54 HEATING, VENTILATION & SERVICES


Setting a new standard for healthcare ventilation


Research into the most effective, healthy way to ventilate in operating theatres is published by leading independent air movement specialist Gilberts Blackpool. It coincides with publication of new guidance – Health Technical Memorandum 03-01 – from the NHS on specialised ventilation for healthcare premises and the ramping up of Government plans to build 40 new hospitals by 2030. The findings follow in-depth testing by the company. The research validates the most effective way to ventilate within operating theatres is to use laminar flow directly above the operating table. The optimal design is to position the panels in a line, to discharge clean, filtered air directly down over the patient, washing down over the operating table for extraction by low level grilles. This optimises removal of airborne contaminants from the patient, reducing the risk of infection: 10% of inpatients contract an infection while in hospital. It also avoids the potential risk of contamination from air coming into contact with the theatre personnel, and transferring pollutants back onto the patients. Visit the website for details of the Gilberts’ testing.


01253 766911 gilbertsblackpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/PGL-Selection-Guide-V2.pdf VORTICE ventilation systems to aid learning


It is no secret that Early Years Education plays a key role in children’s brain development and can hugely impact their first learning experiences. One important factor is the environment in which the children learn; including lighting, heating and ventilation. Paul Willey from Rose


Builders worked alongside VORTICE to support Lawford Green Nursery in providing a ventilation solution for its classrooms. The units guarantee high levels of efficiency and heat exchange with reduced energy consumption. The units also boast high acoustic insulation so they won’t disrupt or distract the occupants within the classrooms.


01283 492949 www.vortice.ltd.uk Stelrad CPDs now available online


Stelrad Radiators popular CIBSE and RIBA accredited CPD programmes are still available for face-to-face presentations, but they are now also available conveniently online at www.stelrad.com. There are three CPDs available – ‘A guide to heating your home with heat emitters on low temperature systems’, ‘The evolution of the central heating radiator with a focus on safety


radiators’ and ‘The difference in tubular radiators, specifications and dimensions which impact the heat available’. All three CPDs take around an hour and are all free.


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ADF DECEMBER 2021


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