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EDITOR’S COMMENT MODERN BUILDING SERVICES FEBRUARY 2021 3 Welcome to the February issue of MBS Journal S o that’s 2020 well and truly behind us now. What legacy has been left behind and where do we go from here?! ONS figures showed construction output fell by 35% in Spring but then revived by 42% in the third quarter*. With the current vaccine roll out finally underway and the promise of many construction projects on the horizon, there is much to look forward to in 2021. Did you know that most of us spend up to 90% of our time indoors?! In this issue we’ll touch on Indoor Air Quality, one of the hottest topics during this pandemic. How do we ensure work places/spaces are safe? We continue to look at energy management, how are facilities and energy managers effectively using the data provide. Are we actually improving energy performance and meeting the changing needs of occupants? Listed buildings are always a challenge and specifiers, designers and installers are having to be more and more creative, especially with the installation of electrical distribution networks. Case in point; are shallow floors, we will look at suggestions on how to overcome these issues. FIRE! Preventative measures are usually the best way to ‘save’ future catastrophe for buildings and businesses. Adequate fire protection of data cabling is paramount, as are state of the art fire alarms. Turn to pages 14 and 20 to find out more. Finally, I’d like to thank Steve Bird C Eng CIBSE ASHRAE. Whilst he does not in any way advocate that his understanding of certain issues is the final certainty in any way what so ever, he does believe Covid infection is a subject building engineering services engineers are being exercised over. Read his comment on another challenging and informative article last month – MYTH BUSTING. Full letter available on page 8. *https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/constructionindustry/ datasets/outputintheconstructionindustry Juliet Loiselle CompCIPHE/MinstR Editorial: Juliet Loiselle MInstR – Editor * J ulietl@warnersgroup.co.uk ✆ 01778 391067 Advertising: Robyn Teague – Sales Manage r * Robyn.teague@warnersgroup.co.uk ✆ 01778 395029 Production: Sue Ward * SueW@warnersgroup.co.uk ✆ 01778 392405 Circulation & Subscriptions: DavidWade * dwade@portico.uk.com ✆ 01438 759000 MBS FEBRUARY2021 MODERNBUILDING SERVICES The independent journal for Designers | Contractors Installers | End-users Thewhole issue ofbacterialand virus“carry-over” What is the RoleofSmart Lightingwithin Commercial Buildings What’s in the pipeline for2021 16 8 26 01_Cover_FEB.indd 1 09/02/2021 18:07 The New Cassette with Air Purification LG Cassette type indoor unit is equipped with the air purification function. It offers a solution to the problem of ultrafine dust that harms our bodies. This is the CAC*-certified, high-performance product that delivers clean, cool air to your large space. M BS MODERN BUILDING SERVICES Subs c ription rate for readers not meeting our terms of control. £40 per year UK £50 per year overseas £70 per year overseas, airmail £5 single issue UK Some manufacturers and suppliers have contributed towards the cost of reproducing some photographs in this issue. The views implied or expressed in this journal are not necessarily those of the Editor or Publisher, neither of whom accepts responsibility from errors in articles, or for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations.