HEALTH SECTOR NEWS
London ‘getting hotter’ and hospitals at risk, report says
A new report from Arup identifies that urban heat is now ‘a key challenge’ facing London. Commissioned by the Mayor of
London, Properties Vulnerable to Heat Impacts in London focuses on which of the city’s ‘essential properties’ – such as schools, hospitals, care homes, residential buildings, and neighbourhoods, would be most impacted during periods of high temperatures. It also shows a direct correlation between a higher heat risk and areas with greater socio-economic vulnerabilities. Arup says the
study – published alongside the independent London Climate Resilience Review’s interim report, will help inform how London and the boroughs ‘prioritise interventions and adaptations needed across the capital to respond to the climate emergency’. The report references how urban
heat is a key challenge facing London – exacerbated by factors including heat emitted from cars and air-conditioning units. In the healthcare sphere, it identifies a higher heat risk for hospitals
in areas towards the centre of London – including Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Islington and Kensington and Chelsea, attributable to the UHI (urban heat island) effect. Other conclusions include both higher socio-economic vulnerability, and a higher heat risk, for hospitals toward central and east London, while areas towards the outskirts – such as Hillingdon, Barnet, Richmond, Kingston, Sutton, and Merton, show the least heat risk (although the concentrations of hospitals in these areas are also lower).
Arup said:
“The report highlights an opportunity to overlay these heat impact datasets with other ongoing climate adaptation programmes, such
as flood and drought assessments. Integrating the findings could result in insights into multi-faceted climate risks, and drive the development of solutions that can have co-benefits and will ensure that initiatives designed to protect against one risk factor do not inadvertently cause issues with another.”
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Aermec opens new ‘European hub’ in Southend
Aermec CEO, Alessandro Riello, and Vice-President, Raffaella Riello (see photo), have cut the ribbon on the new purpose-built Southend headquarters for HVAC
air-conditioning specialist, Aermec UK. The building is named after Giordano Riello, the business’s founder, who died last May. The 4,250 ft2
custom-built
facility has two floors of office space, plus capacity for a dedicated training room and a 2,007 ft2
warehouse.
The Southend location will become Aermec’s northern European hub and centre of excellence. Customers will benefit from on-line witness testing for controls and CPD courses that will complement Aermec’s extensive facilities in Italy.
Aermec UK MD, Paul Lawrence, said: “We are excited about this next new chapter for our business. Strategically located with excellent rail, road, and air links, Aermec’s new premises will also aid our customer-centric business to better engage with and serve customers.”
When choosing the location, Italian parent company, Aermec SpA, assessed customer access, proximity to London, ease of doing business, and strategic ability to provide technical support, training, customer sales, and business development.
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