NOW AVAILABLE – NEW CONTINUOUS FLOW HOT WATER HEATERS FROM RINNAI

RINNAI’S NEW HIGH-EFFICIENCY, SPACE SAVING EXTERNAL CONTINUOUS FLOW HOT WATER HEATERS NOW AVAILABLE

 

Rinnai is launching the Infinity E series of externally mounted continuous flow water heaters. Each unit arrives with water ingress protection (IPx5D) and provides a limitless volume of temperature controlled clean hot water, whilst electric, gas and water services are connected. The gas-fired water heaters are lightweight (18kgs) meaning that there is no need for heavy lifting gear.

 

The continuous flow water heaters are powerful yet diminutive with a max flowrate of 20 litres per min making them an ideal water heating solution where space is limited.

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The 17e Hydrogen 20% blend ready certified gas-fired water heater is an ideal solution for glamping sites, leisure facilities, festival ablutions, small commercial outlets and where a requirement for cost effective and durable appliances is needed. The inclusion of micro-processors enables the customer to pre-set water temperature that is delivered accurate to +1 / -1 degree of the set point helping eradicate legionella proliferation and delivery temperature inaccuracies that can create discomfort or scalding. These features have ensured that Rinnai external continuous flow water heaters are used widely in equine and leisure industries.

 

Rinnai continues to introduce innovative technological solutions to hot water and heating provision in domestic and commercial applications. One such innovation is inherent within E series as the gas-fired water heaters are fitted with micro-processors that will measure incoming water temperatures and modulate gas input. This guarantees the system will only use the required amount of energy to increase water temperature whilst supplying litre upon litre of clean hot water.

 

Rinnai’s Infinity E Series features an internal monitor that regulates hot water temperature. If any fluctuations rise above 3 degrees of the maximum set temperature, operation of the system will immediately stop ensuring customer safety and low operational costs.

 

Additional features that are included when purchasing the Rinnai Infinity E Series are as follows:

 

  • Compact size saving wall and floor space (dimensions length 531x 270x 191)
  • Lightweight 18kgs (no need for heavy lifting gear)
  • Hot Water Delivery Capacity max flowrate 20l/min
  • Temperature Accuracy -1 / +1 from the appliance setpoint
  • Direct force exhaust
  • Temperature Range 37-65°C
  • Ignition Method Direct electronic
  • IPx5D rated.
  • Gross Efficiency 93%
  • Net Efficiency 103%

 

Rinnai understands the UK customer requirement for cost effective and robust appliances that consistently deliver clean hot water and heating to domestic and commercial buildings across the UK. Rinnai are committed to offering UK customers with low cost and practical solutions that cover all energy options.

 

RINNAI OFFERS CLEAR PATHWAYS TO LOWER CARBON AND DECARBONISATION P

LUS CUSTOMER COST REDUCTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC

AND OFF-GRID HEATING & HOT WATER DELIVERY 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT H3

 

  • Rinnai’s range of decarbonising products – H1/H2/H3 – consists of hot water heating units in gas/BioLPG/DME, hydrogen ready units, electric instantaneous hot water heaters, electric storage cylinders and buffer vessels, a comprehensive range of heat pumps, solar, hydrogen-ready or natural gas in any configuration of hybrid formats for either residential or commercial applications. Rinnai’s H1/2/3 range of products and systems offer contractors, consultants and end users a range of efficient, robust and affordable low carbon/decarbonising appliances which create practical, economic and technically feasible solutions.
  • Rinnai is a world leading manufacturer of hot water heaters and produces over two million units a year, operating on each of the five continents. The brand has gained an established reputation for producing products that offer high performance, cost efficiency and extended working lives.
  • Rinnai products are UKCA certified, A-rated water efficiency, accessed through multiple fuel options and are available for purchase 24/7, 365 days a year. Any unit can be delivered to any UK site within 24 hours.
  • Rinnai offer carbon and cost comparison services that will calculate financial and carbon savings made when investing in a Rinnai system. Rinnai also provide a system design service that will suggest an appropriate system for the property in question.
  • Rinnai offer comprehensive training courses and technical support in all aspects of the water heating industry including detailed CPD’s.
  • The Rinnai range covers all forms of fuels and appliances currently available – electric, gas, hydrogen, BioLPG, DME solar thermal, low GWP heat pumps and electric water heaters More information can be found on Rinnai’s website and its “Help Me Choose” webpage.

