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Introduction to Kitchen Odour Assessment Hot food takeaways, restaurants and other premises containing commercial kitchens have potential to cause noise and odour issues from kitchen ventilation exhausts, particularly when located…

Last week saw the launch of BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) UK New Construction 2018, which will act to replace the 2014 guidance of the same name with…

“Clean Air for Everyone” On the 4th September 2015, a seven metre tower was erected in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This acts as a vacuum cleaner for the air, removing harmful pollutants…

The Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) has recently launched the new document ‘Guidance on the Assessment of Mineral Dust Impacts for Planning’. After several years of development, a working…

Electric Vehicles The idea of electric vehicles circulates in the news on a frequent basis, but last year less than 1% of cars sold were electric. Two global companies, Tesla…

Europe’s car industry has suggested that the entire road infrastructure of Europe should be resurfaced in order to prevent the requirement for mandatory cuts to car emission targets by 2030.…

Biogas Buses A pilot project on biogas buses by operator First West of England has demonstrated the potential of using bioenergy as fuel for public transport. A 40 seater bus,…

Strasbourg’s European Commission Plenary Sessions On 27th October a resolution was passed by the European Commission in Strasbourg, committing to stricter diesel emissions testing and investigation of suspected emissions test…

Levels of air pollution are worse in London than anywhere in the UK, with levels of nitrogen dioxide exceeding the legal limit somewhere in all of London’s Boroughs. Due to…

Public Health England predict that around 3,000 people each year are estimated to die from polluted air in London. The statistic is put into shocking perspective when considering this is…