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The new decentralized heating and hot water system for the large business park allowed for the efficient calculation of energy demands for individual buildings. This accurate energy assessment enabled productive negotiations with the gas utility company. The new system was installed complexly but without disruption to tenants. Workshop and industrial buildings received gas-fired radiant heaters for occupant heating.
Dqm bretby business park.pdf copy
- 1. The design of the new, decentralised heating and hot water system allowed for the calculation of efficient energy demands for individual buildings on this large business park. This allowed accurate energy supply negotiations with the gas utility company. Installation of the new system was complex, but was undertaken without any disruption of supply to the business park tenants. Workshop and industrial buildings were fitted with gas-fired radiant heaters to heat occupants. New Heating System Heating system upgrades save £180,000 of energy annually... A Carbon Trust funded energy audit revealed major savings from the renewal of aging plant and controls... Bretby Business Park in Derbyshire hosts over 70 companies who employ around 1,000 people. A Carbon Trust funded assessment revealed the potential for huge energy savings. The aging and inefficient centralised steam- based heating plant was replaced with 10 decentralised gas fired boiler houses. The existing steam system was old and in a poor state of repair - it was kept fully energised all year round, which created steam and condensate losses continuously. Barrie Waring was commissioned to design the new system and also undertook the project management of the installation. This large project shows how major energy savings are realised through the replacement of old, inefficient boilers and heating distribution systems. It was also encouraging to note that the scale of initial savings and cost estimates were reasonably accurately achieved in practice. The total energy savings, including some maintenance savings, amounted to £180,000 per year, for an installation cost of £520,000, which equates to a simple payback period of 2.9 years. This project aptly reiterates the importance of upgrading aging plant and controls to ensure energy efficiency. Bretby Business Park Site Plan