World News

Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World

UK News

Latest news and developments in the United Kingdom

Products

Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology

Features

General articles, applications and industry analysis

Daikin looks at building performance

UK: Daikin UK has released dates for its upcoming Future Thinking seminars which will explore the theme Optimising Design and Performance.

The Future Thinking programme is aimed at building services consultants and looks to tackle the increasing challenges of designing a suitable built environment. It also aims to inform and provoke discussion around achieving a sustainable and comfortable indoor climate.

This latest series considers how to achieve high performance buildings throughout the project lifecycle, starting with designing for flexibility and increasing efficiencies through BIM and software tools.

Speakers will examine the role that commissioning and BMS controls play in reducing the performance gap; and look at optimising heat recovery and the importance of future-proofed technologies.

The seminars will also focus on working within the WELL Building Standard, the first evidence-based system for measuring, certifying and monitoring building features that impact on health and wellbeing.

Karen Perry, national specification manager at Daikin UK, commented: “With post occupancy evaluations commonly highlighting discrepancies between the designed and actual performance of a building, our latest seminar aims to explore how to maximise efficiencies during the design phase and offers advice on optimising performance in-use.

Dates and venues are: Bristol, Radisson Blu, March 6; Leeds, Aspire, March 7; Southampton, DoubleTree by Hilton, March 7; Birmingham, Hotel du Vin, March 13; Newcastle, Malmaison, March 14; Manchester, Hotel Gotham, March 15; Nottingham, Mercure Nottingham City Centre, March 15; London, Daikin Central London Office, March 20; Edinburgh, The Principal Edinburgh, George Street, March 20; Glasgow, Blythswood Square Hotel, March 22.

To register, click here.

Latest News

28th August 2026

World Ventilation Day event takes on overheating

UK: BESA will mark this year’s World Ventilation Day with an event in London focused on overheating in the built environment.
28th August 2026

Wittwer appointed president Trane commercial HVAC Europe

IRELAND: Trane Technologies has appointed Adam Wittwer as president, commercial HVAC Europe, reporting to group president, EMEA and Asia, Jose La Loggia.
28th August 2026

Beijer Ref training academy open day

UK: Beijer Ref is to hold an open day at its training academy in Wetherby on October 1.
27th August 2026

Cellar coolers are refrigeration equipment

UK: The British Refrigeration Association has welcomed confirmation that restrictions on single-split air conditioning systems under the GB F-gas regulations do not apply to systems used solely for cooling products.
26th August 2026

Carly Gayle named LCL Trainee of the Year

UK: Carly Gayle, one of Baxi’s newest F-gas engineers, has been named Trainee of the Year by awarding and certification organisation LCL Awards.
26th August 2026

Copeland Europe’s Sandro Matic moves to US

USA/GERMANY: Sandro Matic, president of Copeland’s European business, is to become president of its Americas business. He will be replaced by Gwenaelle Cheramy, currently general manager of Honeywell in Switzerland.