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One of the most common questions that businesses are asking is how do you decarbonise your business? We’ve probably all heard the question and know a little about what it means, but what does it mean for us as business operators and what can we do about it?

Background

The UK Government announced on 20th April 2021 that it…

The Kimpton team have recently completed an interesting job on the roof of Liverpool John Moores University, in the centre of the city and close to the river. The job was to replace the coils inside Carrier Aquaforce Chillers. These chillers feed the Air handling Units (AHU’s) which cool the whole of the eight-storey building with chilled air.

One…

We’ve written a lot recently about reopening offices and the process you need to go through to properly recommission the air conditioning system in your office or workplace.

But that still leaves the question unanswered ‘is it safe (or advisable) to use my air conditioning in my office or workplace?’

Is it safe, am I putting my colleagues at risk…

In our previous post, we shared the detailed checklist for an entire HVAC system when you are preparing to reopen your office or business after a long shutdown.

One of the key elements to the checklist was to change filters throughout the system to ensure they were safe, clean and not harbouring bacteria that will have…

HVAC Checklist to prepare for reopening after Corona Virus / Covid-19 shutdown.

As we head towards the new normal, during Corona Virus, many businesses are considering a return to work in offices and workspaces that may have been closed for up to three months.

Government Guidance and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) governing body BESA have…

Kimpton have been successful in their application to join the Fusion21 Heating & Renewables Framework. The framework delivers a range of heating and renewable technology works.

Fusion21 serves a group of over 500 members across public and social sectors to deliver efficiency savings on the procurement of goods and services for property, construction and the built…

The recent near heatwave over the Easter break in the UK has reminded us that summer is just around the corner and now is the time to ensure your air conditioning is fit for the hot weather ahead.

Every year we are faced with the same mid-year rush as air conditioning…

Updated May 6th 2020.

This article covers the history of air conditioning from its very early days in second century China to its widespread use in homes, offices and cars today. It also explains the huge amount of energy that it requires worldwide to power it and how it has saved lives worldwide.  The article is broken down… more >