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Fire safety provision of Building Regulations does not appear to be properly understood or applied(17/11/2008)
Draka is raising the alarm over what it says is widespread non-compliance with an important fire safety provision of Approved Document B (Fire safety) to the Building Regulations. According to Draka, Clause 5.38 of Volume Two (buildings other than dwelling houses) Protected Power Circuits does not appear to be universally understood, applied or enforced outside of the London area. The company points out that, under Clause 5.38: In large or complex buildings there may be fire protection sy... [more]
Isobar 4c complies with Part L2 metering needs(06/03/2008)
The Building Regulations Part L2 a and b demand sufficient facilities to account for 90% of each fuel type by end use category. Since 2006 it has also been required to have automatic meter reading and data collection facilities for all new buildings over 1000m2. Compliance with certain aspects of the Building Regulations Part L2 has required the engineering and installation of meters to gather energy usage data. Merlin Gerin, a brand of Schneider Electric, is offering its Isobar 4c 3 phase s... [more]
The benefits of energy efficient fan systems(09/05/2007)
The Government, in its national quest to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, has sharpened its focus on the energy performance of buildings. In the drive for better air quality, greater energy efficiency and the reduction of carbon emissions, the latest editions of Building Regulations Documents F&L are now beginning to take effect. Precise controllability, more reliability and less energy new energy efficient motors in fans deliver direct benefits to the HEVAC industry. Building Regulati... [more]
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