INSTALLATION NEWS
In a bold move away from expensive to run oilfired boilers, The Oxfordshire Golf Club, Hotel & Spa is set to reduce its energy bills by one third as it switches to a far more economical and sustainable supplier its own natural resources
Working in close conjunction with Geyser Thermal Energy and Pure Purchasing Consultants, The Oxfordshire’s buildings will, in just a few months’ time, be using water from one of the lakes on its golf course to provide its energy, instead of using oil boilers and be at the mercy of ever- increasing utility bills.
Without major disruption its luxury 50- bedroom hotel, spa and widely acclaimed golf course, the retrofit includes installation of six (two different sized) high efficiency heat pumps, which have a total output of 350kW. They will use the lake as a heat source to provide the heating, cooling and hot water for all of the built areas on site, including the hotel, spa, bar and offices.
Utility bills at The Oxfordshire are
expected to reduce by 33 per cent in the first year, as general manager, Ryan Bezuidenhout, explains: “Backed by our forward-thinking owners, this exciting new investment is going to make a direct, positive impact on our bottom line and take a big step towards sustaining our business as we free ourselves from the inevitability of soaring utility bills.” He adds: “There are those in the leisure industry who think that this can only be achieved with new-build, but with the expertise of Geyser Thermal Energy, we are confident of seeing a very noticeable difference from the moment we switch on our new, much greener energy system.” The design by Geyser Thermal Energy will immediately reduce the high-energy boiler use from 1160kW
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to less than 100kW (ultimately resulting in the complete removal of all boilers). Data will be supplied to The Oxfordshire so that the new system can be fine-tuned on an ongoing basis for optimum performance.
Bezuidenhout continues: “This is just the beginning. As we strive towards
our long-term goal of reducing our dependence on the national grid, we’ve chosen technology that can easily be upscaled. We also believe that our guests will feel all the more at home at a venue that is doing everything it can to be sustainable.”
www.geyserenergy.co.uk Balancing cost eecve design and performance
The problem of designing and installing eecve venlaon without ‘dumping’, cost eciently, has been overcome with refinements at Gilberts Blackpool
The company’s new Series GDC builds on the established GD range of square and circular fixed swirl diffusers, now featuring as standard an integral coanda plate to the unit.
It means installation cost and time is reduced , eliminating the need to specify and fit an additional coanda. Once installed, performance is enhanced over conventional swirl diffusers, as the additional integrated plate ensures an enhanced air distribution and entrainment: there is reduced risk of ‘cold dumping’ and draughts commonly caused, particularly when a ceiling is not incorporated into the building design. Gilberts’ Series GD was conceived initially to deliver appealing aesthetics with cost-effective design; the GDC variant takes that concept to the next level. Each configuration provides a high performance swirl air distribution, delivering high volumes of air onto the space with rapid mixing. To further facilitate the installation process, Gilberts has designed a matching range of square and
circular plenum boxes with top or side entry for the whole GD Series.
The new coanda adaptation also means the Series now covers the whole range of ceiling designs- grids, plaster, tegular and open ceilings. Gilberts Blackpool is Britain’s leading independent air movement specialist. The family- owned company has a heritage spanning more than 60 years, and a team recognised as experts within their respective fields. At its 95,000 sq ft head office facility, it designs, manufactures and supplies a comprehensive range of components designed to deliver efficient air movement strategies in commercial environments. Products are predominantly manufactured in-house, to the extent it even designs and manufactures its own jigs and tools; ventilation products are validated in its purpose-designed on-site, in-house test facility.
www.gilbertsblackpool.com LARV from Luceco lights the way in Villahermosa
Luceco México has supplied large quanes of the LARV highway luminaire to the city of
Villahermosa, Tabasco, during a recent road enhancement programme.
Villahermosa is the capital city of Tabasco State, in the southeast of Mexico
The LARV LED fixtures were installed to illuminate the main highway leading to the city airport. 120W LARV luminaires were selected by the municipality to replace 250W traditional fixtures to improve the quality of the roadway lighting and significantly reduce energy consumption as well as delays on the highway due to routine maintenance.
LARV is an ultra slim IP66 rated LED luminaire with a diecast aluminium rugged housing with a precision moulded anti UV polycarbonate lens optic. LARV ensures minimal light pollution with no up-light element with modern and slender styling designed to minimise wind
resistance. LARV is compatible with horizontal or vertical, 48mm or 60mm mounting bracket options and resistant to vandalism and impacts of up to IK10. LARV offers 50,000 hours working life and savings of up to 75 per cent when compared with fixtures fitted with 400W High Intensity Discharge lamps. The LED luminaire installation in Villahermosa has not only saved considerable
maintenance over the lifetime of the luminaire but also provided a more pleasing and environmentally friendly lit environment with the benefit of substantial financial savings.
www.luceco.com Shelley College goes extreme with Mikrofill
Shelley College has had two Extreme loading cylinders installed to ensure a supply of domesc hot water throughout the college
Shelley College, (part of the SHARE Multi-Academy Trust) is an upper school and sixth form college on the border between the villages of Shelley and Skelmanthorpe in West Yorkshire. The College’s fundamental beliefs about education are summarised in their mission statement of “Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best”. The College believes this in turn gives students the best chance of being successful in achieving their goals and ambitions.
In early 2019 Huddersfield-based, Andrews Mechanical Services, deemed the existing open vented calorifiers were to be replaced with two Extreme 500 litre loading cylinders. Installed by well-established contractor Greens Mechanical
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Services of Brighouse, the stainless steel cylinders are capable of operating on both open and unvented systems alike and each cylinder can produce in excess of 2,500l/hr at 60°C. In addition a condensing boilers efficiency is optimised whilst prioritising LPHW to the loading cylinders as the PHE on the Extreme cylinder is designed to operate at a t of 30°C (80/50°C). The new scheme ensures the loading cylinders now supply domestic hot water throughout the college’s teaching and kitchen areas. For more information on these and other Mikrofill products please contact the sales team on 03452 606020 or visit:
www.mikrofill.com BUILDING SERVICES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER SEPTEMBER 2019 35
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