share that I have taken over the position of Director of Membership at the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). Having ...
Overheating Should Be Part Of Building ...
Changes to the management of the Building Safety Regulator has created an opportunity to address what is often referred to as the most overlooked ...
Heatwaves Keep Coming And Our Buildings ...
As we move into another summer heatwave, BESA technical director Kevin Morrissey says we need to urgently rethink how we deal with overheating ...
Alternative Heat: Increasing Capacity And ...
Faced with rising project volumes and tighter deadlines, Alternative Heat Ltd. turned to automation and saw incredible results. The UK-based offsite ...
Tool Theft: The Reality Of The Issue And How ...
With a bill currently going through Parliament that aims to enforce harsher punishment for tool thieves, it’s becoming more important than ever to ...