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020 promises to be a year of answers, change and further evolution as a whole. Now we are exactly thirty years away from being a carbon neutral country, a target that will continue to see drastic shifts in our industry and society’s attitudes towards the natural world and how we as a species interact with it.


Warming up for a year that promises big changes 2


ventilation and boilers knows. However, understanding the difference between outdated technology that needs replacing and sustaining perfectly good systems through careful maintenance saves money and energy.


Wrestling with tough questions, changing outdated methods or products and looking for new ways to progress is what this industry does best, so I’m looking forward to seeing how all of these will be tackled in this new decade. To heat there must be cool and to cool creates heat, as anyone who understands heating,


This month’s comments from the British Plastics Federation Pipes Group and the Heat Pump Association explain balancing environmental impacts and outline the heat pump industry’s commitment and readiness to step up to the challenge of delivering the necessary decarbonisation of heat through the scaling up of heat pump deployment. While Schneider Electric explains that executives need an


From the Editor


energy management system that leverages real-time monitoring, IoT-driven insight and automated tools to analyse and recommend efficiencies and energy savings in this month’s Energy Optimisation feature; Gripple and Spelsberg explore the latest innovations in cable management and the big names in boilers explain how external sensors and the future of gas can help us reach our heating and energy goals in this new year.


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4 Industry News Latest news, industry updates and appointments


7 Energy Optimisation JAEGGI heat exchanger and Güntner condenser for the ebmpapst distribution centre


8 Energy Optimisation Capitalising on Energy and Power Monitoring Systems


10 Cable Management Slicker, smarter cable management options


11 Cable Management Spelsberg IBT enclosures for precast concrete checkin at new build hotels


12 Boilers & Hot Water Gas will be crucial in push for net zero


14 Boilers & Hot Water Using builtin controls and external sensors for efficient heating system design


16 Boilers & Hot Water The rise of offsite


17 Boilers & Hot Water The new guide aimed to stop installers getting into hot water and the impact of water hardness


18 Boilers & Hot Water Comprehensive Commissioning


Read the latest at: www.bsee.co.uk BUILDING SERVICES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER JANUARY 2020 3


20 Facilities Management Taking the heat out of system issues


21 Industry Comment: BCIA Industry Initiatives inspiring positive action in 2020


22 Industry Comment: BPF Evaluating the environmental impacts of product choice for hot and cold water supply


23 Industry Comment: HPA The Heat Pump Association launches vision report


24 Focus: Heating & Ventilation Laboratory air management system installed for quadram institute


27 Focus: Heating & Ventilation The hidden ErP compliance issues associated with roof units


28 Focus: Heating & Ventilation A breath of fresh air for Studley Castle


29 Renewables Fighting the Water Gap with water reuse


30 Installation News 32 What’s New?


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