Airius ‘solving the biggest waste of energy in buildings’
In this sponsored post, Airius Europe says its thermal destratification technology is the answer to the biggest waste of energy in buildings: heating...
Refrigerant R22: our big dilemma
Mike Nankivell, marketing director for the Daikin distributor, Space Air, comments on a dilemma facing suppliers of air conditioning and parts now it is...
Supporting critical environmental control for the National Gallery
High efficiency boilers from Hoval are helping the National Gallery in London reduce its energy consumption and carbon footprint, while maintaining a stable internal...
Top-flight energy savings
Vickers Energy has signed a deal with the RAF Museum in Shropshire that will cut the energy consumption and the cost of heating its...
AHU and energy recovery company Weger Air Solutions realises UK ambitions
A new company Weger Air Solutions has been formed and acquired the assets of Thermal Technology (Sales) with the aim of expanding sales with...
Boiler controls
Keeping up with the evolution of boiler controls
The principle of new technologies improving on or complementing old ones is well established, and is clearly...
Are boiler controls a good idea?
The short answer to this is “yes, of course they are”. Boilers potentially consume a great deal of energy so they need to be...
F-Gas changes approaching – but what will they really mean?
Mike Nankivell, marketing director for the UK Daikin distributor Space Airconditioning plc, comments on recent developments with the F-Gas regulation review.
The European Parliament recently...
Doing air conditioning inspections makes economic sense
As chairman of the HEVAC Air Conditioning Plenary Committee and vice-president of the Heat Pump Association, Mike Nankivell* is closely involved with industry regulation...
Addressing the myths of boiler control
There are a number of misconceptions regarding retrofit boiler controls that can lead to savings opportunities being missed, or energy-saving projects that fail to...
Air conditioning inspections make economic sense
As Chairman of the HEVAC Air Conditioning Plenary Committee and Vice President of the Heat Pump Association, Mike Nankivell* is closely involved with industry...
M&V: Results have to be meaningful or evaluation is useless
Verifying the success of an energy-saving project requires a holistic approach that takes account of all variables, says Sabien's Tony Willis in this sponsored...
Heat meters for new build, refurbishment and retrofit projects
Micronics says introduction of the product range enables it to compete within the energy metering and billing market for new build, full refurbishment and retrofit...
Should landlords go ahead with heat metering installations, even if the government’s assessment tool...
Are you a landlord of a tenanted commercial building or residential flats? Perhaps you have a communal heating or cooling systems and more than...
How to solve water heater oversizing
Over the past two decades, developments in water heater sizing methods have changed the industry significantly. Long-winded, manual calculations have made way for today’s...
Gas grid future: Climate Change Committee chief calls for “proper” hydrogen trials
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has called for “proper and effective low carbon hydrogen trials” so that the UK can make informed technology...
Reduced surface tension improves heating system efficiency
Sponsored: It is well-established that imperfections in a heat exchange surface can have a negative impact on heat transfer. Tony Willis of Sabien Technology...
The Heat Network Regulations: Messy delivery leaves landlords cold
Heating and hot water within buildings is responsible for 40% of the UK’s energy consumption and 20% of its greenhouse gas emissions. The Heat...
Local authorities invited to apply for heat network funds by end November
Local authorities and other public sector bodies can start applying for new heat network funding from today.
The government has made up to £39m available...
Boiler run-times don’t measure up
Sponsored: Reduced boiler run-times on modulating and two-stage boiler plant do not necessarily equate to energy savings. The only accurate measures are a reduction...