There is growing evidence that multi-service chilled beams (MSCBs) are increasing in popularity overseas, according to leading air distribution system provider Trox UK.

The electrical industry celebrated its finest talent at the UK finals of SkillELECTRIC 2008, a challenging two and a half day practical skills competition designed to promote standards and skills across the sector.

Pioneering control and monitoring company RDM has installed two energy-saving wind turbines at its Glasgow headquarters.

Following a cost analysis, TridonicAtco has worked in collaboration with lighting solutions provider, Weblight, to reduce energy costs and CO² emissions at The St Helier Hospital in Carshalton, Surrey. The project involved the installation of TridonicAtco's DSI Smart System on half the lighting on the two main corridors of the hospital, in conjunction with ECO ballasts.

Levolux is the driving force behind sustainability at Volvo's Maidstone dealership, Lipscomb Motors, with an innovative and sustainable timber Fin Solar Shading system.

As we prepare ourselves for the coming winter with the coldest months of the year still ahead of us, many will be getting their heating systems ready for an annual check up.

As companies respond to the pressures of increasing fuel prices and tightening legislation regarding energy efficiency, the need to source cost-effective investments for building services moves further up the agenda. Integrated control solutions are increasingly emerging as a measurable and simple solution, helping clients to invest in cutting-edge technology that works on a practical level for the end-user. 

In recent years we've seen some major advances in the sophistication and functionality of lighting control systems, enabling specifiers and building operators to achieve much higher levels of control. At the same time, however, it's important not to lose sight of how they will be used on a day-to-day basis and by whom.

Widely accepted and used in North America, ultraviolet (UV) air purification, its use for preventing fouling on cooling coils and drip pans, treating odours and for inactivating or killing micro organisms in ducted air, is common place. In fact, the General Services Administration (GSA), who are responsible for large swaiths of US public sector assets, now requires UV lamps to be fitted to all air conditioning coils in new build projects.

Select any industry and, like as not, most suppliers will have a core product or service offering with at best limited scope for tailoring to individual customer needs.  As a result, in the face of such supplier inflexibility, the purchaser may well be forced to accept something which is less than ideal.