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25 27 29 31 Heating, Ventilation & Services: Affordable Warmth The creative spark in boilers


Adam Taylor from Beesley & Fildes, discusses the potential of electric boilers as an affordable, easy to install alternative to both gas and air source heat pumps


Heating, Ventilation & Services: Affordable Warmth Heating from the ground up


Craig Edwards of WMS, explains how to incorporate affordable warmth into the very fabric of a home with underfloor heating


Building Fabric: Balconies


Balcony fires up 46% year-on-year, smoking the leading cause


A shocking new report has revealed that balcony fires increased by 46% year-on- year, highlighting a significant threat to buildings in cities across the UK and with smoking the leading cause. Richard Izzard from AliDeck, the producer of the report, details their findings


Building Fabric: Doors and Windows


Setting the standard for certification and compliance


Marcus Parnham from Profab Access, discusses the importance of specifying fire integrity products to ensure the suitability and safety of a building for its entire lifecycle


Interiors: Bathrooms Safe, inclusive bathrooms are the future


Bathrooms can be a danger zone and entirely unsuitable for disabled people in many homes across the UK. Stuart Reynolds from AKW, explores the challenges facing both landlords and tenants and considers solutions to the problem


Products


Heating Ventilation & Services Affordable Warmth ................................. 22


Drainage, Plumbing & Water Management.................... 26


Building Fabric Balconies..................................................... 27 Doors and Windows ............................... 29


Interiors Bathrooms.................................................. 31 Floors & Floor Coverings....................... 30


Efficiency Air Quality & Ventilation........................ 33


Safety & Security Accessibility............................................... 33 Door Entry Systems................................ 34 Fire Protection .......................................... 33


Landscaping and External Works ................................. 34


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CONTENTS In this issue of


HOUSING MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE


Industry News........................................... 04 Appointments & News .......................... 23


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