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 […]

Natural and hybrid ventilation solutions manufacturer Passivent has supplied its insulated controllable dampers for a Transport for London (TfL) project at Wood Lane Arches near Shepherd’s Bush. The project is part of a wider TfL urban regeneration initiative to repurpose disused railway arches across the city. The new units created in the space beneath the arches […]

Ventilation specialist WindowMaster has announced a collaboration with UPVC supplier VEKA, which involves certifying smoke ventilation windows using the latter’s systems by EN 12101-2, enabling these systems to comply with UK law. To enhance the Halo System 10 and M70 window systems, VEKA profiles are being used in collaboration with approved VEKA partners, Teal Products […]

As temperatures drop, mould in UK homes begins to grow with 58% of people in the UK experiencing mould in their homes at some point in time. Uswitch Energy has produced the Mouldy Nation Report where we looked at the prevalence of mould across local authorities, our experiences and feelings towards mould in our homes, and the habits […]

Tradespeople will now be able to face the ongoing battle of complying with building regulations for mechanical ventilation as Elta Fans’ returns to the market via a new dedicated division, Elta Trade. With many people not realising that residential ventilation systems must adhere to the buildings regulations alongside needing to test its airflow rates, Elta […]