RINNAI FULL PRODUCT AVAILABILITY 24/7 FOR NEXT DAY DELIVERY of ALL HOT

WATER HEATING UNIT MODELS INCLUDING 48-58kW UNITS-

 

SAVINGS OF

20%                REDUCTION of opex cost

30%                REDUCTION of initial cost

15%                REDUCTION in carbon

75%                REDUCTION of space

 

 

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FUNDING ON HOLD: Schools Told ‘Get Legal Advice’

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Several schools have been told by the Department for Education that building repair funding they had won approval for will now be put on hold, Tes has learned.

An academy trust that had two bids for Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) cash approved in March this year has now been told by the DfE that this funding has been put on hold while a “due diligence process” is carried out.

The trust, which preferred not to be named, said the call came from the DfE today – just days before contracted work was due to begin on its school site.

Staff said contractors has been lined up to start work on their projects this weekend. These projects were said to be fully funded by CIF money totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Tes understands that several other academy trusts have received similar calls from the DfE’s capital team.

The Confederation of School Trusts (CST) said that it was aware the issue had affected several trusts and has raised concerns at “the highest levels of the DfE”.

School told to ‘get legal advice’ on building work

An executive at the trust that did not want to be named said: “We’re waiting for confirmation to see if the contractors have already bought the materials and therefore have made a financial commitment.

“I asked the person I spoke to over the phone [at the DfE] what I should do if they have made a financial commitment and he said, ‘I suggest you get legal advice.’”

The trust executive told Tes they asked the DfE if it would be contacting the third-party company that wrote the bid for the trust, and were told that it would not.

Academy funding consultant Tim Warneford told Tes: “I have been contacted by several fellow consultants whose schools have received similar phone calls from the DfE telling them the release of their funding has been put on hold.

“This has left those academies who had had accepted the terms and conditions of their CIF award, and who had subsequently entered into contracts with appointed contractors, feeling very vulnerable, especially where surveys and works have commenced or were due to start during next week’s half-term.”

A spokesperson for the CST said: “The CST has heard from several trusts that the timing of these decisions to put CIF funding on hold is causing them significant issues, including some projects where work was scheduled to start in just a few days’ time. This work had already been approved and trusts need urgent details on the reasons for this change.

“We have raised these concerns at the highest levels within the DfE and will continue pressing them for a swift resolution so trusts can get on with this desperately needed work, and for reassurance that trusts will not be left out of pocket through no fault of their own.”

A consultant at a company that puts CIF bids together for trusts said “quite a few clients” had contacted the company having received calls from the DfE – though not all of the trusts it had bid for.

“They are being told this is an additional due diligence step,” the consultant said.

He added that some school trusts are being asked how far along they are in terms of the process and to send details to the DfE about what work they have committed to having done through CIF funding.

The consultant added that some of the company’s clients had been told they would receive a letter tomorrow with further details.

“They’re being told any costs that have been incurred will be covered but they should stop anything further.”

He added that some clients had reported now being told to apply to the Urgent Capital Fund if they have work that needs to be done urgently.

Mr Warneford said one of his clients has been told by the DfE that its funding is still proceeding.

A Department for Education spokesperson said: “Where the department requires further information about an application or delivery of a project, the department may put projects on hold whilst further due diligence is conducted.

“We are in touch with the affected responsible bodies to discuss next steps and will provide a further update to them by the end of June.”

The DfE declined to say how many bids have been put on hold.

The Condition Improvement Fund

CIF is a pot of money for capital works that smaller academy trusts, voluntary aided bodies and colleges are able to bid for.

The DfE publishes a list of successful projects each year. Projects approved range from urgent roof repairs and electricity works to asbestos removal and boiler replacement.

For 2024-25, 866 projects were successful across 733 schools and colleges. This was a 16 per cent reduction on the number of projects funded the year before.

The number of projects in 2023-24 was also less than the number the year before, which funding consultants said was “devastating”.

