Prior to the introduction of SBEM (Simplified Building Energy Model), Part L of the Building Regulations relied largely on the setting of minimum fabric insulation requirements to reduce heat losses from buildings during the heating season. As consecutive revisions of Part L were introduced, insulation levels increased, and later air permeability targets were introduced. As...Read More

LG22 – Lighting for control rooms (2022) Control rooms can be complex, having many operators with their often extensive arrangement of screens around them and perhaps large overview screens on walls in front of them. Many rooms operate 24 hours a day, some monitoring and controlling safety-critical operations. For these reasons establishing the geometry between...Read More

The Heating & Plumbing Division within Sanbra Group – home to iconic brands such as Instantor, Eirline, Kelso Agencies and Tucson Pumps – has expanded its senior sales team with the appointment of Neil Gaffney as Divisional Sales Director. Neil has extensive experience and a vast amount of knowledge of the plumbing and heating industry,...Read More

Graham Fay, the waste water treatment and pump systems specialist, has many years experience in the sector and is now bringing that to bear on projects through Gramco, the new company he leads in partnership with his wife, Anne-Marie. Gramco’s team of engineers and technicians are fully-qualified and represent expertise in water treatment, sewage treatment,...Read More

The importance of monitoring indoor air quality became glaringly clear in the past years, marked by a worldwide pandemic and multiple lockdowns that made us all reconsider our lifestyle, as well as the buildings where we live and work. Without need for such an extreme reason, we should all be deeply concerned with the daily...Read More