Gains for St James
Kingspan Therma Duct insulation has been installed on new external ductwork at St James’s Hospital as part of a programme of improvement work supporting Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust’s efforts to achieve Net Zero operational carbon emissions by 2040.
As one of the UK’s largest NHS trusts, the Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust is committed to reducing its impact on the environment. The Trust has been overseeing a wide range of improvement works across its sites to allow it to meet the NHS Carbon Footprint targets – requiring the NHS as a whole to be Net Zero for all emissions they control by 2040 and Net Zero for all emissions they can influence by 2045.
Ongoing work at St James’s Hospital has included linking buildings to a new low carbon district heating network, installing low energy lighting, fitting double glazing and making improvements to building insulation, including insulation around building services.
As part of improvements to the ventilation system, DPL Insulations & Ventilation used Kingspan Therma Duct Insulation to lag new external ductwork, subsequently applying a weatherproof finish.
Therma Duct is a high-performance insulation which is designed for use on rectangular, circular and flat oval ductwork installed externally on a building.
