European legislators reached a deal in October last on a faster phase-out of fluorinated gases (F-gases). While the heat pump sector has always supported a phase-out by 2050, the new rules will be a significant burden in the short-term, according to the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). The industry is already ramping up production in...Read More

The way homes are heated has a significant role to play in ensuring Ireland meets its objective of net zero by 2050. According to the Central Statistics Office (2017 figures), there were over 1.2 million homes in Ireland using gas or oil for heating, so how these are updated will be a big factor in...Read More

While it may be hard to believe, up to early 2021 Ireland never had an Irish Code of Practice for heating and plumbing in domestic dwellings. It’s not been for the want of trying, and all credit to SEAI and NSAI – and more especially Paul Martin of SEAI and Fergal Finn of NSAI –...Read More

Bernice Reid has realised a long-held career move in being appointed Internal Sales and Specifications Representative for Hevac. She studied economics at university and first entered the commercial heating industry in 2006. Over the years she has gained considerable experience in the sector and is especially proficient in the application of radiators, radiant panels and...Read More

When a home heating system breaks down the understandable priority for the homeowner is to get the system back up and running as quickly and unobtrusively as possible. In this time of need, in what is essentially a grudge purchase, they turn to the experts … the people they trust to literally bring them in...Read More

Over the course of the last two years the Tipperary Energy Agency (a non-profit organisation) has been retrofitting houses with air source heat pumps (ASHP) with great success under the Superhomes programme funded by SEAI’s better energy programme. It has been supporting homeowners and housing agencies retrofitting homes since 2004, and we had come to...Read More

Baxi Potterton Myson has nearly 40 years of experience providing complete heating and hot water solutions to the Irish market. It has now embarked on a new development phase and has two new positions to fill — Commercial Sales Advisor and Business Services Support. Details of both, and how to apply, are as follows.Read More

Welcome to the Golden Anniversary issue of Building Services News, marking 50 years of continuous publication. Over the last half-century the journal has evolved in tandem with developments and innovations in the industry, not just reflecting those changes but also helping to promote them and spearhead their acceptance.Read More

It goes without saying that radiators must be sized to overcome the heatloss of the room/dwelling/application they are selected for, and this time last year I focussed on the correct methodology to achieve this see: https://buildingservicesengineering.ie/982/, writes Frank Donohoe*.Read More

There have been a lot of changes in the boiler world over the last number of years, much of which has been a drive towards greater energy efficiency. Condensing boilers are now becoming a common option; even the entry level is what used to be called “high efficiency”. You may think that one boiler is...Read More