 

Source: TES

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RINNAI: UK TO CLEAR A PATHWAY TO MORE ELECTRIFICATION

 

Chris Goggin reviews the UK’s approach to extending and enhancing electrical grid connections to recently constructed renewable energy projects. He looks at how focus could be applied to the potential impact on UK customer options.

 

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Every major country is trying to decarbonise all industrial and commercial operations, knowing that current fossil fuel usage is environmentally unsustainable. Therefore, each notable international economy is currently drafting future energy policy objectives that complement respective domestic energy mixes.

 

It is a widely believed amongst professionals inside the industry that a range of energies will need to be utilised in realising the target of reducing national carbon loads. As part of the UK plan to decarbonise domestic, commercial and industrial activities widespread electrification will become the major contributor towards reducing national and global carbon outputs.

 

Widespread electrification is a main objective by UK policy makers who aim to impose the cheapest electricity costs on UK households in the European region by 2035. Over the next 10 years electricity demand is predicted to double, by 2050 UK electrical demand and usage will be twice the amount that is consumed today.

 

To satisfy future electrical supply and demand the UK National Grid has announced plans for the “Great Grid Upgrade.” The national grid requires adapting due to a transition away from fossil fuels through electrification. The current UK grid was designed to transport coal fired energy generated from geographically positioned power stations.

 

Substantial amounts of energy consumed across the UK is now produced from areas that are situated away from the power stations. Offshore wind and solar energy is generated away from UK land, in rural and seaward locations. To cargo renewable energy across the UK means the construction of new electrical grid connections must be created to ensure easy distribution routes.

 

The total cost of the upgrade is thought to be around £16 billion (Fund Calibre, Yardley, 2024) and will include grid connections to offshore wind and rural solar installations that allows for the easy transfer of renewable power to all corners of Britain.

 

Further electrical grid connections and upgrade projects are being pursued that will also aid in the access of renewable energy to the UK electrical grid resulting in lower customer costs. The UK and Denmark have collaborated in constructing a link that stretches for 475 miles joining Lincolnshire and southern Jutland.

 

The Viking Link required £1.7 billion of investment and is capable of powering 2.5 million UK households. National Grid estimate that the new connection will result in £500 million of savings for UK customers in its first 10 years by enabling a clear path of trade that compliments seasonal demand and price between the two countries.

(all info available at National Grid website).

 

The UK and Netherlands governments have also announced plans to construct a submarine interconnection that will allow both countries to transfer and trade clean offshore wind generated electricity. The Lion Link will produce 1.8GW of energy – enough to power 2.5 million homes and is due to be operational around 2030. (Info available at National grid website)

 

Scottish Power will also upgrade their transmission network over the next 10 years costing £5.4 billion. These upgrades will contribute 80-85GW of clean renewable electricity to the British grid.

 

Significant work is being completed to adapting and connecting the UK transmission network to clean low-cost electricity. Domestic upgrades and submarine interconnections linking the UK with two additional countries should theoretically provide cost effective supplies of green power to UK businesses and homes.

 

Contractors, specifiers, system designers and installers should target manufacturers of decarbonising heating and hot water systems that have aligned their product options within future and current energy policy.

 

Rinnai will continue to provide UK customers with factual information that influences customer purchasing options with the aim of improving UK customer decision making in domestic and commercial decarbonising heating and hot water systems.  Rinnai continue to monitor all domestic and global news related to all energy matters.    

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RINNAI’S H3 DECARBONISATION OFFERS PATHWAYS & CUSTOMER COST REDUCTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL,

DOMESTIC AND OFF-GRID HEATING & HOT WATER DELIVERY

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT H3 

 

Rinnai’s H3 range of decarbonising products include hydrogen / BioLPG ready technology, hybrid systems, and a wide range of LOW GWP heat pumps and solar thermal. Also, within Rinnai’s H3 range is Infinity hydrogen blend ready and BioLPG ready continuous flow water heaters which are stacked with a multitude of features that ensure long life, robust & durable use, customer satisfaction and product efficiency.

