Energy Management
Council and residents over the moon about new community centre
The £6m purpose-built STAR Community Centre, opened in Cardiff in September last year, is part of the council’s Community Hubs programme, investing in community services and facilities in priority areas, with the aim of making it easier for people to access council and partner services. The new building includes a 25m swimming pool, gym and fitness suite, a new library, multi-use training and event rooms, and a cafe.
Principal contractor Willmott Dixon was tasked to deliver the highest standards of energy efficiency, including solar thermal panels to reduce heating costs. Consequently, the roof top mounted solar thermal system supplied by Kingspan is the largest array installed in Wales to date. The 155sqm array is made up of 1,440 Thermomax evacuated tubes, horizontally mounted on specially designed low profile frames to reduce visual impact. The tubes have been individually rotated to face due south to maximise the energy output. The solar system feeds two 1,000-litre hot water cylinders and then automatically diverts to heat the swimming pool.
South Wales based Ecofit Energy Systems were selected for the installation and collaborated closely with Kingspan to ensure a smooth and trouble-free installation of this challenging project.
Steven Birchenough, Build Manager at Willmott Dixon, comments, “We were extremely satisfied with the level of service that Ecofit and Kingspan delivered on this project. From design through to installation and commissioning, we have been very impressed with the expertise shown.”
The integrated solar system for both DHW and pool heating saves up to 30% on energy costs. CO2
savings over the course of the lifetime of the
system would be the equivalent of travelling to the moon and back three times!
The array and pipework were designed to allow easy access between collector rows
KINGSPAN
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