commercial buildings

Panasonic has unveiled a range of propane R290 heat pumps which it believes will open new doors for low-carbon commercial-scale heating and cooling. The company chose InstallerSHOW to reveal its ECO-W-Aqua-G Blue range, a series of initially three models, with capacities of 50 kW, 60 kW and 70-80 kW. Up to six heat pumps can […]

Demand for cleaning and maintenance of kitchen extract ventilation systems has increased dramatically in the past year, according to the industry’s newly rebranded certification scheme. There has been a huge 78% increase in the number of works notified to the BESA Vent Hygiene Register (VHR) digital database since last March – with the annual total […]

Vaillant will provide its aroTHERM plus air source heat pumps to Aldi stores across the UK. Vaillant’s aroTHERM plus heat pumps are being installed at all new Aldi stores across the UK, as part of an exclusive five-year contract. Depending on the size of the site, each store will see between two to five aroTHERM […]

A new report shows organisations “burying their heads in the sand” on the need to retrofit commercial buildings, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).  The Role of Retrofitting our Non-Domestic Buildings in the Race to Net Zero – produced by from Ridge and Partners – found that just one in four public or private […]

Siemens has proposed a road-map for decarbonising Trafford Park, one of Europe’s largest industrial estates, to support Trafford Council’s aims for the Greater Manchester borough to achieve net zero by 2038. The Low Carbon Trafford Park 2038 study, proposed by Siemens, aims to identify, cost and measure the impacts of low carbon technologies at the […]

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has expanded the NABERS UK Energy for Offices rating scheme to include Whole Building and Tenancy ratings. These two additional ratings have joined the NABERS UK Base Buildings rating and complete the NABERS UK Energy for Offices suite, meaning that both owners and occupiers can rate their spaces. Jen Dudley, […]

Centrica Business Solutions has installed a combined heat and power (CHP) unit at food company Moy Park’s Craigavon facility in Northern Ireland. The CHP unit uses natural gas to generate electricity and hot water at the site, with its exhaust gases also used to feed into a heat recovery generator to provide steam. It means […]

Research by RSM UK shows that nearly one fifth of UK landlords (18%) surveyed still have commercial properties with an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of F or G. Legislation comes in on 1st April 2023 that means all commercial let properties must have a minimum EPC rating of E by this date. The government has […]

The British Property Federation (BPF), in partnership with JLL, has released a report identifying the key challenges the property sector faces as it decarbonises and provides a series of policy recommendations. The research found that access to data is a major challenge, making it difficult to calculate accurate operational carbon and set realistic carbon reduction targets. […]

The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) and partners’ latest report, details the benefits of a technology-agnostic approach to decarbonising buildings. The SEA has long advocated for a ‘fabric-first’, holistic approach to decarbonising buildings and this report brings together expertise from across the industry to explain why incorporating a diverse range of low-carbon technologies into heat and […]

The British Council for Offices (BCO) has released an early update to its Guide to Specification, providing expert advice on how to specify office space. The BCO Guide to Specification update has been developed in consultation with experts from across the industry, including agents, investors, occupiers, and developers – it advises designers how to create healthier […]

A busy supermarket reduced its annual heating bill by 89.7% by making use of the waste heat from its refrigeration system. A Danfoss Heat Recovery Unit (HRU) now recycles it to heat the Danish store’s 1,900 m2 and provide plenty of hot tap water year-round. The best part, according to store manager Morten Birkebæk, not one […]