Morgan Sindall’s new special needs school to be carbon net-zero in operation

The £25m Portfield School in Haverfordwest has solar panels, air source heat pumps and low energy light fittings. The post Morgan Sindall’s new special needs school to be carbon net-zero in operation appeared first on Construction Management.

Toasty for £1.19 a day: heat pumps beat boilers in new home tests

Research showed air source heat pumps can work four times as efficiently as gas boilers in new homes. The post Toasty for £1.19 a day: heat pumps beat boilers in new home tests appeared first on Construction Management.

Willmott Dixon bags hat-trick of leisure centre energy retrofits

£15.8m North Herts Council deal includes replacing boilers for air source heat pumps

Barratt and Bellway study backs air source heat pumps

Housebuilders Bellway and Barratt Redrow have worked with the University of Salford on the largest research project ever carried out on electrical heating systems under controlled conditions. The post Barratt and Bellway study backs air source heat pumps appeared first on Construction Management.

Daikin Adds Air Source Heat Pumps to Rooftop Systems

Daikin Applied today announced the addition of air-source heat pumps to its award-winning lineup of Rebel® and Rebel Applied® packaged rooftop systems. With electricity-powered heat pumps, low-GWP R-32 refrigerant and ultra-efficient inverter compressors, the new Rebel Applied and Rebel units will help building owners optimize comfort and cost while decarbonizing their facilities. The units also […] <p>The post Daikin Adds Air Source Heat Pumps to Rooftop Systems first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>

Just have a Think - Climate SOLUTION super tipping points, 05022023

We hear a lot about climate tipping points in the news these days, and sure enough they are a very real threat. But according to analysis published during the recent World Economic Forum, there are also tipping points in the deployment of sustainable technology that are already disrupting existing markets. So, are they real, and can they make a genuine difference in a short enough time window?

CNBC - Why Europe Faces An Air Conditioning Problem After Its Red-Hot Summer, 07102022

Watch the video to learn more about why large parts of Europe don’t have air conditioning, how ACs contribute to climate change, and new kinds of efficient cooling technologies that can mitigate carbon emissions

Bryden Wood - Platforms at the Forge, 24112021

Jaimie Johnston MBE explains what platforms are and how P-DfMA is delivering results at the Forge, a development with Landsec, in central London

Undecided - Why Heat Pumps are Essential for the Future, 07062022

We have a home heating and cooling (HVAC) solution that could move 3-5x more heat than the electricity we put into it. Air source and geothermal heat pumps are an amazing piece of counter-intuitive technology that can be 300-500% efficient. In the past they struggled in more extreme conditions, but things have come a long way since then. How well do heat pumps actually work? And should we be using them everywhere? Let’s see if we can come to a decision on this