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AECB Brighton Group meeting | 6pm Wed 11 May 2022
To confirm the restarting of the AECB Brighton meetup on the new day of WEDNESDAY 11 May 2022 from the earlier time of (SIX) 6pm (but arrive whenever you wish) at the new venue Lord Nelson at 36 Trafalgar Street, Brighton BN1 4ED (very accessible from Brighton train...
MVHR maintenance | PART 2 Borescope
The realisation of a disconnected duct prompted a full investigation into the system, starting with the easy to access visible room terminals using a Depstech borescope. The borescope clearly showed that all the connections at the terminals were good but was...
MVHR maintenance
My Zehnder Q350 MVHR was installed as part of a (partial) deep retrofit in 2017 so it’s about 5 years old. Firstly, the MVHR system has been amazing. Trickle vents don’t work, and opening windows just wastes heat and leads to poor comfort, but the MVHR means year...
Research on Planning Permission for Domestic Retrofit
Dr. Suzy Nelson of the University of Westminster is conducting research on the extent to which difficulty in obtaining planning permission is an obstacle to the implementation of domestic retrofit projects. The research involves interviews with built environment...
AECB Brighton Group meetings are BACK! New day, time and venue.
After an aborted restart earlier in the year, the AECB Brighton Group meetings are back with a new day, time and location. Meetings will be the second WEDNESDAY of the month starting Wednesday 11 May 2022 from the earlier time of (SIX) 6pm (but arrive whenever you...
Zehnder MVHR Q350 fan motor emergency!
One of the fan motors in my Zehnder Q350 MVHR has died and so I urgently need a replacement but the leadtime for a new part from Zehnder is many many months. Can anyone help? Do you have an old unit somewhere or could I even borrow a fan from a unit not needed for a...
AECB Brighton Group – cancelled UFN
Very sorry to have to announce that the monthly meetings won’t in fact restart this month as the Lord Nelson pub has decided to temporarily close its doors for the first 2 weeks of January so the 12th cannot happen. With the current Covid situation it would seem wise...
Oakhill Passivhaus | plaque
The Passivhaus plaque is now installed
AECB Brighton Group – WEDNESDAY 12 January 2022
Just to confirm that there won't be a Decemeber meeting, but looking forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday 12 January 2022 (details below)
AECB Brighton Group – WEDNESDAY 12 January 2022
The AECB Brighton Group meetings are to restart (at long last!) from January but new day, time and location! Meetings will be the second WEDNESDAY of the month starting Wednesday 12 January 2022 from the earlier time of 6pm (but arrive whenever you wish) at Lord...
Oakhill Passivhaus
Oakhill Passivhaus in Mayfield, Sussex has just received Passivhaus certification with an airtigthness of 0.22 ACH. One more building providing super low energy consumption and excellent comfort and occupant health. Congratulations to all involved - Koru...
Retrofit in practice 17th June 2021
The 2021 IHBC online Summer School, "Historic Places - People Places" is on 17th and 18th of June and but Individual sessions are available for just £12 per session. See the programme here. To book a single session go to Booking and enter the discount code SINGLE. ...