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Taking control
background someone will be asking “Ok Google…”, checking social media, or playing games etc. But nowadays your mobile is also your trusty companion for things like controlling your heating or lighting or even your curtains and home security. Controls are certainly ‘Taking Control’, and the commercial heat- ing and ventilation sectors are not exempt from this growing trend. Building and facilities managers are on a quest to make their buildings as energy efficient as possible and this in turn is fuelling the demand for individual room control because maximum efficiency goes hand in hand with highly effective control. The tricky part in a large commercial building is when you have a
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myriad different controls for different systems all talking a different language.
This is a subject we have addressed in our new feature on
Controls in HVAC from page 32 to 35. It’s well worth a read! • Don’t forget the HVR Awards 2017 will open for entries on April 3. We will be introducing a new award this year so make sure you check out our new look website
www.hvrawards.com from the opening date as well as the April issue of HVR.
’m sure I’m not alone when I say it’s not unusual for all of my family to be playing around with their mobile phones or tablets at the same time of an evening. While the TV blares in the
New kit on the block
Toshiba SHRM-e VRF Toshiba Air Conditioning has launched its three-pipe heat recovery VRF air
conditioning system, SHRM-e. The company believes the SHRM-e sets a new industry benchmark for energy efficiency performance and continuous heating, achieving a world first of 8 ESEER (European Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) in most capacities. It builds on the success of its award-winning SMMS-e VRF
system, which exceeded 7 ESEER for all capacities. In addition achievements in efficiency, SHRM-e delivers
improvements across the board in terms of occupant com- fort, ease of installation and breadth of building application. This has been made possible by developments in key technologies such as the compressor and intelligent control system, supported by a battery of incremental improvements in almost all system components.
HERU has commercial opportunities The ground-breaking Home Energy Recovery Unit (HERU) has been awarded
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support from the Government’s Innovate Energy Game Changer fund, enabling further development and trials of the revolutionary energy-from-waste domestic heating system. While the unit is currently being developed for the domestic market, it is believe the opportunities for commercial use are endless. The HERU converts household waste into a clean, sustainable fuel source that is used to heat water for the home. It does this using pyrolysis, which is a process of heating materials in the absence of oxygen, resulting in the produc- tion of energy rich combustible gas, liquid and solid fuels. In a scaled up system for commercial use the idea would be to turn office waste into renewable energy.
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