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Lochinvar helps deliver BREEAM ‘excellent’ office development


heat pumps and solar thermal collectors as part of a major new build office development in Middlesbrough that has achieved BREEAM ‘excellent’ status and an EPC ‘A’ rating. There was a clear focus on energy


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efficiency and sustainability for the developer Ashall Property and its client Middlesbrough Borough Council from the outset of the £22m Centre Square project. Two Lochinvar air source Amicus heat


pumps with heating capacities of 57.4kW are paired with a solar thermal system to generate hot water for the two Grade A multilet office facilities. The Amicus heat pumps and solar


collectors are positioned on the roof of each building. These are integrated with two 1,055 litre thermal store units, each of which includes an 18kW immersion heater for backup. They provide all the domestic hot water requirements for each building, including wash hand basins, and sinks etc. Combining two low carbon, renewable technologies in this way was key to the overall project achieving its ‘excellent’ rating. Billed as a “21st century business


destination” in the heart of Middlesbrough, the completed buildings are the first two of eight office developments for Centre Square that will eventually provide 350,000 sq ft of floor space, with enough capacity for 4,500 office workers. 67,000 sq ft will house Middlesbrough Council staff relocated from their existing civic centre.


Major boost Ashall, who also built Cobalt; the UK’s largest business park, has already developed Centre Square’s Holiday Inn


ater heater, boiler and renewables company Lochinvar has provided Amicus


Buildings segment with a long range of the same benefits found in its other pressure independent valves. Frese RadCon simplifies radiator


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hotel. It claimed that the Centre Square development would be a major boost to Teesside’s economy by creating what it believes will be the best business hub between Leeds and Newcastle. The Amicus high temperature (HT)


heat pumps supply water at temperatures of up to 63°C, making them suitable for a wide range of space heating and domestic hot water applications. They can deliver COPs (coefficients of performance) of up to 4.64 and are part of a range that features 13 different models providing capacities up to 100.7kW. They can also operate in temperatures as low as 20°C. In addition to heat pumps and solar


thermal collectors, Lochinvar supplied a range of other components, including thermal stores for the hot water system, which was designed by Castle Building Services in conjunction with Clark Degnan Consulting Engineers. Specialist MEP services provider Castle was established in 2002 and aims to provide outstanding MEP solutions throughout the UK, with an emphasis on environmentally efficient technology.


Lochinvar has recently extended its


heat pump offering with the launch of two new product ranges in response to growing demand for this type of application. Amicus LT airtowater heat pumps provide low temperature hot water at up to 60°C for space heating and domestic hot water systems. Amicus Boost water source heat


pumps are designed to be used as part of hybrid systems. They extract energy from water sources such as heat recovery and reclaim systems. The company also provides


comprehensive technical and service support from the initial inquiry right through to commissioning and after sales. This includes free of charge pre installation visits to ensure each project runs as smoothly as possible and that the final outcome meets the end user’s performance expectations.


systems in several ways. As with all of Frese’s products, it is easy to commission due to the automatic balancing in the system. It is simply a question of presetting the required flow in l/h – you do not even need to calculate KV values. If the valves are installed in a system


where the differential pressure does not exceed 70 kPa there is no need for further regulating valves, which minimizes investment and maintenance. The valve itself is also very easy to


maintain in case of clogging since the internals can be replaced.


myControl® app


system. Authorised Dealers can configure myControl for building occupants to optimise the settings for comfort, occupancy, lighting and more in their spaces. The flexibility of myControl allows users


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to choose the right view for their environment. • SPACEview: A simple, intuitive interface for occupants to adjust up to nine environmental conditions in their space.


• LISTview: Provides a customisable list of up to 12 conditions that an occupant or operator can quickly view and adjust.


• STATview: A programmable thermostat interface that allows users to monitor and control HVAC equipment.


Having personal access to their space


offers occupantcentric empowerment and increases accountability, as well as the potential for additional energy savings. Reliable Controls products are trusted by owners and occupants in over 40 countries around the world. To find an Authorised Dealer near you, visit reliablecontrols.com/sales/ today.


he Reliable Controls myControl app provides a fully customisable mobile interface to the Reliable Controls


Frese RadCon ensures high comfort for


the endusers due to high precision temperature control. This is achieved by the pressure independent valves’ ability to prevent flow fluctuations in the radiator. With the addition of RadCon to Frese’s


product portfolio the company completes its product range in the hope of gaining an even stronger platform in the Buildings segment.


Matthew Dunk: mdu@frese.dk


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Frese launches dynamic thermostatic radiator valve


ith Frese RadCon the company can now offer a complete product programme for the


J S Wright lands £20m contract for Nine Elms Parkside M


echanical and electrical building services specialist J S Wright has secured a £20million contract to support one of the UK’s biggest


regeneration projects. The company, which has offices in Birmingham and


London, is to fit out the mechanical services for all 894 apartments – the largest number in the company’s 130 year history  in two buildings (Blocks B and D) at Nine Elms Parkside in Battersea on the south side of the River Thames in London. The buildtorent development is being built by Telford


Homes as main contractor for global rental housing developer Greystar as part of the Nine Elms regeneration project  a new neighbourhood stretching from Battersea to Vauxhall that will eventually contain 20,000 homes as well as cultural, retail and business facilities. J S Wright will fit out the one, two and threebedroom


apartments at Nine Elms Parkside with underfloor heating systems, along with fan coil units for comfort cooling. The company will also equip the kitchens and bathrooms with hot and coldwater services, soil and wastewater disposal systems, sanitaryware and mechanical extract ventilation systems, as well as install above ground drainage services and fire sprinklers for both buildings. All the works will receive two years of planned


maintenance cover carried out by Wright Maintenance, J S Wright’s facilities management company. J S Wright has just begun work on site with completion


due in the third quarter of 2022. Phil Leech, Managing Director of J S Wright, said: “We


are delighted to have been awarded our first contract with Telford Homes to fit out what amounts to the largest


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number of apartments in our history at one of the UK’s biggest regeneration projects.” Established in Birmingham in 1890, J S Wright designs,


manufactures, installs and maintains mechanical and electrical services for the hotel, residential, social housing, student accommodation, leisure and commercial sectors.


The company was voted one of the UK's Top Ten


Specialist Contractors to Work For in the 2016 Construction Enquirer Awards and was a finalist in three categories in the 2018 H&V News Awards.


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