Rinnai’s range of decarbonising products – H1/H2/H3 – consists of heat pump, solar, hydrogen in any configuration, hybrid formats for either residential or commercial applications. Rinnai’s H3 range of products offer contractors, consultants and end users a range of efficient, robust and affordable decarbonising appliances which create practical, economic and technically feasible solutions. The range covers all forms of fuels and appliances currently available – electric, gas, hydrogen, BioLPG, DME solar thermal, low GWP heat pumps and electric water heaters.

Rinnai H1 continuous water heaters and boilers offer practical and economic decarbonization delivered through technological innovation in hydrogen and renewable liquid gas ready technology.

Rinnai’s H1 option is centred on hydrogen, as it is anticipated that clean hydrogen fuels will become internationally energy market-relevant in the future; Rinnai water heaters are hydrogen 20% blends ready and include the world’s first 100% hydrogen-ready hot water heating technology.

Rinnai H2 – Decarbonization simplified with renewable gas-ready units, Solar Thermal and Heat Pump Hybrids. Rinnai H2 is designed to introduce a practical and low-cost option which may suit specific sites and enable multiple decarbonisation pathways with the addition of high performance.

Rinnai H3 – Low-GWP heat pump technology made easy – Rinnai heat pumps are available for domestic and commercial usage with an extensive range of 4 – 115kW appliances.

Rinnai’s H3 heat pumps utilise R32 refrigerant and have favourable COP and SCOP.

Rinnai is a world leading manufacturer of hot water heaters and produces over two million units a year, operating on each of the five continents. The brand has gained an established reputation for producing products that offer high performance, cost efficiency and extended working lives.

Rinnai’s commercial and domestic continuous flow water heaters offer a limitless supply of instantaneous temperature controlled hot water and all units are designed to align with present and future energy sources. Rinnai condensing water heaters accept either existing fuel or hydrogen gas blends. Rinnai units are also suited for off-grid customers who require LPG and BioLPG or DME.

Rinnai products are UKCA certified, A-rated water efficiency, accessed through multiple fuel options and are available for purchase 24/7, 365 days a year. Any unit can be delivered to any UK site within 24 hours. Rinnai offer carbon and cost comparison services that will calculate financial and carbon savings made when investing in a Rinnai system. Rinnai also provide a system design service that will suggest an appropriate system for the property in question. Rinnai offer comprehensive training courses and technical support in all aspects of the water heating industry including detailed CPD’s. More information can be found on Rinnai’s website and its “Help Me Choose” webpage

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Vox Ignis Launches Unicorn Voice PAVA with global first UL Certification

 

Worldwide voice alarm and safety communications specialist Vox Ignis has launched its new unified PAVA system, Unicorn Voice, after becoming the global first to recieve UL certification to EN54-16. This European standard specifies the requirements for voice alarm controls and other equipment used in fire detection and alarm systems.

Unicorn Voice is a powerful wall-mounted, scalable public address and voice alarm (PAVA) system for almost any site. It is designed to be the easiest to specify, install, and configure. It can grow from one panel to a fault-tolerant network of 64 multi-amplifier panels with up to 256 speaker circuits supporting over 163,000 speakers as per BS EN 5839-8.

Unicorn Voice is easily programmed and managed via integrated, intuitive touch screens or PC and offers a range of amplifier sizes and speaker taps that maximise power efficiency. Amplifiers can be hot-swapped, and Vox Ignis’ speaker range promises easy first-fix with plug-and-play installation. Unicorn Voice offers pre-recorded and live voice messaging, background music, integrated fire telephones, disabled refuge, fire alarm VADs, and assistance alarms, delivering one system for all the fire and life safety voice and alert systems required in modern sites.

Anthony Smith, managing director of Vox Ignis, said:

“Unicorn Voice is the result of a £multi-million development project and 30 years of leading experience. It delivers a best-in-class feature set, a product that demystifies the voice alarm world and ensures the very best audio safety systems are available to the market.

“We are proud that this is the first product to have been tested and certified by UL to EN54-16, or any EN or UK standard. I’d like to thank the UK and USA UL teams for their contributions. Achieving UL certification is not easy, and that is why it is one of the most well-respected certification marks in the life safety industry.”

