Riverside refurbishment
The listed Victorian Gothic Revival ‘Riverside School’, situated along the Thames in London, has successfully implemented a comprehensive decarbonisation project, featuring the Mitsubishi Electric 2*40kW CAHV and a 40kW QAHV heat pump unit connected to K-con thermal and potable water vessels.
The school has recently been fully refurbished and extended and underscores the feasibility of integrating sustainable heating solutions within historic buildings.
HOB Mechanical Services, the mechanical services contractor, necessitated the design and installation of a pre-specified Mitsubishi Electric heat pump system. The project presented two primary challenges: space constraints within the designated plant room and to mitigate noise in a densely populated residential area.
In collaboration with Kooltech, HOB Mechanical Services engineered a bespoke solution to address these challenges. Kooltech’s expertise facilitated the integration of its K-con product range, specifically tailored thermal storage vessels. Two custom-fabricated, stainless steel cladded vessels were externally situated freeing up valuable internal plant room space that houses the installation of two 255l stainless domestic hot water cylinders connected to the QAHV heat pump units.
To mitigate noise pollution, acoustic enclosures were incorporated into the design, achieving an additional 8dBA reduction from the CAHV air source heat pump units utilised for space heating.
