Letters
Very glad to be green unable to supply hot water at the appropriate application. After all, there are so many types of
I’m surprised and a little saddened to discover, temperatures, as is implied on page 52. Hot heat pump available exactly for that reason!
in letters you’ve published in recent months, water heat pumps have been available and T R Seward, secretary HPA
a handful of senior CIBSE members in mid- utilised in various applications for decades. It is Editor’s response: We are extremely sorry and
2009 still denying the understanding that for a variety of other reasons – including there sincerely apologise for the misrepresentation of
urgent CO2 reduction is not only necessary, not being a demand to change from traditional Terry’s and the HPA’s views in this article, which
inevitable and desirable – it’s also something technologies – that the domestic market has was entirely due to an editing error. While the
of a unique ‘gift’ to us, as individuals, as a not grown faster earlier. It is the renewable and article sought to reflect the industry’s perspectives
profession, and as a species. Building services low-carbon agendas that are actively and rightly on heat pumps, the HPA’s view was inadvertently
engineers know a thing or two about efficiency, changing this situation. mis-stated, and Terry’s letter offers a clear expression
and about elegant (creative) engineering I also appear to be disagreeing with myself of the related facts and arguments. We would also
solutions. If we see our worth as being linked on the same page! It is true that different welcome readers’ responses to this issue – please
to the quantity of (fossil-burning) send these to: editor@cibsejournal.com
‘kit’ that is mis-sold to our clients,
then we badly miss the point. Don’t bank on lending
Neither is it smart to indulge in In the interview with Eddie Myles
renewable-energy bashing. That’s (April, page 22) he says: “Much of
like rubbishing your industry’s next the problem [with the construction
new product. industry] is down to lack of confidence
We can help our clients create caused by the banks refusing to lend
a golden triple legacy of credit-, money, and it will be the small and
carbon- and climate-resilient built- medium-sized enterprises that suffer
environment assets that require no most.” When the government does
fossil fuels or upkeep. This might not have the will to do something, it
cost a little more up front. Why not? does not matter what the consultants,
With such hugely desirable risk- experts or the various committee
free asset legacy benefits, we’d have reports say. The banks seem to rely
to be completely rubbish at selling on their respective credit committee
to hide all that inner gold from for an approval of the report that one
clients, financiers and pension fund of the senior corporate managers has
managers. But we do. We can also prepared for them to approve. Over
choose to ignore that our profession many years, I have seen only one
is part of humanity’s late-in-the- bank’s credit committee member
day miracle auto-immune survival coming out of his cosy office and visit
response. But it’s so much more fun the borrower and also visit the project
(and energising) to get on with our in question! The UK government
day jobs knowing we ARE part of something refrigerants will offer different temperature now owns a few banks and should be able
big – part of a fast-growing body of concerned ranges. Refrigerants such as R410a will achieve to ‘force’ them to start lending so that the
citizens working hard to pull off a miracle: saving district hot water temperatures in excess of construction industry can take up the challenge
all our children from experiencing the worst of 50 and to 60 deg C; R134a will offer DHW to rise from the ashes. It can be done – bank
the climate crisis that lies directly ahead. in excess of 60 and to 70 deg C; and CO2, as managers need to be trained to be human and
Dave Hampton, MA, CEng, CEnv, MCIBSE the article states, could go as high as 90 deg humane and take calculated risks.
C. It will come down to the efficiency of the A V Shah CEng, MIET, MCIBSE
We were misrepresented on the heat pump operating at these temperatures.
question of heat pumps The COPs stated in the article relate to current
I applaud the entry of another heat pump sub- ADL minimum (2.0), and probable future
CIBSE Journal welcomes article proposals from
technology into the marketplace – CO2 – which minimum (2.2), requirements – and many
any reader, wherever you are – whether it be
letters, longer opinion pieces, news stories,
can only add to the basket of solutions to aid the heat pumps will offer 60 degrees C DHW
people or events listings, humorous items, or any
renewable and low-carbon agendas (May, pages at COPs well above these figures, so it is
ideas for possible articles.
48-52). However, I have been misquoted in this important to check this type of information
Please send all letters and any other items for
particular article. with the manufacturer. possible publication to: bcervi@cibsejournal.
While the commercial heat pump market It is important to offer these comments, as
com, or write to Bob Cervi, editor, CIBSE Journal,
Cambridge Publishers Ltd, 275 Newmarket Road,
last year was, as you say, worth around we, the Heat Pump Association, believe that
Cambridge, CB5 8JE, UK. We reserve the right to
£300m, and the domestic market is only just all heat pump sub-technologies can make a edit all letters. Please indicate how you wish your
emerging, the reason for the slow penetration difference, and we would always urge specifiers
letter to be attributed, and whether you wish to
have your contact details included.
of heat pumps is not “partly” due to them being to seek out the best solution for their particular
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