Howard Chapman, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Energy Savings",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Buildingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Combined heat and power in the green capitol from
ENER.G, which we summarised at the time by saying "CHP technology in London will enable the UK's tallest residential building to generate its own heat and electricity on site, helping to reduce energy bills and shrink its carbon footprint".
Earlier in the week,
we featured the news release Energy efficient chillers from
Coolmation: "Coolmation, exclusive UK distributor for the low energy Rhoss Powercool range of chillers, advise how works engineers can best select an energy efficient chiller".
In February 2008, we covered the news from Spaceway South
concerning its Part L2B of the building regulations
- take a look at Part L2B of the building regulations
which says: "Malcolm Jeary, Managing Director of the Spaceway Group reviews Part L2B of the building regulations two years on".
Take a look also at the news release from CentraLine, New hotel achieves comfort with energy savings,
as well as Waterborne energy saving at Terminal 5 from Tour and Andersson,
and Wood windows - greener and better quality from Wood Window Alliance.
See also:
New rotary screw compressors from Wilkinson Star
(December 2007)
Wilkinson Star has launched the ARK 30 SD, the newest model in their speed drive series of rotary screw air compressors
Panduit to build new 'intelligent' global HQ
(November 2007)
State of the art building to showcase latest network infrastructure technology
Elkay Electrical new look interactive website
(November 2007)
Instant information on all of the Elkay Electrical products, including its brand new energyrange, is now available on the company's new-look website
Entry-level energy meter carries MID-certification
(November 2007)
Carlo Gavazzi's latest MID-certified energy meter offers the industry's most cost-effective solution for single-phase applications where sub-metering is required
Listers customers get half million GBP bonus
(November 2007)
Lister Trade Frames have sold over 35,000 square metres of A, B and C BFRC accredited energy efficient windows
Time to think again about wood windows says WWA
(November 2007)
With public endorsement by Greenpeace and WWF as the greenest choice of window material, wood windows have come into their own as the best environmental choice, says the Wood Window Alliance
Energy savings with Streetlight Vision
(November 2007)
Streetlight Vision means energy and maintenance savings while increasing security and quality of service in remotely controlled streetlight systems using Echelon's LonWorks technology
Insulated panels - the real story
(November 2007)
Insulated panel systems with a blown insulation core provide some of the most thermally efficient construction solutions around today
Kingspan Insulated Panels win top prizes
(November 2007)
Kingspan Insulated Panels has walked away with two top prizes at the prestigious Wales Business and Sustainability Awards
Combine ventilation, energy recovery and heat pump
(October 2007)
Enervent Oy Ab has launched the Greenair HP energy saving technology that combines ventilation, energy recovery and heat pump.for domestic and commercial ventilation applications
Ener-g shortlisted for prestigious national award
(October 2007)
Unique energy management service from sustainable technology company Ener-g Efficiency has been shortlisted for the National Energy Efficiency Awards 2007
Kingspan Kooltherm for affordable homes
(October 2007)
Kingspan Kooltherm K18 insulated dry-lining board has been used in the refurbishment of four towers which have become affordable homes for first time buyers
Two new Raychem electric snow melting systems
(October 2007)
Tyco Thermal Controls expands its Raychem range of under-surface electric snow melting systems for keeping exposed pedestrian and vehicular access areas open and safe during wintry weather
New ventilating system devised for chimneys
(October 2007)
Details of the DEKS/Selkirk new method of ventilating prefabricated chimneys without using ugly old firestops
Orthopaedic factory energy saving
(October 2007)
Plan to save energy by upgrading from v-belts to timing belts on air handling drives has been expanded to include a wide range of automation equipment
New virtual energy manager makes saving easy
(October 2007)
Ener-g Efficiency launched Virtual Energy Manager, which links automatic meter reading and a building energy management system for the first time, to provide guaranteed energy savings of around 30%
New air and moisture management membrane
(October 2007)
Saint-Gobain Isover intelligent climate membrane developed for timber frame construction delivers exceptional benefits for air leakage control, moisture management and protection against toxic fumes
OSMA UFH proves popular with industry experts
(October 2007)
Wavin Plastics' OSMA Underfloor Heating success at The Eden Project's prestigious education facility, The Core, and is making an impact on a number of national housebuilders
TAC joins Clinton climate initiative
(September 2007)
TAC joins Clinton Climate Initiative along with parent company, Schneider Electric, to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and decrease greenhouse gas emissions
International standard for intelligent buildings
(September 2007)
KNX is the world's only open standard for home and building control and is compliant to EN 50090, EN 13321-1 and ISO/IEC 14543
KNX lighting control for The British Library
(September 2007)
After careful consideration of all the lighting control systems available in the UK, the British Library opted for a KNX based lighting controls to replace its existing system
First carbon neutral water softener manufacturer
(September 2007)
Tapworks is officially the first carbon neutral water softener manufacturer in the UK
Wilo Stratos Eco - the most energy efficient pump
(September 2007)
The Wilo-Stratos ECO high-efficiency pump has been given an 'excellent' rating by the leading German consumer's association Stiftung Warentest
HVAC Drive can cut project costs
(September 2007)
Honeywell HVAC Drive can cut project costs as well as making it easy to select and install a high quality variable frequency drive for pump, fan or compressor control
CCA success highlights green credentials of GGBS
(September 2007)
Civil and Marine has met its Climate Change Agreement (CCA) targets for the third consecutive time, highlighting the company's green credentials
Lighting management built in from the start
(August 2007)
Companies in 15 Fetter Lane development in City of London have opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint and save energy costs, thanks to lighting management specialists Ex-Or Limited
First Habitat 'green' home project in Canada
(August 2007)
Habitat for Humanity Toronto volunteers help build ten Energy Star qualified homes for families in need
Interbuild rolls out the 'green' carpet
(August 2007)
Interbuild 2007 is the first UK trade exhibition to use completely recyclable carpet
Innovation brings record year for Listers
(August 2007)
Listers were first to offer 'C' rating as standard on all their Elitis Energy windows
On the road to energy savings with Pilkington
(August 2007)
Pilkington is touring the country to spread the word about its new energy efficient IGU - Pilkington energiKare
Underfloor heating for luxury apartments
(August 2007)
Tyco Thermal Controls' distributor partner Jointing Technologies West was commissioned to design and supply Raychem underfloor heating systems for luxury apartments in Cornwall
Gem of a project for Hattersley.
(August 2007)
UK's largest science facility to be built for 30 years is fitted with around GBP1/2 million worth of Hattersley valves to control the water services. The Diamond
IES Consulting helps achieve highest BREEAM score
(July 2007)
IES Consulting helps deliver office building which has been awarded the highest ever BREEAM score of 87.55%, opened for business this month
New wireless cylinder thermostat
(July 2007)
Drayton launch new wireless Digistat+C RF cylinder thermostat, for controlling the temperature of domestic hot water