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The ‘lost art of making naturally conditioned buildings’
A new book by Professor C Alan Short, Professor of Architecture at the University of Cambridge, ‘challenges the modern practice of sealing up and mechanically cooling public scaled buildings in whichever climate and environment they are located’, with a significant focus on the healthcare estate. Published by Routledge as part its
‘Building Research and Information’ series, (visit
http://tinyurl.com/jktadn5 for ordering details and prices), The Recovery of Natural Environments in Architecture ‘unravels the extremely complex history of understanding and perception of air, bad air, miasmas, airborne pathogens, beneficial thermal conditions, ideal climates and climate determinism’. It proposes ‘a recovery of the lost art and science of making naturally conditioned buildings’. Topics covered range from ‘How did
Architecture alone make the weather within until the reliance on artificial weather?’, to ‘Passive and hybrid hospital buildings’, and ‘Adaptation of the existing building stock’. Professor of Architecture at Cambridge
University since 2001, the author has a particular interest in passive and hybrid low- energy design strategies for non-domestic buildings in different climates. He was the principal investigator for the EPSRC Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change project, ‘Design and Delivery of Robust Hospital Environments in a Changing Climate (DeDeRHECC)’ (HEJ – June 2010),
Medirest secures five-year soft FM
and the NIHR-funded Design Strategy for Low Energy Ventilation and Cooling of Health Buildings. He was appointed to administer and monitor the NHS Energy Efficiency Fund 2013-14 with the Professor of Sustainable Engineering, Peter Guthrie. A summary of the book adds that it
‘uncovers inventive and entirely viable attempts to design large buildings, hospitals, theatres and academic buildings through the 19th and early 20th centuries, which use the configuration of the building itself and a shrewd understanding of the natural physics of airflow and fluid dynamics to make good, comfortable interior spaces’.
‘Whisper- quiet’ scroll compressors
BOGE has added to its its popular EO range of oil-free scroll compressors by adding two new compact models – the EO11D and EO16 – characterised by ‘whisper-quiet’ low sound pressure levels and oil-free Class 0 (ISO 8573-1)-compliant compression. “Because of how quiet they are,
EO compressors are perfect for applications such as laboratories or hospitals,” explained Mark Whitmore, general manager. The new EO11D model has a motor
rating of 11 kW (15HP) and – like all models in the EO series – is available in 8 and 10 bar versions. The 10 bar version has a measured sound level of just 65 dB. The ‘D’ designation signifies that the unit has an integrated refrigerant dryer. The EO16 is a triple unit that offers
high redundancy – and, BOGE explained, ‘therefore maximum flexibility and safety’. Its 915 x 1520 x 1460 mm footprint is identical to that of the duplex EO11 model, which has a rating of 16.5 kW, and a 65 db maximum noise level. BOGE added: “Low wear and
increased lifetime of the scroll air-end ensure that 8 bar models run for 20,000 hours (or eight years), while 10 bar versions last for 15,000 hours (six years).”
contract London North West Healthcare NHS Trust has teamed with Medirest, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, to streamline and improve its outsourced soft FM services across its hospital and community sites. Starting this month, the five-year
contract, worth an estimated £19 m in turnover per year, will see a 600-strong team deliver cleaning, patient catering, portering. and security services. Medirest will also introduce ‘a number of new innovations’, such as improved meal choices, better portering response times, and enhanced cleaning provision in both clinical and non-clinical areas. London North West Healthcare is one
of England’s largest integrated care Trusts, bringing together hospital and community services across Brent, Ealing, and Harrow.
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The new contract will cover several hospital sites, including Northwick Park, Ealing and Central Middlesex, and a number of community sites. Since the Trust’s 2014 formation it has outsourced soft FM to several suppliers, with Medirest working at Ealing Hospital (pictured), but this is the first time the contracts will sit with one supplier. Nigel Myhill, director of Estates and Facilities, explained: “Following a
thorough tender exercise, supported by the London Procurement Partnership, we have taken the opportunity to bring the varying standards of these services under a single contract – to improve the quality of the services we currently offer in patient meal choice, portering, and cleaning, while also achieving savings to help further improve the care and experience of patients.”
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