PRODUCT SHOWCASE


Social housing residents catch the sun with Kingspan


t Catherines Mews – a contemporary social housing development in Scunthorpe comprising 14 new homes – has installed 360 Kingspan Renewables Thermomax solar thermal vacuum tube collectors to successfully meet level 4 under the Code for Sustainable Homes.


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The project scooped ‘Best Social or Affordable Housing Development’ at the South Yorkshire & Humber local authorities’ Building Excellence Awards, with air source heat pumps and rainwater harvesting complementing the large solar thermal install.


70% energy saving with minimal


maintenance


The new DL11 LED downlight from Cooper Lighting and Safety, a business unit of Cooper Safety, has been designed as a direct replacement for tungsten halogen dichroic downlights. As well as offering a 70% energy saving, it also provides a long life of 50,000 hours, which dramatically reduces maintenance costs by eliminating the need for regular lamp changes. Using multi-die LED chip technology to deliver a high luminaire efficacy of more than 50 lm/W, the new downlight can be specified with a choice of 3000K warm-white, 4000K natural-white or 5000K cool-white colour temperatures, all producing a good colour rendering of greater than 80CRI in compliance with BS EN 12464-1 for occupied spaces. Light distribution is controlled by a high-purity spun aluminium reflector, which is available with narrow, medium or wide beam angles. All models achieve excellent uniformity and low glare, with performance backed by full photometric test data.


Suitable for a wide variety of applications, the DL11 features a robust die-cast aluminium body and either a white or silver-grey bezel finish. It has a diameter of 95mm and can be supplied with fixed-output or dimming drivers, both of which use plug-and-socket connections to the head unit for quick and easy installation. www.cooper-ls.com Email info@cooper-ls.com or call +44 (0)1302 303200.


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Installation and design consultancy 4eco Ltd specified Kingspan Renewables’ HP200 Thermomax vacuum tube collectors, which now deliver up to 70 percent of the residents’ annual hot water needs, whilst drastically reducing their energy costs and carbon emissions. Specifically tailored for Northern European climates, Thermomax vacuum tubes allow energy from the sun to be collected efficiently and effectively. They


deliver an unrivalled transfer of this energy to heat so that hot water is always readily available. The vacuum inside each tube provides perfect insulation by protecting the system from outside influences, such as cold, wet or windy weather, resulting in quality performance all-year-round.


Thermomax vacuum tubes are both fast and simple to install due to their unique ‘plug and play’ design and are perfect for flexible building integration. Email: sales@kingspansolar.co.uk


Slashing environmental impact at the Science Museum


ervest Multi Service Group has helped the Science Museum save costs and improve environmental performance by introducing a range of biologically based cleaning products. Servest has been responsible for cleaning the Science Museum for the past fifteen years – along with a range of additional specialist services including: grounds maintenance, window cleaning, pest control and portering. Now, Servest and the Science Museum as a partnership have shown their commitment to environmental sustainability through the introduction of this innovative range of cleaning formulations. Following a successful performance for the Servest Group in South Africa, the ph-neutral Nu-Kleen range developed by Innu Science was selected. All of these cleaning solutions are produced according to good practice manufacturing guidelines, certified by EU Ecolabel and exceed the criteria of all other known certifying bodies. They boast ultimate biodegradability of over 90% in 14 days and 99% over 28 days, are tested according to OECD standards and also contain absolutely no VOC’s, EDTA, SLS or SLES.


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This unique and innovative approach means high performance cleaning while leaving the smallest ecological footprint possible. All the products used at by Servest at the Science Museum have neutral pH levels and include: de-scaler and polish, stain remover, urine odour eliminator, multi-surface cleaner and floor cleaner. For Sue Dixon, Visitor Experience Operations Manager at the Science Museum, it is crucial to have a service provider that adopts a partnership approach integrating fully with the museum team. It must also deliver added value through bundled services while providing expertise and costs savings whilst offering one contact for all requirements. www.servest.co.uk


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