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Domestic biomass boiler: Installations accelerating fast
500 of Windhager’s new BioWIN 2 biomass boilers have been installed in domestic properties in the UK since they were launched in the Summer of 2014. This reflects the huge surge in demand for renewable technology and biomass heating systems, after the domestic RHI was...
Golf club reduces carbon footprint and energy costs with new Windhager boilers
Windhager has recently provided Taunton and Pickeridge Golf Club with a twin biomass boiler system to reduce its energy costs. The Somerset golf club is run by its members, who jointly made the decision to convert their previous oil heating system to biomass, which...
Award-winning H and V collaboration
Husky Heat Pumps, emh homes and Wellwarm won the Collaboration of the Year awards at The H & V News Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. This is ‘the Oscars of the Heating & Ventilation industry & the Collaboration award is the most prestigious...
Rodeca helps Peterborough make recovery transparent
Work is drawing to a close on the installation of some 1,200m2 of Rodeca's translucent cladding panels as part of Phase 1 of the £76million Peterborough ERF (Energy Recovery Facility) project. The 85,000 tonnes per annum facility, close to Peterborough Power Station...
‘The Queen’s Terminal’ at Heathrow enriched with superior paving from Tobermore
Almost 60 years after Her Majesty the Queen opened the original Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in 1955, HM and The Duke of Edinburgh officially opened thenew Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal at a prestigious ceremony attended by over 1, 000 people. The new terminal,...
Stroma Certification consolidates the ECO journey in one system
The rollout of ECO 2 is a matter of days away and Stroma Certification has welcomed the approval of its property-centric ECO 2.1 software by BRE, on behalf of Ofgem, with the announcement of an integrated software platform to manage the entire ECO journey. From...
Building surveys using a thermal camera
A cold, damp and draughty structure is often caused by poor insulation. Given the ever-rising cost of heating fuels it is essential to keep your properties fully insulated. James Penlington-Kershaw of Acute Sales Limited, the sole UK distributor for HT Instruments,...
Lightsource to help drive “solar revolution” of UK social housing stock
Lightsource, a leading UK owner and operator of solar energy installations, has made a revolutionary move into social housing. Lightsource is joining the Sustainable Homes Index For Tomorrow (SHIFT), the UK’s sustainability benchmarking service for landlords. The new...
Premium performance is key at new Premier Inn
The Premier Inn at Brentford is a new purpose-built 124 bed hotel arranged over basement, ground and ten upper floors. A new insulated cladding system was specified to improve the building’s thermal performance whilst creating an attractive aesthetic befitting the £13...
Rodeca panels help place The Factory in the spotlight
Translucent polycarbonate cladding panels from Rodeca were specified for a new youth centre to help it achieve a BREEAM "Very good" rating by reducing its reliance on artificial lighting. A total of 1,800m2 of Rodeca's 40mm thick and 500mm wide PC2540-4 wall panels...
New DuoWIN boiler combines heating with wood and pellets
Windhager has just launched its brand Windhager’s new DuoWIN combination biomass boiler. With hybrid technology, DuoWIN combines heating with wood and pellets in one unit. This sophisticated biomass boiler system allows users to either use logs or wood pellets and...
Testing solar panels on a domestic build
As for all electrical installations in the UK there are policies, protocols and regulations to be followed, Solar PV power supply systems are no exception to the rule. James Penlington-Kershaw of Acute Sales Limited, the sole UK distributor for HT Instruments, reminds...