Modern Building Services

MODERN BUILDING SERVICES JULY 2022 3 EDITOR’S COMMENT Y ou wait for ages for an event and then they all come along at once. Regardless of people’s views of the British royal family, it was great to see that the four-day UK bank holiday weekend for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations provided somany of us with something positive to focus on and a chance to be thankful for our neighbours, friends, family and all that we have in the UK. Then comes along our ever-popular National ACR & Heat Pump Awards to celebrate excellence across the HVAC industry. I was delighted to meet so many of you as more than 400 people attended the sell-out event, which was again hosted by comedian Bobby Davro. A special mention must go to John Emm who was named Phil Creaney’s ACR Champion for 2022 and Laura Bishop, chair of the Ground Source Heat Pump Association, who was announced as RACHPWoman of the Year. To see all the winners turn to page 30. Finally, we attended the Installer Showwhich is the UK’s biggest heating, plumbing, and electrical trade show at Birmingham’s NEC. I look forward to telling you more about our experience in the August issue of MBS. Although these were a welcome distraction, we haven’t forgotten the multiple challenges that are being faced at home and overseas from the war in Ukraine to the soaring energy costs which continue to impact negatively on our businesses and families. Inside this issue; There is much on indoor air quality and working buildings – maintenance, operation and refurbishment. We have an article from EUR ING Dave Cooper, CEO of LECS UK and CIBSE board member, who on page 10 outlines the latest developments within BSI standards that govern brakes on lifts and outlines his key recommendations to keep brakes operating safely. On page 20 Hern Yau, Product Manager at Mitsubishi Electric, discusses why attention is rightly turning to indoor air quality and David Schurk, Director of Healthcare and Applied Engineering Markets for Global Plasma Solutions and lecturer for ASHRAE. On page 25 he discusses expectation versus reality - examining air filter performance. As with every issue of MBS, I would be very keen to hear your thoughts and welcome all feedback. Please get in touch by emailing david.crowson@ warnersgroup.co.uk Managing Editor: Juliet Loiselle MInstR * J ulietl@warnersgroup.co.uk 01778 391067 Editor: David Crowson * David.crowson @warnersgroup.co.uk 01778 392401 Advertising: Robyn Teague – Sales Manager * Robyn.teague@warnersgroup.co.uk 01778 395029 Production: Sue Ward * production@warnersgroup.co.uk 01778 392405 Circulation & Subscriptions: DavidWade * dwade@portico.uk.com 01438 759000 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 David Crowson WELCOME TO THE JULY ISSUE OF MODERN BUILDING SERVICES 2022 9th JUNE WINNERS ANNOUNCED! The Queens Hotel , City Square, LEEDS LS1 1PJ Sponsored supported by ior-logo-2017 vector file for printing v2.pdf 1 08/02/2018 12:32 M BS MODERNBUILDING SERVICES Banner for MBS.indd 1 04/05/2022 12:19