Very often, as a business-critical service, domestic hot water (DHW) can also be one of the key contributors to carbon emissions from commercial buildings. As commercial organisations roll out their net zero strategy for the built estate, many are opting to transition to electricity as a means of heating water. This has led to an … Read more
Electric water heating has quickly become the predominant choice for commercial new builds for specification, meeting the demands of Part L and securing necessary BREEAM points. For organisations currently reliant on gas for their water heating needs, the impetus is to look at alternatives as part of wider sustainability strategies, with electricity being an obvious … Read more
Read The Adveco August 2024 Newsletter Welcome to the Adveco August 2024 newsletter. This month we welcome a new government and consider the implications for net zero and buildings across the commercial and public sectors. We also look at the options for salvaging solar thermal systems which have fallen into disrepair, and consider why indirect … Read more
The choice between direct and indirect water heating systems in commercial buildings depends on various factors, including energy efficiency, cost, space availability, and the specific hot water demand profile of a building. Understanding these advantages and disadvantages allows for more informed decisions tailored to the unique needs of each commercial application… The challenges of direct … Read more
Adveco considers how sustainable schools can take advantage of water heating to support the decarbonisation of the built estate… In the UK, the School Premises (England) Regulations 2012 require schools to have “an adequate supply of hot and cold water” in toilets and washing facilities, unfortunately, the production of hot water alone can drive as … Read more
Adveco considers the opportunities for restoring solar thermal systems… For more than a decade at the start of the 21st Century, the government drove efforts to explore the validity of solar renewables, first solar photovoltaics for generation or electricity and later solar thermal as a means of capturing solar energy onsite for water heating. Purchasing … Read more
Adveco explores how commercial organisations should approach building in sustainability with heat pumps… The implementation of low-carbon water heating is one of the fastest, low-impact means of introducing sustainability into an existing commercial building. A considered, well-designed replacement system will reduce carbon emissions by at least half compared to equivalent-sized gas-fired water heating and likely … Read more
Read The Adveco July 2024 Newsletter Welcome to the Adveco July 2024 newsletter. This month we highlight the potential to further extend our FUSION packaged electric water heating system by upgrading the cylinder option to a twin-coil variant to either future-proof for later heat pump inclusion or opt to integrate solar thermal. On the topic … Read more
In our final pre-election policy assessment, we explore Labour’s Green New Deal. Adveco has thoroughly considered the Conservative’s policy on energy and its impact on the commercial and public sectors over the past few years. With current defence secretary Grant Shapps recently issuing a warning of a Labour ‘super majority’ it is a timely moment … Read more
Adveco looks at the future of hydrogen as a green gas option for net zero and considers how the political parties’ agendas and next month’s general election could affect the technology’s adoption and its application for the commercial and public sectors… For many, the future of hydrogen is seen to be a crucial component in … Read more
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