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17 June 2015
Biomass woodchip boiler specified for Leicestershire College
Summary The benefits of the 800kw Herz Biofire woodchip boiler installation at John Cleveland College include: Up to £45,000 per year savings in fuel and maintenance costs Eligible to claim quarterly income from Commercial RHI Reduce the college’s carbon emissions by approximately 250 tonnes annually The project The Herz BioFire boiler provides energy from cost[…]
11 June 2015
Battle of Britain Visitor Centre access via Stannah Maxilift
The Wing at Battle of Britain Visitor Centre in Folkestone, Kent. The Wing at the Battle of Britain Visitor Centre Battle of Britain Memorial Trust’s new building at the Capel-le-Ferne site of the National Memorial to the Few. The new facilities include: The Scramble Experience a hands-on, audio-visual attraction Classroom area Cockpit Café[…]
11 June 2015
Steam-based system specified for artisanal gin distillery
The Project Established in Hammersmith in 2009, Sipsmith Distillery uses the first copper still to launch in London for close to 200 years, crafting uncomprimising, artisanal gins and vodkas. Established in 2009, Sipsmith Distillery crafts artisanal gins and vodkas. The distillery gives female names to each of its stills and the first, Prudence, orginally used[…]
10 June 2015
Clos-o-Mat hygiene facilities fitted at new-build schools
Kirkintilloch High School has specified two of Clos-o-Mats Palma Vita wash/dry toilets, whilst the new Lairdsland Primary School has had a fully-equipped hygiene room installed featuring a Palma Vita toilet. Capable of being used as conventional WCs, the Palma Vita has built-in douching and drying facilities. Clos-o-Mat hygiene rooms are being increasingly included in school[…]
10 June 2015
Ecodan air source heat pump for self-build straw eco house
Straw eco house in Yorkshire Straw eco house in Yorkshire offers sustainable living with the help of a Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan air source heat pump. Chris Gibbins, a former business analyst, set out to build a house for his young family made from straw bales, and has allied this highly sustainable material with a raft[…]
03 June 2015
New guidance for specifiers of daylighting in homes
The new document has been prepared by NARM’s Technical Committee, and gives generic information on types of daylight, health and wellbeing, followed by detailed and up-to-date specification information and data. Since the 1990s, the definition of lighting quality has encompassed human needs, architectural integration, and economic constraints. Until the late 1990s, lighting recommendations were based[…]
03 June 2015
Saniflo showcases products at inaugural Installer 2015
Saniflo supported the inaugural show and displayed a range of innovative products for the plumbing sector, including the Sanicubic XL, the largest lifting station in Saniflo’s comprehensive macerator line-up. Saniflo supported Installer 2015 with a range of products The unit has been retailed in to a number of commercial applications this year. In each case[…]
02 June 2015
Software Europe overhaul HQ with Mitsubishi Electric package
The company used MELFinance to avoid burdening its cash flow with the up-front cost of the project. Software Europe was the first £100k plus project financed by MELFinance. MELFinance has been operating since January 2014. The scheme bundles costs into a 5-year heating, cooling and ventilation finance package with repayments structured over a 3, 4[…]
