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MECHANICAL VENTILA PROTECTING CHILDREN
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eter Dyment, technical manager at Camfil has praised a new report on the effects of indoor air quality (IAQ) on children’s health for placing a
spotlight on this important topic, but stressed that natural ventilation is simply not enough, particularly in our polluted city centres.
The report, ‘The inside story: Health effects of indoor air quality on children and young people’, is published by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. It reviews the physical and mental health effects of indoor pollutants on children and young adults up to the age of 18.
Mr Dyment commented: “IAQ’s effect on children’s health mustn’t be underestimated – reports such as this are essential to shine a light on the issue.”
The report, which was published in January 2020, discusses both forms of ventilation – natural (or passive) ventilation and mechanical systems.
“In schools, particularly classrooms with many children, natural or passive ventilation systems could not provide the air changes required to dilute and extract high levels of carbon dioxide,” said Mr Dyment. “This is particularly the case in city centres because you have to bring outside air into the building and the only way to deliver that air is to have it cleaned sufficiently so that school children can breathe it without risk to health.”
“The reason for having good filters is because they protect the health of people by cleaning the air, so they are
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not exposed to harmful air pollution. That is what all the public health concern is about.”
Mr Dyment added that it’s important not to just place the emphasis on inside air pollution: “That is not where the main issue is. There is obviously an accumulation of volatile organic compounds, aldehydes and large biological particles that come from people, so you do need to displace inside pollution by outside air – that’s part of the ventilation process. Or you can have a recirculation system with filters to deal with bad indoor air.
“Natural ventilation brings in outside pollution. Filtration of dangerous air using mechanical systems is key. In some cases, natural ventilation alone is simply not safe.” He concluded: “All city schools in polluted areas need to optimise their existing mechanical ventilation systems and, where necessary, upgrade the air filters to provide the necessary protection for children.”
Sweden-based Camfil has announced the acquisition of Airepure, Australia. This
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acquisition will help strengthen Camfil’s global position, offering innovative clean air solutions which will benefit customers.
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Scottish member companies of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) say the current practice of withholding cash
retentions is hugely damaging for many Scottish construction SMEs and is leading to insolvencies.
and is leading to insol
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Switch2 Energy has welcomed the Scottish government’s leadership in accelerating the deployment of heat networks to help tackle fuel poverty and meet climate change targets.
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NEW BCIA PRESIDENTW BC T
he Building Contr ols Industry Association (BCIA) has
announced T erry Sharp as its new president .
Belfield who has held the r ole for the past two years.
Mr Sharp takes ov er fr om Jon Belfield who has held the r
Mr Sharp has work Mr Sharp has work ed in the
controls industry for over 35 y ears and is an associate at NDA consulting, the specialist BEMS and energy consultancy practice.
His previous e xperience includes UK and European leader ship roles at Johnson Controls, Sontay and Satchwell Control Systems. A fter re-joining the BCIA
management c ommittee in 2017, Mr Sharp was appointed vic e-president of the BCIA in January 2019.
Mr Sharp said: “I am extr emely proud to take on this challenging
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but rewarding r ole. Jon Belfield has carried out ex ceptional work in raising the profile of the BCIA during his tenure, championed some worth y causes and initialised some bril
auses and initialised some brilliant campaigns that wil l be of great benefit to our industry
benefit to our industry .
“I look forwar d to continuing from where Jon left off, using my knowledge and e xperience to help f orm closer relationships between manufacturers and instal ler s and ensure the Building Management Systems (BMS) industry pla y s a pr ominent part in 21st century building design and management.” Jon Belfield added: “It has been a real privilege to serv
eal privilege to serv e as BCIA
President and I am delighted to hand o ver to Terry, whose insight and
industry on the up y p
professionalism will keep the c ontr ols he upward trajectoryj y.”
The Building Engineering Services Association (BES
Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the additional £175 billion infrastructure investment over the next five years and SME support measures.
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EY is investing in its continued expansion in 2020 with the announcement of a third site, a purpose-built 44,000sqft facility based in Gloucestershire.
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Kaluza and EDF announced today that they are trialling an innovative solution to the UK’s heating challenge in the transition to a zero-carbon grid.
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Mansfield Pollard&Co has been acquired by two of its directors in a management buyout.
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ork chillers,
heat pumps and rooftop packages to their existing HVAC portfolio.
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