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  • Not all condensing boilers condense all of the time
    By Geoff Hobbs, Managing Director of Rinnai UK
    Published:  21 February, 2008

    It has been mandatory to fit a condensing gas boiler for all new domestic installations since 2005 - a fact that has led to the condensing boiler market in this sector experiencing a dramatic expansion - with sales more than double those of previous years. The market is projected to show further growth predicted to be 7.9 million condensing heating systems in the UK alone by 2010.

  • Combat emissions with controls
    Nick Stevenson, Managing Director of Keston Boilers, looks at how to optimise heating efficiency.
    Published:  21 February, 2008

    Buildings are responsible for more than 40% of the UK's carbon emissions and ineffective or poorly controlled heating systems represent a significant factor in this, and therefore a significant opportunity.

  • Putting gas boilers out in the cold
    By Geoff Hobbs, Managing Director of Rinnai UK
    Published:  21 November, 2007

    In Australia, New Zealand, Japan and, to a slightly lesser extent, the USA and Canada, along with almost every other technologically savvy country other than the UK, the practice of installing gas boilers and water heaters inside a building is considered rather unwise and certainly uneconomical.

  • Seeing the full picture
    Now that end users are taking a keener interest in whole life costs, specifiers are increasingly required to take a more holistic look at the whole system. Kevin Stones, Technical Director of Hoval, considers some of the key factors that contribute to the whole life costs of heating systems.
    Published:  25 October, 2007

    For a whole range of reasons, sustainability has become very high profile and is beginning to influence decision-making at all levels, from corporate policy at board level right down to the heating plant equipment selected for a new build or refurbishment project.

  • The renewables market is heating up
    The demand for information on renewable technology is increasing in the commercial heating industry as the Government continues its drive towards reducing carbon emissions in the UK. Here, Graham Williamson, Business Director of Commercial Heating at Ideal Stelrad, discusses the solutions available on the market and their suitability for the commercial sector.
    Published:  22 August, 2007

    The last few years have been a really challenging time for everyone involved in the heating industry. Along with the ever increasing array of products in the marketplace, financial pressures are forcing end-user customers to consider a number of factors when looking to replace older heating equipment. This is leading many to repair their existing appliance rather than replace it with a more energy efficient system.

  • Do the boiler house walkabout
    Published:  25 August, 2006

    Regular maintenance of the boiler house is vital for ensuring a modern steam system is running smoothly. Rick Plummer, UK Engineering Manager of Spirax Sarco offers tips on how best to maintain the boiler house to ensure it is running to its full capability.

  • Meeting the challenges of design specifications
    Published:  26 June, 2006

    Andrews Water Heaters pioneered the break with traditional systems when it entered the market with direct gas-fired water heaters 30 years ago. Gavin Watson, Business Development Manager, explains the benefits this brought to system designers and building operators alike. He also examines the continuing development of modern water heating technology and discusses the large variety of options now available to meet today’s commercial building requirements.

  • Plug and play makes installation easy
    Published:  26 June, 2006

    The word prefabrication often conjures up images of the kind of modular housing built in London, Birmingham and Bristol after World War II, but off-site production is a concept now being embraced within modern construction too. As a means of improving the efficiency of a building project and reducing costs, the scope for prefabrication is expanding all the time. Here, Ken Percival, Managing Director for Potterton Commercial explains why prefabricated heating solutions are increasingly popular in the commercial arena.

  • Hotting up on bespoke rig technology
    Published:  20 April, 2006

    Nick Stevenson of Keston Boilers explains why custom-made, prefabricated multiple-boiler rigs are the latest must-haves in commercial heating refurbishments.

  • Boiler House Efficiency
    Energy savings in the boiler house- By David J. Bradshaw MSOE, MIPlantE
    Published:  23 March, 2006

    There have been energy efficiency initiatives since the industrial revolution, and certainly since Oliver Lyle wrote his book ‘Efficient Use of Fuel’ in 1944. There have also been initiatives from the previous Department of Energy going back to the 1970’s with the Boiler efficiency grant scheme and the Energy Survey grant scheme. An analysis of the latter scheme indicated that there was very little take up of the conclusions and recommendation of the Survey Reports to realise the savings predicted.

Poll

There is an obvious need for the industry to be more energy efficient and pay more attention to the ways in which energy is both used and wasted. Do you think we have the products on the market to meet our needs?

  • Yes
  • We're getting there
  • We're a long way off
  • No
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