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Managing building safety and efficiency


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ith companies looking at how they can safely bring their staff back to


work, the Building Controls industry Association (BCIA) believes that it is more important than ever that building energy management systems (BeMS) are correctly installed and maintained. The BCIA also says correct usage of BEMS will be vital, with many buildings finding themselves under-occupied since the beginning of lockdown in March. Terry Sharp, BCIA President, said:


“Many companies and their employees have demonstrated that they can remain engaged with their work through online meetings and document sharing. The technology that enables this has of course been available to us for years, but it has taken a global pandemic to make us fully appreciate its benefits.


“We can apply a similar logic to smart buildings and the BeMS systems that have proved beneficial during lockdown


and will continue to do so after, as we will undoubtedly need to adapt to new work practices in the future. A BeMS can keep unoccupied or partially occupied buildings ticking over, saving energy and maintenance costs. Office staff may be working remotely but in instances where factory or warehouse workers have to go into work then the BeMS will be scheduling main plant to only serve the occupied areas and zones – avoiding energy wastage in unoccupied spaces.” With regard to the safety of staff, the


BCIA also predicts an increase in the use of tools like occupancy analytics. Terry Sharp added: “Organisations may have to re-evaluate how they use their spaces and this could cause problems in buildings with a smaller floor area. Occupancy analytics could therefore play a key role particularly with space optimisation as companies bring employees back to work whilst simultaneously ensuring their health, comfort, and productivity is not negatively affected.”


A-Gas headlines Chillventa eSpecial


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-Gas European sales director Marco Pepi will be a headline speaker at this year’s Chillventa


Exhibition. Restrictions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic has forced Chillventa, normally held in Germany, to go online. Mr Pepi will be among the key speakers in the Chillventa eSpecial – a virtual event connecting visitors with refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation and heat pump experts. The Chillventa eSpecial will include


presentations on the latest technologies and developments in the industry and feature the opportunity to network with other visitors to the show. Mr Pepi will be speaking about Driving a Circular Economy. His topic highlights the typical manufacture, use and disposal lifecycle for equipment and products –


one that’s dominated our way of business over the last 50 years – and how this has to change. As an industry faced with environmental pressures and one that operates under a quota mechanism, he will explain why A-Gas is focusing on refrigerant reclamation as a way to help reduce our carbon emissions and protect the planet. Do not miss this online gathering of the refrigeration, air-conditioning, ventilation and heat pump industry from October 13-15. The Chillventa eSpecial can be accessed via desktop, mobile devices and app.


To obtain your ticket for the Chillventa eSpecial, and for more information on how to listen to Mr Pepi and other top level speakers, visit www.chillventa.de/en


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