Karine Johnfroe, vice president and general manager of the UL Solutions Built Environment Group, said:

“For 130 years, our organization has been integral to enabling fire and life safety technology advancements. Our pioneering safety science efforts and technical leadership in this area have empowered makers of fire safety equipment to help safeguard lives and property.

“We are honored to continue this work as a notified and approved body for the Construction Products Regulation to EN and UK standards, and we commend Vox Ignis for working to demonstrate their product’s compliance.”

Vox Ignis is a global specialist in voice alarm, emergency voice communication,

and assistance call systems.  Designed and manufactured in the UK and

sold under the Vox Ignis and leading OEM brands worldwide, its products

amplify the safety of millions of people and buildings every day.

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Portakabin Completes Installation in just 19 Days

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Portakabin completes installation in just 19 days for a new state-of-the-art, 200-place special educational needs school in Leeds.

 

Portakabin, the UK’s market leader in modular construction, successfully installed a 70-module complex at the Cross Green Road site in Leeds earlier this year, with installation complete in under three weeks.

Following a successful bid to the Department for Education in 2019, Leeds City Council announced Co-op Academies Trust as the successful sponsor of the special educational needs free school. The DfE selected modular specialist, Portakabin, to deliver this project.

The school opened in temporary accommodation at another Co-op Academy Trust site, on time and welcomed 56 children in September 2022. The new building will welcome the second cohort of students, an additional 86 children in September 2024. Full capacity of 200 is expected to be reached the following year.

Portakabin precision-engineered the modules, that were designed specifically for Co-op Academies Trust project, at its manufacturing facility in York and transported them less than 35 miles away to the site in Leeds. Known as ‘Co-op Academy Brierley’, the new SEND school will host 200 students from the ages of 4-16 in Leeds. The school is set to have a primary and secondary provision and will become an essential part of the local community in East Leeds.

Constructed off site using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), the school was installed quickly and safely despite having to manage around periods of high wind, with all custom-built modules on-site in less than three weeks.

James Pearson, Divisional MD at Portakabin said:

“Co-op Academy Brierley is one of the projects awarded to us on the DfE’s MMC framework. Despite the inclement weather, we were able to successfully deliver and install 70 modules safely in just 19 days, maintaining the agreed contract programme.

Particular attention has been paid to preserving existing trees on site, despite the need for extensive sculpting of levels on the site, to achieve the gradients required for compliant access.

It’s a great pleasure to celebrate the first milestone in this project, which will become an important part of the local community.”

Alongside over 27 classrooms and dedicated teaching space, the completed school will boast extensive minibus drop-off facilities, approximately 130 car parking spaces for staff and visitors, an immersive technology room, therapy, and sensory rooms.

After starting on site in January, installation was completed on 18 February, with the project set to be handed over before the start of the new school year in September 2024.

Tim Leach, Contract Manager at Portakabin alongside Sarah Harridge, Headteacher at Co-op Academy Brierley

Sarah Harridge, Headteacher said:

“The pace that our new school was built was nothing short of spectacular, this new school will give children with special needs in Leeds a state of the art, custom built provision with their needs at the heart of every decision made in the build process.”

Vicki England, Co-op Academy Project Manager said:

“This project has been very smooth and has remained on budget throughout which is of course very important when we’re working with Department for Education budgets, the school looks fantastic so far and we look forward to welcoming all 142 children to their new facility in September.”

The planned opening date for Co-op Academy Brierley is September 2024.

 

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RINNAI WARMS UP THE BONNY BANKS LOCH LOMOND

  

RINNAI WARMS UP THE BONNY BANKS OF HOLIDAY LODGES ON LOCH LOMOND WITH OFF-GRID LPG CONTINUOUS FLOW HOT WATER HEATING UNITS

 

Rinnai 1600e continuous flow water heaters, powered by LPG, have been installed in accommodation units at an off-grid holiday park on the banks of Scotland’s Loch Lomond, the UK’s biggest body of freshwater at just over 36 kilometres long.

