It is essential for any council to carry out rigorous maintenance programmes on crucial elements to ensure its building stock remains in good condition. One such council in the North West of England has invested in a new heating system that not only offers cost savings but also meets the requirements set out in the local authority’s carbon reduction policy.
Cheshire East Borough Council implements an extensive cyclical maintenance programme for the replacement of heating boilers across all of its building stock. This plays an integral part of their Asset Management Plan which ensures all heating systems are performing at peak performance levels, which is vitally important as the Authority works towards a 25% reduction in its carbon emissions by 2016.
Following a detailed assessment of the council’s seven storey regional office, it was determined that a more effective and efficient system should be sourced. After work undertaken on previous projects and an extensive evaluation of the various options available, Cheshire East Borough Council and its building services contractor contacted Bosch Commercial & Industrial Heating. The council was keen to promote sustainability and improve energy efficiency throughout its building stock, so it was imperative that the new heating system would not only be economically viable, but also reduce carbon emissions.
Having taken all the required elements into account, Bosch proposed a system which utilised a GB162 light commercial boiler. With net efficiencies of up to 110% and NOx emissions of less than 40mg/kWh, the GB162 provides clean, low-carbon heating, making it the perfect solution to meet all of Cheshire East Borough Council’s requirements.
The GB162 is also Energy Management System (EMS) compatible and can be modulated to just 20% of the total output, providing year round efficiency according to seasonal demand.
Robert Edwards, project officer for the Asset Management Team at Cheshire East Borough Council, said: “CEBC Asset Management Service cyclical maintenance programme is used as a planned preventative measure to ensure installations are performing to their potential at all times. The Asset Management Plan condition assessment identified that the existing heating boiler at Delamere House was near its designed life expectancy. Therefore a more effective and efficient system was installed to prevent disruption of a busy regional office.
“We have just conducted our first six month performance review of the heating installation and gas consumption has been reduced by 32% with substantial savings. To receive savings like this in such a short period of time is testament to the work undertaken in conjunction with Bosch Commercial and Industrial Heating. ”
