Ventilation
High fives for Highline 235: CIBSE award-winning fan coil unit
The Diffusion Highline 235 modular fan coil range won CIBSE’s Product or Innovation of the Year – Thermal…
Revisiting retrofits 10 years on: key lessons for the future of retrofit
CIBSE, Studio PDP and 10 Design have investigated how 10 housing projects are performing 10 years after they…
Air to the throne: Product or Innovation of the Year – Air Quality shortlist
Ahead of this month’s CIBSE Building Performance Awards, we look at the six shortlisted entries for the Product…
Setting the scene: Manchester’s new arts venue Aviva Studios
Manchester’s new arts venue, Aviva Studios, features two huge events spaces that can host anything from poetry readings…
Greening the golden arches: net zero at McDonald’s
McDonald’s claims its operation at Walt Disney World in Florida is the first net zero energy fast-food restaurant…
Luxury awaits: turning the Old War Office into an upmarket hotel
Transforming the 1,000-room Old War Office building in London into a luxurious Raffles hotel has been a momentous…
A well-mixed cocktail? Air contaminant levels
A paper on the mixing of air in a contaminated space examined the difference between modelling and real-world…
Hospital ventilation: can air purification systems provide relief?
Poor ventilation has been identified as a contributing factor to Covid-19 transmission in NHS hospitals. In seeking solutions,…
It’s a breeze being cool in class
Overheated indoor spaces in tropical regions pose challenges for building occupants, particularly in areas with limited access to…
Targeting net zero ventilation for schools
The Monodraught HVR Zero ventilation unit won a product of the year award at the CIBSE Building Performance…
Calculating indoor infection risk
To understand how ventilation reduces Covid transmission it is important to look at the level of risk as…
Life enhancing: improving IAQ with smart systems
Exposure to indoor particulate pollution can significantly affect health over a lifetime. Research by Dr Elizabeth Cooper and…
Keeping it clean: award-winning UV-C lighting
The germicidal effects of UV light were discovered in 1877. Now, in the shadow of Covid-19, an application…
Clear evidence: applying cleanroom technology to commercial buildings
Cleanroom ventilation systems are used to ensure pathogen-free indoor spaces in life science buildings, but can the technology…
Optimising ventilation in the post-Covid classroom
To optimise classroom indoor air quality, schools need to take a holistic approach to natural ventilation and air cleaning…