 

The Loch Lomond & Trossachs area is also a highly popular National Park – 1,865 sq. km (720 sq. miles) – and has a boundary length of 350km (220miles). Just over 50% of Scotland’s population lives within an hour’s drive of this National Park

 

The site, towards the southern end of the loch, is popular all-year round, as it is just 40 minutes from Glasgow. The site has a selection of lodges and chalets, many with outdoor hot tubs, accommodating up to 10 people per each unit. There is a leisure centre, swimming pool, restaurants and cafes plus communal areas used for concerts, especially tribute acts.

 

The Rinnai LPG water heaters are powered by LPG but can work just as efficiently on BioLPG – a lower carbon intensive alternative source of fuel. LPG is one of the lowest carbon emitting sources of fuel for the 15% of UK businesses and domiciles that function off-grid. Bio-LPG could be one of the replacements for LPG in the future meaning that off-grid sites can “drop-in” lower carbon fuels of the future and Rinnai continuous flow water heaters will be ready, thus futureproofing their hot water heating provisions.

 

BioLPG consists of renewable materials derived from a diverse mix of sustainable biological feedstocks and processes. Supported through cleaner sourced chemical ingredients BioLPG provides huge benefits in carbon reductions and air quality, compared to traditional off-grid fuels such as heating oil.

 

Further alternative fuel sources such as renewable biofuel Dimethyl ether (DME) can also be employed by Rinnai continuous flow water heaters. Renewable DME is like LPG. It is a molecule-based fuel that can be produced through a wide range of renewable feedstocks which allows for quick and long-term sustainable production.

 

DME combusts cleanly and releases no “soot” emissions. Dimethyl ether has many fuel properties that make it easily used in sites and appliances using heating oil. It has a remarkably high cetane number, which is a measure of the fuel’s ignitibility in compression ignition engines. The energy efficiency and power ratings of DME and heating oil engines are virtually the same. R DME is safe and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 85% better improving local air quality.

Rinnai is pioneering product development to support the green fuels of the future so that
LPG water heaters and boilers today are ready for a greener tomorrow.

 

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property decarbonisation.  Rinnai is determined to provide UK customers with cost effective
low carbon solutions towards domestic and commercial hot water and building heating provision.

 

RINNAI OFFERS CLEAR PATHWAYS TO LOWER CARBON AND DECARBONISATION PLUS CUSTOMER COST REDUCTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC AND OFF-GRID HEATING & HOT WATER DELIVERY 

www.rinnai-uk.co.uk/about us/H3 

 

  • Rinnai’s range of decarbonising products – H1/H2/H3 – consists of hot water heating units in gas/BioLPG/DME, hydrogen ready units, electric instantaneous hot water heaters, electric storage cylinders and buffer vessels, a comprehensive range of heat pumps, solar, hydrogen-ready or natural gas in any configuration of hybrid formats for either residential or commercial applications. Rinnai’s H1/2/3 range of products and systems offer contractors, consultants and end users a range of efficient, robust and affordable low carbon/decarbonising appliances which create practical, economic and technically feasible solutions.
  • Rinnai is a world leading manufacturer of hot water heaters and produces over two million units a year, operating on each of the five continents. The brand has gained an established reputation for producing products that offer high performance, cost efficiency and extended working lives.
  • Rinnai products are UKCA certified, A-rated water efficiency, accessed through multiple fuel options and are available for purchase 24/7, 365 days a year. Any unit can be delivered to any UK site within 24 hours.
  • Rinnai offer carbon and cost comparison services that will calculate financial and carbon savings made when investing in a Rinnai system. Rinnai also provide a system design service that will suggest an appropriate system for the property in question.
  • Rinnai offer comprehensive training courses and technical support in all aspects of the water heating industry including detailed CPD’s.
  • The Rinnai range covers all forms of fuels and appliances currently available – electric, gas, hydrogen, BioLPG, DME solar thermal, low GWP heat pumps and electric water heaters More information can be found on Rinnai’s website and its “Help Me Choose” webpage.

