are getting effective air dilution. The CO2 works like a “canary in a cage” to demonstrate whether appropriate ventilation rates are being achieved and, therefore, other potentially harmful elements are also being reduced – such as airborne viruses.
Humidity
It is complex, but BESA advises as a rule of thumb aiming for air change rates of 10 litres per second (l/s) per person and CO2 concentrations below 800 parts per million. Many viruses also thrive in cool, dry, and dark conditions – so improving humidity control should be another priority for care home managers to consider. “Improving IAQ is not just about preventing the transmission of disease
BESA’s Beginners’ Guide to Indoor Air Quality
– there are also considerable long-term comfort, wellbeing (including mental health) and productivity benefits to be had from improving the indoor environment,” says Fox. “The issue of disease transmission has merely highlighted problems that we have been living with for years and we can enjoy the wider benefits long after COVID-19 has been dealt with. “This will be particularly important for buildings that house the elderly and vulnerable.”
BESA’s industry standard for planned maintenance SFG20 (www.sfg20.
co.uk) can help managers of care homes and other health critical environments set up a comprehensive strategy for maintaining all aspects of indoor health and wellbeing. It now features a set of more than 560 schedules specifically designed for residential care homes covering current statutory requirements, industry guidance and best practice. The new set of tasks provide guidance and advice on the operation and
maintenance of the specialised equipment used in the delivery of care and build on the core principles of SFG20 that have been built up over many years and using the lessons learned from maintaining thousands of buildings. Also, the principles of a good IAQ strategy and the most important
elements to consider are captured in BESA’s Beginners’ Guide to Indoor Air Quality produced in collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric. Download a free copy at
www.theBESA.com/iaq
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HEATING HOMES THE SMART WAY by Neil Hope, head of installer development at NIBE Energy Systems
e often talk about low carbon homes which deliver smaller environment footprints for consumers and smart homes which deliver
improved controllability and comfort. But now we must bring the two together – offering households smart low carbon homes. It is not just your clients that will reap the benefits of
combining technologies, the environment and the wider economy will too. A multi-solution approach delivers greater carbon savings, lower energy bills and enhanced energy security – three things that are important on the road to net zero. It is not enough to simply install a new heating system, you will need to understand what accessories complement it, how it interacts with the wider energy system and which combinations are most suitable for your clients.
What are the benefits of combining solar PV with heat pumps?
Great progress has been made towards decarbonising the National Grid, with renewable generation meeting over 40% of the UK’s total electricity generation in 2020. However, there is still some way to go. Combining PV with a heat pump means that consumers can power their heating system using free energy from the sun, thus reducing their carbon footprint. Solar PV can help to cover the electricity consumption of heat pumps, removing any worries the household may have around rising electricity prices. Better yet, they can also earn a revenue through the Smart Export Guarantee for supplying a surplus portion of electricity back to the National Grid. Solar- powered NIBE heat pumps also offer greater control over household energy consumption via the NIBE Uplink technology, automatically adjusting the indoor climate for optimal comfort.
What are the benefits of smart home accessories?
In a busy world where time waits for no-one, people are looking for smart ways to make life simpler. Advancements in technology mean that we can now help people to save time, energy and money through the use of smart home accessories that deliver comfort through connectivity. These can be easily mounted onto the wall and connected in a mesh network arrangement, communicating with each other and a heat pump to create a simpler but more advanced home. Automatically adjusting the temperature, humidity and CO2 levels for high comfort and low energy consumption, the smart technology becomes a natural part of the connected home.
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