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IOR celebrates refrigeration stars of 2017 T
he Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) has honoured some of the outstanding members of the RACHP industry at its Annual Dinner. The event included four different accolades highlighting a variety of achievements in the sector.
The Ted Perry Award was created in memory of former IOR President Ted Perry and is presented for research of a practical nature related the field of refrigeration by a young person. The winner was Chris Druce for his research on the impact of refrigerant leakage on the performance of systems comparing various refrigerants including HFO blends. In his nomination statement, his supervisor Graeme Maidment described his research as particularly noteworthy and topical as very little has been done in this area so far. The Service Engineers Section Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates an individual who has spent their whole career in this industry and displayed exceptional dedication to their customers, employers and their sector. Grayme Selkirk from Tesco Refrigeration and Martyn Ross from J&E Hall
Chris Druce (L) collects his award from Steve Gill.
were both recipients of this award for their services to the industry.
Maurice Young and Andy Pearson collected the Lightfoot Medal for the best evening paper for their ‘Ammonia leakage, dispersion and risk assessment’ talk.
The J&E Hall Gold Medal, which recognises the most noteworthy practical contribution to our field was awarded to Tom Watson of Daikin Applied for
Tom Watson (centre) receiving the J&E Hall Gold Medal.
work including the introduction of large capacity oil-free compressors and the safe application of low GWP flammable refrigerants, which resulted in significant improvements in the efficiency of chillers and industrial heat pumps. The IOR is already looking forward to its next Annual Dinner which will take place on 22 February 2018 at the Grange St Pauls’ Hotel. More details will be available in due course.
BESA: Clean Air Act should support safe havens A
ccording to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), proposals for a new Clean Air Act should include
measures supporting the role of buildings as ‘safe havens’ from pollution.
A powerful coalition of environmental campaigners, health bodies and industry groups has launched a campaign to force the government to take urgent action on air pollution by creating new legislation 60 years after the original Act was created to tackle urban smog.
The group, which includes Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, the Royal College of Physicians, the British Lung Foundation and environmental lawyers ClientEarth, wants the UK to accelerate the take up of electric vehicles and give the UK the most ambitious air quality legislation in Europe.
British Lung Foundation chief executive Dr Penny Woods said air pollution was now a “public health crisis” contributing up to 40,000 early deaths a year across the UK. She said: “Toxic air is a risk to everyone, but hits those with a lung condition, children and the elderly hardest. We need a new, fair and ambitious Clean Air Act, with targets to slash pollution levels across the country and to remove the most
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polluting vehicles from our towns and cities.” However, while tackling emissions from transport is vital, BESA believes much could also be achieved in a shorter time frame by focussing on how building occupants can be protected from rising external pollution.
BESA chief executive Paul McLaughin said: “People spend more than 80% of their time indoors and there is still a lot more we can do to improve indoor air quality (IAQ).
“A series of low cost, maintenance measures
to ensure ventilation systems work properly and incoming air is filtered and cleaned would make a major difference to the health and well-being of building occupants.”
He continued: “Reducing toxic emissions from vehicles and industrial processes is vital, but will take many years to produce results and involve major long-term investment. Improving building ventilation is a quick and relatively painless process that can be tackled today to help protect people in the meantime. Building owners also have a duty of care to protect the health of their tenants and employees.”
BESA commissioned a YouGov survey last year that found almost 70% of office workers believed poor air quality in their place of work was having a
negative impact on their day-to-day productivity and well-being. A third were also concerned that poor IAQ was damaging their health. “A well-sealed building envelope combined with effective filtration of incoming supply air can reduce particle penetration by 78%,” said Mr McLaughlin. “Considerable investment has already been made in improving the airtightness of buildings to reduce energy consumption and that same process can be used to manage air quality. “The general public already understands the impact temperature has on healthy and productive conditions inside buildings – we now need to stress that the same principle should apply to air quality,” said Mr McLaughlin. “When it is too hot or cold outside, people now expect to be able to enjoy comfortable temperatures inside. They should also expect similar protection from rising air pollution.”
BESA’s own ‘Guide to Good Practice – Internal Cleanliness of Ventilation Systems’ (TR/19) includes step-by-step guidance and references UK and international standards. Detailed service and maintenance schedules can also be set up by using the Association’s widely adopted SFG20 online tool, which includes specific tasks related to air quality in all building types.
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