Noise levels from ventilation systems has become an increasingly pressing topic in recent years, and an onus is now being placed on manufacturers, system designers and contractors to safeguard acceptable internal noise levels for occupant comfort, writes Glen Plunkett, Acoustician with iAcoustics. Noise from mechanical and electrical equipment can be disturbing and fatiguing, and may...Read More

Mona Holtkötter, Associate, Market Solutions, International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). Mona has extensive experience across the full spectrum of building services, and is currently Honorary Secretary of CIBSE Ireland.Read More

As CIBSE Ireland marks its 50th anniversary in 2018 and we look back at buildings designed in the 1960s, we now understand why large areas of glazing, lightweight construction and insufficient ventilation led to overheating and downright poorly-performing buildings.Read More