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Warm Homes Greener Homes Strategy: Warm Homes Greener Homes Strategy ignores the role of heating controls in reducing heating bills and carbon emissions

(11/03/2010)

BEAMA believes the Government has missed a golden opportunity to maximise household CO2 reductions and improve householder comfort. While welcoming the launch of the ‘Warm Homes, Greener Homes Strategy’, the association says the strategy surprisingly fails to give prominence to the effective role of any type of controls, in particular those for heating and hot water systems. Responding to the strategy (launched at Ecobuild 2010) Dr Howard Porter, BEAMA’s chief operating officer (COO) comme... [more]

WAVEPULSE: Trimble CXTM 3D Scanner record the details of a target's shape for HVAC and pipe installations

(18/02/2010)

Trimble's CX(TM) 3D Scanner captures more than 50,000 position points per second - enough data to record the details of a target's shape, size and position with very high precision. It is ideal for building construction applications requiring the accurate measurement of as-built structures, in particular, by mechanical, engineering, and plumbing contractors involved in HVAC and pipe installations. The announcement was made today at World of Concrete 2010, the concrete industry's annual intern... [more]

Waterpebble: Waterpebble helps reduce water usage

(17/02/2010)

Designed by product designer Paul Priestman, Waterpebble is a device designed to take the effort out of saving water as you shower. The clever device monitors water going down the plug hole when you shower. Memorising your first shower and using it as a benchmark, Waterpebble then indicates, via a series of ‘traffic lights’, flashing gently from green through to red, when to finish showering. Each time you shower Waterpebble automatically fractionally reduces your shower time helping you... [more]

Warm Front: CIPHE expreses concern about the long waiting lists for Warm Front funded boiler replacements

(11/02/2010)

Latest official details of the waiting times across the country were published in the 2009 Warm Front Annual Report. At that time, the average waiting time for heating related work across the country was 66 days with households in London having to wait the longest at 80 days. The shortest waiting list was in the North West at 53 days. Blane Judd, the chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering, has joined the growing number of voices expressing concern about... [more]

Wattbox: Wattbox could help homeowners make 20 per cent energy saving in their homes

(05/02/2010)

Existing home heating controls such as timers and thermostats often make it difficult for people to cut fuel costs because they are too complicated to set correctly. By designing a appliance that takes the complexity out of the controls, the IESD found that energy use on heating and hot water alone could be reduced by up to 14 per cent. An automated heating control system that learns householders’ preferences and gives immediate feedback on energy consumption is being designed in Leicester: D... [more]

Water Regulations Advisory Scheme WRAS: RITE-LOK Pipe Sealant PS77 meets the requirements of the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme

(24/12/2009)

RITE-LOK Pipe Sealant PS77 from 3M has received independent accreditation that it meets the requirements of the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS). The product has been tested by Intertek against the criteria of BS6920:2000 Part 1 (Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water) and found to be suitable for use with hot water of up to 85°C. WRAS assesses water fittings products ... [more]