air quality

Air quality experts have come together to call for the creation of a new industry to tackle the problems caused by poor ventilation in buildings.

The second annual World Ventilation Day has seen a range of initiatives unveiled to draw attention to the importance of ventilation and IAQ to health, comfort and wellbeing, with the theme ‘Breathe better, Live better.’

This year’s World Ventil8 Day – on November 8th – will draw a direct link between failure to invest in improving ventilation and serious health problems linked to buildings.

Richard Kemp-Harper, CCO of Airex, says we need to think about Building Regs in a different way. If Albert Einstein was a Retrofit Coordinator he would have a thing or two to say about the UK’s poorly insulated, damp, inefficiently heated homes and the route to making them fit for human habitation, never mind Net […]

The builders’ merchant has also shared recent research that illustrates the physical and mental health problems caused by poor housing.

This year’s BESA conference is taking place on 12th October at the Novotel London West. The event will be filled with enriching technical sessions and a host of exclusive launches and industry insights. The conference will centre around three primary areas: addressing business challenges and finding solutions, engaging in technical sessions with actionable insights, and […]

The Building Engineering Services Association has launched a ‘basic awareness’ online training course for indoor air quality (IAQ)

Climate solutions manufacturer, Zehnder Group UK, has launched the ComfoAir Flex, an MVHR system boasting a heat recovery efficiency rate of 96%.

Construction of UCL’s Controlled Active Ventilation Environment (CAVE) laboratory, designed to research climate and airborne hazards, has been completed and will be officially launched early in 2024. CAVE is the first facility of its kind in terms of its advanced capabilities to carry out research at full scale into air quality and ventilation challenges in […]

With the upcoming expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to include all London boroughs coming later this summer, here’s a look at other cities in the UK with clean air zones. cinch has looked at these zones across various cities, showcasing their impact, benefits and the need for increased awareness and support. Sam […]

UK schools are being encouraged to take part in an indoor air quality study. The Schools Air Quality for Health and Education project (SAMHE) – led by SEI York and Imperial College London – is looking for up to 2,000 schools to get involved. Schools will receive free air quality monitors which will measure CO2, […]

BSI has published a new Code of Practice for indoor environmental quality for non-domestic buildings, in what is being hailed as a major breakthrough for clean indoor air. The Code BS 40102-1:2023 Health and well-being and indoor environmental quality in buildings – health and wellbeing in non-domestic buildings aligns to the World Health Organisation’s new […]