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Positioned immediately about the double-height entry foyer of BSRIA’s building is the Monodraught Sola-boost ventilation unit. |
BSRIA tests solar-assisted natural ventilation
Published: December 2008
Controlling the indoor environment using natural ventilation is generally regarded as ‘greener’ than air conditioning — but how effective is using solar energy to give it a boost? Ken Sharpe was given the chance to look at a project at BSRIA.
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Comfort cooling with 30% less energy consumption
Published: December 2008
Michael Hamill explains why an evaporative wet cooling system is the ultimate ‘green machine’.
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Air-to-water heat-pump technology, as represented by Daikin’s Altherma system, achieves a high return of renewable energy for its capital costs compared to other forms of renewable energy. |
Cost-effective renewable energy
Published: December 2008
Air-source heat-pumps are a well tried and very cost-effective way of harnessing renewable energy — according to figures that Darren Manley of Daikin UK shared with Ken Sharpe.
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Veitshöcheim Palace in Bavaria, built in 1680, was used as a summer residence by the Würzburg prince bishops and is set in magnificent Rococo gardens. A Dachs mini-CHP unit manufactured by SenerTec at its factory in nearby Schweinfurt provides heating and electricity for this beautiful and historic building. |
Driving the take-up of CHP
Published: December 2008
The UK should follow the example being shown by Germany, which is taking radical steps to stimulate its already relatively healthy market for micro-generation and renewable technologies, according to leading British sustainability experts.
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Focusing on the positives of EPCs and DECs — Richard Hipkiss. |
A golden opportunity to tackle energy inefficiency in buildings
Published: November 2008
What can educate and encourage building owners and occupiers to manage energy performance effectively? The answer could be staring us in the face. Richard Hipkiss considers the value of Energy Performance Certificates and Display Energy Certificates.
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Preventing legionella in solar-thermal hot-water systems — Yan Evans. |
Controlling legionella in solar-thermal systems
Published: November 2008
Preventing legionella in solar-thermal hot water systems needs a thoughtful approach to avoid wasting the potential of the solar energy. Yan Evans explains.
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Simply replacing older-generation lamps with newer Eco versions can achieve energy savings of up to 20%. |
How to make light work of reducing carbon emissions
Published: November 2008
40% can be lopped off carbon emissions associated with lighting — using current technology. Mike Simpson runs through a range of approaches.
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The key to the efficiency of Turbomiser chillers is the Turbocor compressor — as seen here in the replacement chiller for the Hilton Hotel at Stansted Airport. |
Turbocor compressor shows its energy-saving potential in chiller-replacement projects
Published: October 2008
The huge energy-saving capabilities of replacing aging chillers with new models incorporating the Danfoss Turbocor compressor in two recent projects is described by Ken Sharpe.
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Realising the energy-saving benefits of variable-speed pumps
Published: October 2008
Integrating variable-speed pumps into the system they serve is the way to maximise energy savings. Wayne Rose explains how.
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Putting energy issues above politics
Published: October 2008
CIBSE gold medallist and former president Brian Moss believes the expertise of engineers could transcend politics in reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions — even to the level of CIBSE partnering with the Government.
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No doubt about the trend towards prefabricated pipework — Terry Reeve. |
Driving the pace of pipework prefabrication offsite
Published: October 2008
Large pipe projects are more often prefabricated off site than installed on a site — and smaller projects are catching up with this trend.
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CIBSE launches 100 hours of Carbon Clean Up campaign
Published: September 2008
Following on the success of last-year’s carbon clean-up campaign, which saw 700 organisations sign up to reduce carbon emissions, CIBSE is embarking on a similar campaign this year — with incentives to participate.
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One of the largest energy loads in the redeveloped Woodside Leisure Centre at Watford is this 50 m competition swimming pool containing 1000 m3 of water. |
Redeveloped leisure centre at Watford outperforms Building Regulations
Published: September 2008
The redeveloped Woodside Leisure Centre at Watford exploits a range of technologies to reduce its energy requirements — and then meet much of them usable renewable energy — as Ken Sharpe discovered.
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White LED luminaires offer many advantages over other types of lamp. |
The revolution being brought by LEDs
Published: September 2008
Not only can switching to white LED lighting from other light sources bring big improvements in radically reduced maintenance and increased energy efficiency, but LEDs also deliver many more practical and business benefits. Roy Burton explains what LEDs can bring to the world of modern building services.
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Sustainability moves from niche to norm
Published: June 2008
Rapidly, and seemingly inexorably, rising fuel costs gave added meaning to the recent CIBSE Conference on ‘Sustainability — niche to norm’ in Gateshead because, quite simply, reducing fuel bill reduces carbon emissions.
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