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Good things in small packages – the rise of panel heaters
The latest government energy report reinforces the role of electric heating in heating our homes. Although a combination of storage heaters and panel convector heaters works well in most homes, the efficiency and economy offered by today’s panel heaters can shine in the right setting. Chris Stammers tells the story. The government’s Carbon Plan of ...
Achieving building management systems integration
Integrating fire detection with other building management systems can be challenging, but offers many rewards. Eva Kosanovic explains how successful integration can be achieved using the latest technology developments. Buildings today can have any number of systems installed to control security, heating, lighting and ventilation. Particularly in larger scale buildings, these different elements will often ...
Minimising risk when heating a hazardous area
It’s a fact of life – accidents happen. Despite the best will in the world, things go wrong, and when this happens in a hazardous environment, the results can be devastating. To minimise risk, product selection and regular maintenance are vitally important, explains Phil Chilton: From the Buncefield fuel depot fire in December 2005, the ...
Making the right choice on fire detection
How to choose appropriate fire detection for particular jobs? Richard Bramham addresses the issues and outlines the questions that should be asked before making that choice: The fire detection market continues to evolve, with the development of an increasingly sophisticated array of technology that can offer a bewildering choice to electrical contractors and installers. There ...
Fighting fire with proper cable cleats
In 2005 fire fighter Jeff Wornham died having become entangled in cables in the lobby of a fourteenth floor flat in Stevenage. Six years later, Richard Shaw says there is a chance that a similar tragedy could still occur. He talks to WireIN about the issues surrounding the restraint of fire rated cables: The use ...
Wireless fire detection comes of age
Wireless fire detection systems are fast becoming the ‘must have’ for many installers and end users. Now, the heat is being turned upon the latest fire industry technology, as Eurotech Fire Systems’ Vincent Agius reports: Although wireless fire detection is not new, the technology is evolving rapidly. However, to ensure that novelty does not compromise ...
Putting a stop to downlight fires in lofts
Last year there were a number of UK house fires caused by downlights being covered with insulation and/or other debris. However, there are solutions to the problem of downlight fires and energy efficiency losses caused by downlights located in ceilings below lofts, as Rupert Coggon reports: The Electrical Safety Council (ESC) has commissioned a study ...
A major step forward in Scotland’s fire safety
Recent changes to Scottish Building Regulations, which provide a greater choice of active and passive fire safety measures, and also provide better guidance on fire detection and fire alarm systems in dwellings, have resulted in dramatic improvements to Scotland’s fire safety, says Neil Perdell: Scottish Building Regulations have had a major overhaul in relation to ...
A fire alarm is not an inert piece of equipment
Do fire alarms represent a waste of money? Apparently, some seem to think so. Or, as Steve McHale says in this short opinion piece, ‘are they an invaluable item of safety equipment that may be called upon to save lives? When planning a new build, or even a refurbishment of an existing building, sometimes – ...
New stadium’s fire safety helped by Prysmian
The re-development of the Aviva Stadium, formerly Lansdowne Road, in Dublin is due for completion this summer on schedule and on budget. Simon Hopkins at Prysmian Cables & Systems takes a look at the extensive electrical cable installation. Located in the Ballsbridge area of Dublin, Lansdowne Road was the oldest international rugby stadium in the ...
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