Modern Building Services

30 MODERN BUILDING SERVICES NOVEMBER 2021 WHAT’S NEW A guide to new products and services for MBS readers. MBS CMD Ltd delivers agile working solution with the new 65W capsule plus CMD Ltd, the specialist in power and connectivity solutions for commercial interiors, has developed an ideal on desk workstation module for agile working and hot desking environments, with the launch of Capsule Plus. Building on the popularity of the Capsule workstation power module, which provides a stylish and compact fixed format solution available from stock, Capsule Plus offers up to PD65W of charging power, enabling USB laptop charging. With two power sockets, along with type A and C USB fast charging, Capsule Plus enables a plug and play approach to hot desking, with ample power distribution for powering or charging two devices at once. Stephen Roberts, head of sales at CMD Ltd commented: “Most commonly used laptops require 25-50W of power to charge them, depending on their specification, so our 65W Capsule Plus offers ample to charge both a laptop and a mobile phone at the same time. Where two devices are drawing power simultaneously, the type C charger takes priority, providing up to 45W of power, with the remainder distributed through the type A connection. “As more companies move to an agile working model, allowing people to combine working from home with hot desking in the office, the convenience of being able to power up with a simple cable will be increasingly important. The launch of Capsule Plus continues our focus on developing solutions that respond to evolving working practices, serving the office interiors market and the end user.” Available in a choice of black or white, the Capsule Plus includes two empty keystones for retrofitting of HDMI and USB keystone couplers, enabling data or A/V connectivity within the power and charging module. The Capsule Plus specification also includes two resettable 3A circuit breakers and a pre-installed 1.5m lead to male GSTWieland connector, which can be used to connect directly to the female GST socket on CMD’s Elite+ or Conti under desk workstation modules. Alternatively, Capsule Plus can be connected directly to a UK plug socket using an additional starter lead. Capsule Plus is supplied with a c-clamp to fix the module to any desk thickness between 11mm and 30mm, making them suitable for a wide range of furniture choices. For product information contact Jon Holding, General Manager of CMD Limited, 01709 385472 or jonholding@cmd-ltd.com uHooVirus Index Provides Enhanced Commercial Air Quality Monitoring for Business and Educational Productivity Air Quality Data Gives Insight into Virus ‘Survival’. Following the release of its latest white paper, uHoo, the developers of a best-in-class commercial air monitor, has today confirmed that all its uHoo Aura devices will now include Virus Index, an advanced data mining tool that provides information regarding indoor air quality and a real-time risk assessment of virus survival and transmission. Recent research has proven the correlation between air quality and coronavirus. The Virus Index ensures business and educational venues can monitor air quality and react to a potential virus conducive environment. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, air qualitymanagement within a business environment has become a high priority. Business owners and managersmust be proactive inmonitoring environmental conditions that can encourage an airborne virus to thrive and have the data required to take action to ensure healthy staff or students and reduce absence rates. From common colds, influenza or more recently COVID-19, each virus that enters a business or educational venue has the strength to ‘infect’ multiple people and cause disruption. Using air monitoring and actionable data, businesses can reduce the risk of virus survival and drastically reduce spread – ensuring that productivity is unaffected. www.uhooair.co.uk/ Newwireless AirSens CO 2 monitor to improve Indoor Air Quality S&P UK has launched an intelligent wireless CO 2 monitor to help businesses, schools and healthcare settings manage indoor air quality (IAQ). The AirSens CO2 Monitor can be adapted for any space and sends a signal to ventilation systems to increase airflow rates if poor IAQ is detected. Sales Director Lee Page said: “It has the rare, intelligent ability to wirelessly connect to a hub’s main sensor – saving time on rewiring back to the main air handling unit or fan. It’s a simple, cost-effective solution.” The range also includes: AirSens VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) and AirSens RH (Relative Humidity). www.solerpalau.co.uk