Commercial
Keeping a building operational during electrical works
Phasing, out-of-hours working and managed shutdowns — how electrical projects are planned around the businesses occupying the building.
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Short, practical articles on compliance, specification, energy and intelligent buildings.
Compliance
EICRs: what building managers actually need to know
What an inspection covers, how findings are coded, and how to plan remedial work without disrupting occupation.
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Design
Why in-house design matters on electrical projects
When the team that designs the installation also installs it, accountability sits in one place — and problems get resolved on site, not over email.
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Energy
Lighting upgrades in occupied buildings
Phasing, controls and commissioning: how to replace lighting without closing the building.
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Energy
Installing EV charging points at a UK workplace
Load assessment, DNO applications, back-office billing and future headroom — what actually decides the cost of workplace EV charging.
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Compliance
Emergency lighting testing: the requirements explained
Monthly function tests, annual three-hour duration tests and BS 5266 record keeping, set out in plain terms for building managers.
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Commercial
Three-phase supply upgrades: when your building has run out of power
Signs a supply is at capacity, how a load survey works and what a DNO upgrade involves before new plant can be energised.
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Net Zero
Commercial solar PV and battery storage: a practical view
Roof suitability, G99 approval, self-consumption over export, and why the electrical infrastructure decides whether the numbers work.
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Commercial
Structured data cabling: getting an office fit-out right first time
Cat6A against fibre, containment separation, comms room provision and the testing certification you should be handed at completion.
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Compliance
Landlord electrical safety obligations in England
Five-yearly EICRs, 28-day remedial deadlines, tenant and council copies — the duties that apply to rented residential property.
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