Sustainable Environment

ABM Critical Solutions completes emergency clean for London college

Posted on November 8, 2017November 3, 2017 by admin

Specialist data centre healthcare business, ABM Critical Solutions, has completed an emergency clean of a South London college’s facility within a matter of hours of being called, thus preventing any damaging outages or potential loss of data. The team was called after a gas suppression system was activated in the server room and unloaded gas and debris onto the IT equipment; a portable fire extinguisher was also accidentally deployed adding further contaminants on to the…

Indoor air quality: The importance of achieving top marks

Posted on November 2, 2017October 27, 2017 by admin

It is well known that outdoor air pollution has an impact on health, but indoor air pollution can also have significant and harmful effects. Good indoor air quality (IAQ) plays a major role in establishing a favourable learning environment, as well as protecting the health and supporting the productivity for both students and staff. Alan Macklin, Group Technical Director at Elta Group discusses the importance of good indoor air quality in educational buildings. The rise…

Doing battle with bacteria in Britain’s healthcare washrooms

Posted on October 27, 2017 by admin

Hospital environments’ washrooms can prove to be especially virulent breeding grounds for bacteria, which is why taking a stringent approach to product purchase and maintenance is key. Here, British manufacturer Armitage Shanks, outlines the steps healthcare institutions can take to battle bacteria and ward off the spread of infection in washrooms, as well as discussing why this is so important when it comes to effective water management. HAIs and healthcare washrooms “The International Scientific…

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