Local council to build energy-saving ‘Passivhaus’ rental flats

A local council has revealed plans to build a block of 10 one, two and three bedroom flats that will utilise a state-of-the-art ‘Passivhaus’ design to maximise energy efficiency, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Bournemouth council has earmarked a piece of land between 22 Crescent Road and […]

Automatic lights control in HeatingSave: cut your energy bills by up to £800 a year

Automatic occupancy detection can help solve a problem that’s costing homes and business around the UK up to £800 on energy bills: leaving the lights on when a particular area or room are not in use. According to a recent news report on this issue, 10 per cent (around seven million) Britons regularly left all […]

Companies should have up-to-date building management systems in today’s world.

A Cornish seaside resort town is overhauling the building management systems of its local swimming pool, Better, Splash Leisure Pool.  The pool says the ‘significant investment’ will modernise its behind the scenes plant equipment, ‘with huge environmental, financial and operational benefits for the leisure centre and our customers’. There will be some service disruption, with the pool and […]

Government urged to introduce a maximum working temperature

Following this summer’s heatwave, which saw unseasonably high temperatures affecting the UK and Europe for long periods of time, the UK government is being urged to consider introducing a statutory maximum working temperature, a news source can reveal. The Health and Safety Regulations state that the temperature in all indoor workplaces should be “reasonable”, there […]

£9.2m available for small businesses and buildings around North East Lincolnshire

The Smarter Energy Greater Lincolnshire program is making £9.2m available for small businesses and buildings around North East Lincolnshire to save money with energy efficiency, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The aim of the North East Lincolnshire Council program is to prevent the release of thousands of […]

Low-cost building management systems (BMS) can help dampen the effect of energy suppliers’ price rises

Installing a low-cost building management system (BMS) can help you reduce energy usage and therefore somewhat dampen the negative effect of the latest round of energy tariffs rises announced by the UK’s largest suppliers. The first Bix Six supplier to announce a price rise was British Gas, who is adding £44 to the typical fuel […]

Global Building Management System (BMS) Market set to soar

The global Building Management System (BMS) Market is set to record a very strong level of growth over the next few years due partially to the growing demand for automation of security systems in building & large construction sites, a recent market research report has been able to suggest. The research paper from Radiant Insights […]

Legionnaire’s disease closes a historic Shropshire hotel

The Feathers Hotel in Ludlow, Shropshire is Grade I listed and dates back to 1619. After an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease and the following Public Health investigation in 2017 led to trading difficulties, the hotel has entered administration. It will remain open for now while it is assessed by an administrator, and there have been […]

Energy companies could use smart meters to cut off your supply remotely, research warns

Energy firms could cut off a customer’s power supply remotely should they fail to pay the bills or even force them to pay upfront, recent research has warned. According to a media investigation, if homes are equipped with the new digital smart meters installed as part of the national upgrade scheme ordered by the Government, […]