ENERGY
It’s never been warmer
at Luxstowe House
hanks to four new Milborne wall the project, GPJ Consulting Engineers of
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hung, condensing boilers from Camborne, are pleased with the choice:
Hamworthy Heating the councillors “As well as having been pleased with the
and staff at Caradon District performance of other Hamworthy boilers
Council in Liskeard, Cornwall are enjoying installed at the Council, Milborne boilers
a comfortable working environment. were chosen on the merit of technical
Luxstowe House, a listed three storey capability and were what we considered to
building and former vicarage, has be a good modern product,” commented
undergone many refurbishments over the Gareth Jones of GPJ Consulting.
years. In the 70s it became home to the Where several Milborne boilers are
Caradon District Council and when the installed, a master and slave control Boiler efficiency performance is also
boilers recently needed replacing, the system is used. The master boiler controls excellent with 108.7% nett at (30%) part
Council chose Hamworthy because of the ‘slaves’ via a bus communication wire, load. This equates to a seasonal boiler
previous experience of the company’s and has a digital control panel, which efficiency of 96% gross, far exceeding the
products. runs the boilers correctly and configures minimum requirement for the 2006
The three storey building is heated by the system and its components. The Building Regulations.
four Milborne boilers, which were installed master boiler features a comprehensive Milborne boilers are available with
by Applied Pipework Services who have a self diagnostic fault identification system optional fast-fit frame-set, pipe header kit,
great deal of experience with the products, with a display on the boiler. flue header and primary circuit kit for
and they provide a total of 400kW output. With modulating pre-mix burner multiple boiler packages, which all
Working in unison they create an technology the Milborne has exceptional simplifies the design and speeds up the
environment which is closely controlled environmental credentials; achieving installation. Tel: 0845 450 2865
and maintained at a constant temperature European Class 5 classification for NOx Email: sales@hamworthy-heating.com
in the primary circuit. The consultants for emissions at less than 40mg per kWh. www.hamworthy-heating.com
SmartestEnergy launches
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UK’s first flexible
renewable supply service
martestEnergy Limited has announced the launch of a specialist
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renewable power retail service. The retail service can supply Renewable
and Good Quality CHP electricity to business or local authority
customers at prices competitive with traditional forms of power.
High levels of energy are wasted powering fans, air conditioning and cooling
For the first time, UK business customers can specify the exact fuel mix of devices to keep buildings cool in summer.
the electricity they use – up to 100% renewable supply if desired. In addition,
the customers will be able to identify and specify exactly which technology
and even which producer they would like to buy from. For example, a
Or this?
business or local authority could choose to buy from renewable energy
projects in their area to show their direct support for locally produced
energy.
Jo Butlin, Vice President for Retail at SmartestEnergy said: “It’s quite clear
that business wants to improve its green credentials but until now has never
had the option to buy ‘green electricity’ in the same way that domestic users
can. We are offering a flexible solution, from source to supply, where
customers can specify exactly how much renewable power they want and
which sources they want it from. Each unit they buy creates greater demand
Instead, an application of solar control window film ensures that most of the sun’s
and additional support for the UK independent renewable generation sector.
direct heat does not get into the building in the first place. Less heat and glare
mean a more productive working environment. And when direct heat and glare
We already have a number of customers signed up for the service and look
are filtered out there is less need to pull blinds and therefore a better balance of
forward to signing more.”
natural daylight, warmth and ventilation is possible.
Tailored to suit the requirements of half hourly metered businesses, For a solution to existing glazing that is carbon
customers can choose whether to source all or part of their energy portfolio
neutral, call Durable Limited on 0118 989 5200
or visit www.theproblemwithwindows.co.uk
from renewable sources. No other supplier currently provides this service.
For further information on SmartestEnergy please visit:
Where glass is greener
www.smartestenergy.com mail@durable.co.uk
Contract No. RM 125
SUSTAINABLE FM | MAY 2009
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