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Adveco Wins Award For Innovation In Retrofit

BCR award logo and line drawing of Adveco's FUSION electric water heating system

Hot water specialist Adveco has been awarded the Building & Construction Review 2025 Editor’s Choice Award for its commitment to innovation in retrofit of commercial buildings, with a focus on more sustainable water heating. The award considers recent work carried out by the company to address the continuing demands for gas water heating with increasingly … Read more

Retrofit Of Gas Water Heating – A National Commercial Challenge

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Without a doubt, one of the great challenges that faces the UK is the retrofit of HVAC systems across the commercial built environment. According to the Department for Business, Energy, & Industry Strategy (BEIS) there were 1,755,000 recognised non-domestic buildings in England and Wales at the end of March 2024. Many of these buildings will … Read more

Read The Adveco May 2025 Newsletter

Read The Adveco May 2025 Newsletter Welcome to the Adveco May 2025 newsletter… This month, we consider one of the great sustainability challenges in achieving net zero in the UK, the retrofit of thousands of ageing commercial buildings’ systems. We also explore the options available to schools planning to integrate greater sustainability through water heating. … Read more

Three Steps to Sustainable Hot Water In Schools

gas fired water heating with solar thermal preheat

Adveco outlines the three steps available to introduce sustainable hot water in schools: gas water heater replacement, gas heating plus a low-carbon source of preheat such as heat pumps or solar thermal or all-electric water heating. The UK school’s estate is currently comprised of approximately 96,000 buildings. Approximately 85% of current UK building stock is … Read more

Is Carbon Negative Water Heating Achievable?

cityscape balanced with forest on the Earth - as we search for carbon negative means for heating water in commercial projects

In the pursuit of net zero commercial building stock in the UK, achieving carbon negative water heating is the ultimate goal, but is it even possible today? The pursuit of net-zero carbon buildings necessitates a critical look at every aspect of their energy consumption. While often overlooked, hot water systems can contribute significantly to a … Read more

Embracing The Power Of Solar FUSION

Solar thermal panel system connection to FUSION commercial electric water heating system

Discover how Adveco can combine packaged electric water heating and solar thermal – solar FUSION – for low-carbon commercial water heating… Whether new build or retrofit, the application of solar thermal pre-heat is a well-established means of reducing the energy demands of domestic hot water (DHW) applications, offsetting operational costs and actively cutting carbon each … Read more

Read The Adveco April 2025 Newsletter

Read The Adveco April 2025 Newsletter Welcome to the Adveco April 2025 newsletter… This month, we examine how office use is changing and how that impacts approaches to delivering hot water in commercial buildings. We then travel to Oldham, where the sixth form college has opted to continue with gas water heating as the optimal … Read more

Ask Adveco? Trends In The Commercial Water Heating Market

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As a specialist designer and supplier to the public and commercial water heating market, Adveco is deeply involved in addressing the issues, exceeding legislation and advancing technology to take buildings toward net zero status nationwide.  In the first of an irregular series, we will aim to answer some of the most frequently asked and more … Read more

Offsite Construction Of Plant Rooms For Commercial Water Heating

GRP plant room being lifted into position for hot water provision

The offsite construction of packaged plant rooms for commercial domestic hot water (DHW) applications is gaining real traction in the UK. This process sees Adveco design, assemble and test complete plant rooms within a controlled factory environment before delivering them to site as ready-to-connect units for immediate commissioning. Compared to traditional on-site assembly, this modern … Read more

Regulations & Partnership – Creating Commercial Hot Water

regulations and partnership - commercial water heating metering and FUSION electric water heater

The successful delivery of hot water applications in UK commercial buildings is dependent on regulations and partnership, hinged on the coordinated efforts of four key groups: consultants, mechanical & electrical (M&E) contractors, manufacturers, and the installer. Each role plays a distinct yet interconnected part, ensuring a system’s design, installation, and maintenance meet the highest standards … Read more