building services
Securing Salix funding for improving energy efficiency in Victorian legacy buildings
Edwardian school buildings, represents an important part of our heritage though they can often be unsuitable for modern learning, with deteriorating interiors, poor insulation and unpleasant lighting. Breathing life back into these beautiful
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– though presently inadequate – learning environments may be desirable but impractical from a funding perspective. One proven solution is provided by Salix funding which delivers interest-free capital to the public sector to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. This allows schools to make tangible improvements at no upfront cost and pay back the loan with the energy they save. Located in Tower Hamlets, Harry
Gosling Primary School recently instigated an LED upgrade at its Edwardian-age site. The new lighting provided by Energys, has seen a dramatic improvement in quality and is set to deliver £7,000 annual savings with return on investment in four years. School premises manager James
Doherty, comments: “The school is essentially not incurring any additional costs for the project since repayments can be made from the energy savings.”
“There are so many Victorian or
Edwardian school buildings struggling with an inadequate learning environment,” adds Kevin Cox, md at Energys. “The Government has recognised the need to improve energy efficiency via the Priority School Building Programme. The Programme isn't available to all schools however; but nonetheless, all can improve.” Energys Group employs a variety of
holistic measures to help ageing schools save energy and provide a more pleasant environment. The inclusive LEDs, boiler controls or power optimisation, which can combine to upgrade legacy buildings to sustainable, fit for purpose learning environments.
www.energysgroup.com
CIF provides funds for replacement of ageing boilers at academy
Stockton-on-Tees urgently needed to organise a replacement system. Two Purewell VariHeat cast iron
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condensing boilers from Hamworthy with a combined output of 360kW were chosen to replace the two old non-condensing cast iron sectional boilers. With heat exchangers made from the same robust material, big waterways and an upgrade to condensing models, the boilers offer long-term reliability, compatibility to the existing heating system while profiting from up-to-date, energy efficient technology. The hot water supply was met by the installation of two Dorchester DR- FC Evo direct fired condensing water heaters to replace old water tanks. Financing was secured by a successful
bid to the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) provided by the Education Funding
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ACING risk of a complete boiler breakdown with equipment over 25 years old, Abbey Hill Academy in
Agency. CIF is an annual bidding round available for academies and sixth-form colleges to fund projects to keep buildings safe and in good working order. This includes, for example, rectifying health and safety issues, problems with building compliance or improving poor buildings condition. Previous CIF rounds have been heavily
oversubscribed which is why applicants need to meet the bid criteria and demonstrate the urgency of projects in order to secure the fund, says Philip McHale, the academy’s premises & facilities manager. “The bid criteria set by the EFA put the boiler replacement programme in a high priority level. Due to the condition of our existing boilers and the likelihood of complete failure, our bid was successful.”
www.hamworthy-heating.com
HE UK’s historic educational infrastructure, which includes thousands of Victorian and
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