With the recent furore surrounding delays to the Renewable Heat Incentive and proposed cuts to Feed in Tariffs, the ongoing development of the proposed Green Deal programme may have slipped many people’s attention...

Prefabricated heating solutions offer a multitude of benefits, for new build and retrofit projects in both public and private sectors, the main attraction being that equipment arrives on site fully assembled and tested. Jeff House, Baxi Commercial Division Applications Manager, considers the role of prefabricated boiler systems in the schools environment...

The danger posed by legionella bacteria thriving in hot water storage systems is something that continues to worry building services experts, but it is relatively straightforward to minimise the threat of legionella without pushing up energy costs, says Jeff House, Applications Manager for Baxi Commercial Division ...

Prefabricated heating solutions offer a multitude of benefits, for new build and retrofit projects, the main attraction being that equipment arrives on site fully assembled and tested. Jeff House, Baxi Commercial Division Applications Manager, considers the role of prefabricated boiler systems in the LZC technological environment...

As fuel price increase, and the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme has an increasing effect, businesses are scrutinizing the efficiency of heating boilers. A properly considered controls strategy for boiler installations can lead to a significant reduction in energy consumption and hence carbon emissions. Jeff House, Applications Manager for Baxi Commercial Division, looks at the opportunities…

By 2050 the UK has a legal requirement as a nation to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% when compared to 1990 levels. It is recognised that “zero carbon��? new build will account for a small proportion of the overall UK building stock by this time. Jeff House, Applications Manager for Baxi Commercial Division considers the important role of the replacement market…

The developing mix of national incentives and regulatory pull designed to reduce UK carbon emissions and accelerate the uptake of renewable technologies in the built environment has a major recent addition in the form of the Renewable Heat Incentive...

The principle of capturing and using latent energy from natural sources has a long history. In recent years, heat pump technology that enables this concept to be utilised on a commercial basis has gained increasing significance. This has largely come about as part of the intensification of the drive to achieve EU energy policy goals, in particular the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Jeff House looks at the role of Heat Pumps...