ventilation

New Future Homes and Buildings Standards will tighten expectations around ventilation competence, ducting, commissioning, product performance and handover from March 2027. Ruth MacEachern, Product Manager and Policy Advisor at envirovent explains: Housing providers, developers, builders and consultants are being urged to review how ventilation is specified, installed and evidenced ahead of major Building Regulation changes […]

Rupert Kazlauciunas, Solution Team Leader at Zehnder Group UK, explains how the Future Homes Standard (FHS) provides both a challenge and opportunity for ventilation installers. The publication of the Future Homes Standard marks a significant and long-overdue shift for the UK housing sector. For installers, it is certainly a step in the right direction, but […]

SELECT and Aico are calling on Scotland’s housing sector to ensure it is fully prepared for the introduction of stricter legal responsibilities that address damp and mould in residential properties. The upcoming implementation of Awaab’s Law, formally known as the Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026, will introduce new obligations for landlords and […]

The Carmarthen Health and Wellbeing Hwb is a major new 245,000 ft2 community facility designed as a central hub for health, wellbeing, leisure, education and council services all. Occupying the former Debenhams department store on St Catherine’s Walk, Vent-Axia’s Sentinel Apex units have been specified, delivering energy efficient ventilation to this transformative development. Sentinel Apex […]

‘A Guide to Meeting Part O with Confidence’ is the title of a new eBook from Vent-Axia that provides guidance on tackling overheating in homes. This free publication provides a wealth of information, explaining the context of overheating in the UK and why it has become an industry challenge, as well as setting out the […]