News from ECEX

Cooling towers have much to offer in terms of effectiveness and efficiency, but legionella scares have left some specifiers and building managers reticent to choose this type of cooling. Popular globally, cooling towers can be a safe choice; as long as they are maintained and care is taken to ensure airborne debris doesn’t cause fouling […]

Modern data centres require vast amounts of cooling to prevent the sensitive computers they contain from breaking down. This is largely because computing power is increasing at a phenomenal rate.  The world’s first digital computer built in the 1940s could perform three additions or subtractions in a second; today, the fastest computer can complete 360 trillion operations a second and there is […]

The record-breaking warm spell at the end of February has brought about an earlier than usual start to the pollen season – bad news for both hay fever sufferers and HVAC plant.  Tree pollen in particular has started causing an issue ahead of schedule, blocking noses and air intakes alike. To prevent blockages of a […]

When it comes to air handling units (AHUs), there are a host of convincing business benefits associated with choosing refurbishment over replacement. These include price (it can be 35 to 50% less expensive to repair compared with buying new) and the ability to gain the latest technology without the attendant disruption. For instance, AHU refurbishment […]

Case study detailing ECEX’s gantry and associated screen louvres installed in the Tate Modern’s new extension.

Building maintenance tends to be out of sight and out of mind. As a result, it has something of a reputation for being under-funded, unproductive and poorly managed. However, as recent cases involving legionnaires’ disease outbreaks have shown, this attitude is at best dangerous and can prove fatal. That is why it makes sense to […]