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Replace your old boiler with energy-efficient Daikin Altherma heat pumps
The Government decision to encourage home owners to scrap their old, inefficient G-rated boilers with a £400 voucher for a new energy efficient model is absolutely right and could save home owners huge amounts on their rising fuel bills. But the choice in the market for heating system is now wider than ever, and householders should also look beyond boilers for highly efficient and now even more affordable solutions to heat our homes. The boile... [more]
Mitsubishi Electric demonstrates how its residential heating and ventilation equipment can help satisfy the need for low carbon buildings
Mitsubishi Electric has presented at the Ecobuild 10 Exhibition how its range of residential heating, ventilation and power generation equipment can help satisfy the need for low carbon buildings and help homeowners earn income by capitalising on Government schemes. On display at the company’s stand was the Ecodan® air source heat pump range which is proven to lower emissions over gas boilers by up to 50 per cent and running costs by around 30... [more]
Domus Supertube ducting installed into new housing association development in Bristol
Ducrow Court, the Knightstone Housing Association development of 60 new homes built by Leadbitter in Backfields, Bristol features one, two and three bedroom affordable apartments, all designed to meet the Code for Sustainable Homes. Polypipe Ventilation has had its Domus Supertube ducting installed into the new housing association development in Bristol as part of the Exhaust Air Heat Pump system. The apartments feature energy efficient light... [more]
New ICS packaged heat pump delivers 65C output temperatures without any supplementary heating being required
ICS Heat Pump Technology is launching their new commercial 80kW packaged heat pump at Ecobuild 2010. It will deliver 65°C output temperatures, even in ambient temperatures as low as -12°C without any supplementary heating being required. This packaged unit is geared towards retrofit applications where output temperatures of 65°C will allow heat pump based renewable heating systems to be installed with minimal replacement work on the existin... [more]
Heat pumps are growing in importance as energy efficient building design moves up the building services sector's agenda
Heat pumps use electricity to extract heat from the environment, usually from the ground or the air. More than three quarters of the energy produced by the heat pump is available free from a sustainable, renewable source. Unlike other sources of renewable energy like wind and solar, the heat in the ground or the air is always available for use. Although they are not carbon neutral (after all, they are powered by electricity), heat pumps typica... [more]
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