P lant rooms have been part of large buildings - such as commercial properties - pretty much since the gas boiler was invented. Over the years these have increased in size to accommodate mechanical, electrical and plumbing equipment. Yet until quite recently, homeowners had to make do with a noisy boiler in the kitchen and an airing cupboard upstairs, with utility meters squeezed into an under stairs cubby hole.
Thankfully, that’s now changing. Arguably the mainstream UK construction industry is slow to innovate but one sub-sector that offers sophisticated, cutting-edge options for our homes is building services (ie heating, ventilation, electrics etc). Control over the internal environmental has rapidly evolved, partly due to a need to make homes more energy efficient but also to satisfy our demand for gadgetry.