Low Carbon and Renewable Water Heating for Schools & Academy Trusts

Design, Supply and Service of Hot Water for Schools & Academy Trusts

AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS

SOLAR THERMAL PRODUCTS

ELECTRIC WATER HEATER

GAS WATER HEATER

Future-Proofing your Investment in Sustainability

Adapt or replace ageing hot water and heating with low carbon hybrid systems that economically bridge to future sustainable technologies
Accurately size hot water systems to demand to avoid unnecessary operational costs
Manufacturer-grade warranty servicing for systems and appliances

Reduce Risk

Ensure heating and hot water systems are designed to meet all modern safety protocols
Source high quality, high-efficiency appliances that exceed the regulatory demands for lowering CO and dangerous NOx emissions
Gain approved commissioning after installation for peace of mind that a system meets or exceeds statutory compliance of the estate

Address how Valuable Space can be Best Utilised

Relocate hot water and heating plant to under used and ‘unusable’ spaces
Free up valuable teaching space
Achieve more with existing plant rooms with the latest generation of compact, space-saving appliances

Managing a More Sustainable School Estate

Improve efficiency for a calculable reduction in energy consumption
Reduce or completely remove emissions from estate buildings
System design, product supply and servicing from a single trusted specialist source

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Meeting domestic hot water (DHW) demands with commercial gas and electric water heaters, boilers, cylinders, packaged plate heat exchangers and electric immersion kits.
Commercial heating support with ranges of floor-standing and wall-hung gas boilers, carbon steel heating buffers and thermal storage.
Addressing sustainability through the integration of solar thermal, Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) and boxed heat recovery.
Smart control systems for increased efficiency and managed transition via hybrid approaches that extend the life of viable systems while addressing the need to reduce carbon.
Bringing all these varied elements together is Adveco’s packaged plant room offering, a bespoke prefabricated system build that makes full use of vacant space whilst leveraging all the advantages of offsite construction for hybrid and all-electric hot water and heating applications.

Live Metering – The most cost-effective and efficient path to sustainability for for your school’s future.

If you need assistance with a system for your school, then Adveco’s Live Metering service is for you. Live Metering requires an Adveco engineer to visit your site and install a water meter to provide hot water temperature monitoring for verified water data and comment on the risk of the existing system.

Adveco will return within the month to collect the meter. During these visits we can confirm space and clearances, and installation suitability, and once we have analysed the data give a truly accurate sizing and emissions/costs calculation.

Quick, non-evasive temporary installation
Visual site assessment & reporting by Adveco engineer
Consistent 6 minute data 24 hours per day on existing hot water systems
50% of monitoring fee deducted if system recommendation purchased from Adveco
Bespoke theoretical hot water modelling optimised to work with a building’s existing electrical supply
Daily & annual hot water demands
Annual estimated energy consumption
Annual estimated carbon emissions
Annual estimated operational costs

Adveco can then advise on a new hot water system which meets the demands of a building while increasing efficiency, lowering carbon emissions, and managing costs.

Heat Pumps for Schools & Academy Trusts

Air Source Heat Pumps: The Adveco FPi32 range of 6, 9, and 12 kW Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP). A more environmentally friendly method for commercial sites to achieve lower cost water heating or cooling.

Consisting of three variants, the FPi32-6, FPi32-9, and FPi32-12, the range provides excellent levels of performance, especially throughout the UK’s relatively mild winters. With sleek looks and quiet operation, the compact monobloc design is capable of providing hot water (DHW) at up to 55°C, or cool water to -7°C for use in fan coils.

A proven method for reducing carbon emissions across a commercial site, the FPi32 absorbs heat from the air via the new R-32 refrigerant circuit. Less damaging to the environment, with zero impact on the ozone layer and requiring a kilo less refrigerant to operate, the FPi32 ASHP range demonstrates just 20% of the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of its predecessor.

Solar Thermal for Schools
& Academy Trusts

Faced with an increasing expectation to become more actively sustainable, as well as the need to mitigate rising energy costs, now is a good time for education estates to reconsider the integration of a solar thermal system as part of their premises. Not only a proven and extremely reliable technology, for the past 15 years solar thermal has offered a clear path to reducing CO₂ emissions for schools that rely on large amounts of hot water.

Solar Thermal provides an effective way to offset the new financial burden that comes from moving from cheap gas to currently far more expensive electricity. A ten-year return on investment becomes very achievable, and, with zero emissions, the undisputed carbon and cost savings make this technology increasingly more viable. Solar has always been used as a preheat with coldest water possible to maximise the efficiency and output: this gives maximum free heat with no carbon emissions. But there is a good case now for using solar thermal with heat pumps and electric if set up as a mid-heating system which can lower both carbon and cost.

Electric Water Heating for Schools & Academy Trusts

Electric boilers and water heaters help to meet the demands being made of the education sector to cut carbon emissions in line with net zero strategies. Increasingly less reliant on fossil fuels for generation, using the electricity grid is increasingly being specified as a cleaner energy source for water heating. Whether new build or the transformational refurbishment of existing educational buildings, electrically powered systems provide an efficient, futureproof means for delivering fast, efficient heating for domestic hot water production or central heating needs.

Adveco appliances support a range of projects with wall-mounted and floor-standing systems to cater to the wide needs of educational buildings. Packaged hybrid electric systems also offer a more compact, resilient, fast-to-install and easier-to-maintain alternative for those wishing to avoid a reliance on gas energy supplies.

Gas Water Heating for the Schools & Academy Trusts

Educational buildings with large hot water demands and an existing gas connection may continue to take advantage of this lower-cost energy resource to heat water. Whilst strongly urged to adopt a more environmentally friendly approach to heating a building’s water, many educational organisations will still find value in remaining on gas. With minimal disturbance for operational continuity if replacement is required, manageable capital investment and low operational costs this familiar technology remains a popular replacement option when older appliances fail.

For buildings already on the gas network and seeking to gain lower carbon status, replacement gas-fired appliances working in conjunction with heat pumps or solar thermal provide a familiar, practical, highly effective means for offsetting gas demands to lower carbon emissions of legacy gas-only water heating systems.

Adveco supports educational projects with the latest generation of condensing gas water heaters. Harnessing cutting-edge materials, production and energy management technology, it is now easier than ever to maximise fuel use, cutting energy demands, running costs and carbon emissions. All new gas water heaters are also able to support future gas sources with up to 20% blended hydrogen without any alteration. This makes gas water heaters an excellent bridging technology for existing buildings, future-proofing systems in preparation for potentially larger investment decisions in the future as the nationwide net zero strategy is finalised.