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Read The Adveco September 2024 Newsletter

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Read The Adveco September 2024 Newsletter Welcome to the Adveco September 2024 newsletter. This month we consider how far the commercial sector has moved forward with the adoption of renewable technology for water heating. We also look at the opportunities and potential pitfalls electric water heating presents and advise on the use of immersions and … Read more

What Is An Electric Water Heater?

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Closing out this month’s focus on electric water heating we consider the options currently available on the market and indicate the optimal choices to be made when selecting electric water heating for DHW in commercial buildings… Commonly used in commercial, and industrial settings to provide a steady supply of hot water for various purposes, such … Read more

Hot Water Metering For Schools

Adveco discusses hot water metering for schools to effect lower-cost transition from gas to more sustainable electric water heating… Water heating will account for a significant portion of a building’s energy consumption, ranging from 15-40% depending on its use. This makes hot water both familiar and often business critical, so reducing hot water demand and … Read more

Electric Boiler Versus Immersion

In part 2 of Adveco’s exploration of electric water heating, we focus on electric boiler versus immersion for commercial hot water applications. 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 … Read more

Understanding Electric Water Heating For Commercial Buildings

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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

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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

Direct Versus Indirect Water Heating For Commercial Buildings

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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

Sustainable Schools: Learning About Low-Carbon Water Heating

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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

Restoring Solar Thermal On Commercial Buildings

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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

Building In Sustainability With Heat Pumps

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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