ENERGY
Radio-Tech to Show Energy and Environmental Monitoring Systems at The Energy Event
Wireless telemetry specialist Radio-Tech will be showing its energy management and environmental monitoring systems at The Energy Event 2010.
economise™ enables companies to easily monitor their consumption of electricity, gas and water, allowing reductions in consumption to be made. Eco chirps (transmitters) stationed at strategic points measure a building’s energy consumption and transmit that information to Radio-Tech’s data hub, the RT:Wi5. The hub then sends the data to either Radio-Tech’s or third-party software, allowing companies to devise a monitoring and targeting plan that could potentially save thousands of pounds. Meanwhile, Radio-Tech’s wireless environmental monitoring system
measures energy efficiency and building performance and is specifically designed to meet standards specified by the Energy Savings Trust (EST). Sensors positioned throughout a property measure variables such as temperature, humidity, CO2, electricity, gas and water consumption. This data is transmitted to a central hub at five minute intervals which is collected by Radio-Tech or client hosted servers for analysis. Such environmental data can provide valuable information about building performance that can affect how low impact buildings are constructed in the future. Radio-Tech’s
VINEYARD RAISES A GLASS TO DIMPLEX
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hen Ian and Becky Sheveling moved to Yorkshire to start a new life, they wanted their new
home to be as environmentally-friendly as possible. So heating and hot water from a Dimplex heat pump and solar thermal water heating system were a natural choice to cut the building’s carbon footprint.
In an ambitious change of lifestyle that was featured on the Channel 5 television programme ‘Build a New Life in the Country’, Ian and Becky’s leap of faith saw them move from London and buy a farmhouse and barn on seven acres of land in Yorkshire.
The house is a large old Grade II listed farmhouse, which the couple have now substantially but sympathetically modernised, in line with the listed status of the property. With five bedrooms and an open plan living area downstairs, it initially presented a heating challenge. But Halifax-based Dimplex renewables installer partner Blue Flag suggested retrofit underfloor heating throughout the house and barn, with the heat provided by an SI 21 TE Dimplex ground source heat pump, so the house is now beautifully
warm. A Dimplex solar thermal system provides plentiful hot water, assisted by the heat pump’s extra capacity if additional water heating is required.
The heat pump and hot water cylinder are located in the house’s utility room, with the horizontal ground collector installed on a sloping area near the house. Stuart Robertshaw of Blue Flag explains: “The ground collector installation presented us with a challenge, as due to the heavy autumn rain the trenches on the clay hillside kept collapsing. But eventually the weather gave us a break, the ground loops were installed and the heat pump was commissioned before Christmas.” Becky adds: “We had really hard weather in the January after the Dimplex heat pump was installed. But after months of living in the cold semi-refurbished house, we had comfortable heating and plentiful hot water. It was such a luxury, we were over the moon!”
The Shevelings’ plan for sustainable
living hasn’t ended with the completion of the house, though. Located in the beautiful Holme Valley – the setting for TV’s ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ - the couple have planted a 7,000-vine
vineyard and also plan to build a winery, visitor centre and a number of ‘eco pods’, cabins sleeping up to six people where visitors can enjoy a break in the latest in eco-living. All buildings will incorporate as many environmentally friendly features as possible, including Dimplex heat pumps and solar thermal water heating. The plan is for the eco pods to
achieve Level 5 of the Code for Sustainable Homes; they will incorporate green roofs and recycled building materials as well as renewable heating and hot water. In fact, it’s hoped the entire site will be carbon-neutral by 2011 or 2012. Other ‘green’ features on the planning list include three wind turbines on the hills above the buildings and use of a local spring water supply to meet the site’s requirements. Tel: 01489 773336 Email:
marketing@dimplex.co.uk www.dimplex.co.uk
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products have already been selected as the primary data collection system for both the EST’s Solid Wall Insulation field trials and the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) ‘Retrofit for the Future’ project. Radio-Tech welcomes all visitors to
stand 128.
www.radio-tech.co.uk E-mail:
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