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DHF welcomes recommendaons for tougher Building Regulaon and Fire Safety post Grenfell


HF (Door & Hardware Federation) has welcomed recommendations made in Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety’s final report, following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. “We wholeheartedly support the proposals set out in Dame Judith’s final report, particularly pertaining to the development of a clearer, more transparent and more effective specification and testing regime of construction products,” says DHF’s CEO, Bob Perry.


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“We are particularly pleased that specific duties are now to be assigned to clients, designers and contractors. The need for the information flow to be improved with requirements for a digital record, a fire and emergency file, and a Construction Control plan is encouraging. As too is the need for clearer accountabilities and obligations from both the residents and the newly


appointed duty holders.”


The Tamworth-based trade association, which, through its membership of CPA and Build UK, was heavily involved in the industry group response, is encouraged that its input has been reflected in the report’s recommendations.


“All points we were campaigning for in the industry call for evidence were listened to and we are happy to see these points in Dame Judith’s report,” he added. “Poor building safety must become a thing of the past. As the report states, and again, a point that we have been stressing for many months, the use of fire doors, correctly installed and with stringent fire door maintenance procedure is an integral part of fire safety.” DHF’s response to the report accompanied by Dame Judith Hackitt’s report and a copy of the MHCLG Advice note 16 can be found at: http://www.dhfonline.org.uk/fire_safety/ grenfell-update/23.htm


Mayor of London calls for beer venlaon in capital’s schools


mproved ventilation systems are one of the measures proposed by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to protect school children from polluted air. The proposals follow air quality audits at 50 London schools showing that some were subject to illegally high indoor pollution.


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In parallel, an assessment of indoor air quality at five London primary schools and one nursery, by University College London and the University of Cambridge, found that a significant proportion of indoor air pollution is due to outdoor air pollution.


“These findings reinforce the importance of efficient mechanical ventilation systems that incorporate high levels of filtration,” said Stephan Lang of SAV Systems. “It is clear that proximity to roads and other sources of pollution is a danger to the health of our children – and reliance on opening windows for ventilation will do nothing to


uSAV’s AirMaster Smart Venlaon Unit installed in a playroom.


prevent that,” he added. SAV’s AirMaster Smart Ventilation Units incorporate filters that ensure


compliance with the new ISO 16890 standard that came into force on 1st July 2018. Filters classified to this standard are to show filtration performance against specific particle sizes, PM1, PM 2.5 and PM10. AirMaster units filter both incoming air and outgoing


air to protect heat


exchangers as well as filter out pollutants.


Other measures proposed by the Mayor of London include closing roads, moving school entrances and playgrounds and installing green


‘pollution barrier’ hedges, preventing engines idling outside schools and encouraging walking and cycling.


Zehnder opens doors to new Specificaon Centre


ndoor climate solutions provider, Zehnder Group UK Ltd, has opened a new Specification Centre incorporating the Bisque showroom in Islington’s Business Design Centre (BDC).


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The centre caters for consultants, architects and interior designers, showcasing Zehnder’s range of indoor climate solutions including radiant heating and cooling products, comfort ventilation systems and radiators. The site is ideal for meetings and demonstrations and will host events, roundtable discussions and seminars addressing industry issues.


Nigel Coston, Marketing and Technical director at Zehnder Group UK Ltd, said: “Having a central London location where


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uThe new Zehnder Specificaon Centre and Bisque Showroom.


we can show people our solutions up close is invaluable, as we can give them a hands-on demonstration and they can see the systems in-situ.”


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