BSEE - Building Services and Environmental Engineer

BEST secure more apprenticeships

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Building Engineering Services Training (BEST) has been selected as one of only two national M&E training providers to share in �11m of Government funding to create new apprenticeship places. Announced on 14 May by Skills Secretary John Denham and Schools Secretary Ed Balls, the funding forms part of a new approach to help employers train skilled workers of the future.

Winter tests prove credentials

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Live trials of Mitsubishi Electric's award-winning Ecodan systems over the past winter have clearly demonstrated that the low-carbon heating system lives up to expectations and is more than capable of dealing with whatever the British weather can throw at it.

Corporate Manslaughter

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

For many construction companies there has been growing concern regarding the liabilities of both the company and individual directors.� Added to this, The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (the new Act), which came into force last year on 6 April makes it easier to pursue successful prosecutions against large organisations in the UK for corporate manslaughter. The new Act is not retrospective so deaths which occurred before 6 April will be governed by the old law.

New lamps for old

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

A luxury Victorian hotel situated in Newquay, Cornwall is moving with the times by relamping all of the lighting fixtures with Megaman's energy saving lamps. By introducing Megaman's candle lamps into the existing traditional light fittings, the hotel has managed to maintain its Victorian charm whilst saving energy and running costs.

Low energy humidification

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

JS Humidifiers has supplied a low energy JetSpray humidifier to provide electrostatic control to the award winning Fujitsu data centre in North London. Having employed many energy saving and IT optimisation strategies, Fujitsu North London conserved the energy equivalent of 6,000 homes per year and won Most Sustainable Refurbishment at the Building Services Awards 2008.

Better by design

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

To the point

Since 2005, the Ecodesign Directive has been one of the key enabling mechanisms to drive forward the European Union's policy designed to reduce the levels of environmentally damaging emissions and to increase the use of renewable energy sources.� The Directive establishes a framework to prescribe design principles to apply to energy using products and systems, together with any necessary labelling requirements under the Energy Labelling Directive.

Making history future-proof

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The project, named installation of the year by the KNX (UK) Association, was designed by systems integrator Building Evolution. According to managing director Nigel Stafford, KNX was chosen because it is an open standard and for the full functionality that it offers.

The future of storage

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Whilst there is an increasing need to understand which of the available Low and Zero Carbon (LZC) Technologies can work together to optimise system energy �efficiency, it is also important to go back to basics with regard to the design of the conventional part of the hot water system and consider what is the most effective combined solution.�

The lights don't need to be on

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The UK is no longer a nine-till-five society.� In addition to British employees having the longest hours in Europe, many businesses have embraced flexible working as a way to meet the needs of the business and� help staff achieve a better work/life balance.� Coupled with this, shopping hours have been extended so that some retailers are open around the clock.� These activities have influenced the occupation of our buildings and subsequently increased demand for lighting.