 

RINNAI FULL PRODUCT AVAILABILITY 24/7 FOR NEXT DAY DELIVERY of

ALL HOT WATER HEATING UNIT MODELS INCLUDING 48-58kW UNITS-

 

20%                REDUCTION of opex cost,

30%                REDUCTION of initial cost

15%                REDUCTION in carbon

75%                REDUCTION of space

 

CLICK HERE for the Rinnai Website

Or email engineer@rinaiuk.com 

Or CLICK HERE for more information on the RINNAI product range

 

 

 

 

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We need to look at lifespans, not one-use buildings

Urban Splash commercial property conversion in Plymouth (image Urban Splash)

 

David Connacher, Marketing Manager at West Fraser, discusses the need to design and construct buildings that can be adapted and transformed

Across millennia, buildings have been altered to meet changing needs. Recent centuries have seen Georgian and Victorian houses become highly sought-after for their flexibility, enduring character and build quality. The potential of old factory and mill buildings has also been recognised with developers, such as Urban Splash, building their brands on converting such structures into state-of-the-art accommodation, retail and office spaces.

 

This transformative process succeeds due to a building’s adaptability and durability. It is a concept Sir Alexander John Gordon, a former president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, addressed more widely in 1971 when he argued for long life, loose fit, low energy buildings.

 

These holistic principles readily translate into today’s language of sustainability but, while low energy design has moved up the agenda, the concept of long life and loose fit is less evident. The notional lifespan of new homes is just 60 years*; the construction and demolition of some commercial and office buildings may occur in a timeframe of as little as 20 years. We cannot continue to design such one-use, short-lived buildings; we must consider lifespan. To do this, we must deconstruct the design process and create buildings adaptable to functions that may not initially be obvious.

 

Designers, cost consultants and clients should remember that it is easy to be seduced by the immediate gain of introducing systems and technology without considering the longer-term validity of these interventions. Poor material choices and over‐specification can result in a lack of flexibility and structures that are neither durable nor open to future adaptation.

 

Despite attitudes to buildings and spaces being shaken profoundly by the coronavirus pandemic, mindsets must shift. A room is just a room and could, in many buildings, be purposed in numerous ways: sitting room, bedroom, study, office, showroom, workplace, classroom, shop, gallery, studio.

 

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Beautifully engineered glass doors balance fire safety with aesthetics

A range of fire rated glass doors developed by Promat provides architects, specifiers and clients with a stylish solution that meets their passive fire protection objectives without compromising aesthetic or daylighting goals.

Three highly specialised door systems – PYROSEC® Door, PYROSEC® Slimlite and Promat E Door – have been engineered by Promat with the aim of maximising the door’s glass area and minimising the framing. They enable interior spaces to be designed in a way that facilitates high levels of natural light transmission within rooms and clear visibility between them, whilst being compliant with the fire containment and evacuation strategy.

All three systems feature high quality fire rated glass framed within horizontal and vertical frame members, stiles and rails that are manufactured in stainless steel. This combination of materials, coupled with Promat’s design expertise, has proved to be effective at resisting fire in third party testing, meaning specifiers can confidently choose glass doors with up to EI60 (integrity and insulation) protection, subject to the door’s size and design parameters.

Promat’s fire rated glass doors are designed to offer safety with style, enabling architects to meet the aesthetic and operational ambitions of clients seeking a modern design for their commercial or public buildings. They can be incorporated into fire rated glass screens, partitions and other features created using the Promat SYSTEMGLAS® fire resistant glazing system, which offers steel, timber, over-clad, paintable and concealed framing options.

The slim framing means clean sightlines can be achieved whilst also delivering bright and airy spaces. Such environments can be important in maintaining the health and wellbeing of building users as one research study on an office building by Northwestern Medicine and the University of Illinois illustrates. Researchers found that employees exposed to natural light sleep longer and better than those who are not, and those who work near windows are exposed to 176% more natural light than those who do not.

In addition to their physical resistance to heat and flames, fire rated glass doors play another important role in delivering safer buildings because they offer easier visibility for emergency services in the event of a fire. And Promat glass fire doors can also be specified to incorporate closer devices that are triggered in the event of a fire to offer a reactive barrier to prevent the spread of fire, heat and smoke.

Cath McLean, Sales Manager for Glass at Promat UK said, “Glass doors are often preferred to more typical fire doors, such as timber doors, because they present less of a visual barrier between individual rooms and communal spaces and allow light transmission to be higher. But the creation of more open and connected spaces has to go hand in hand with fire safety, and this is why we’ve created these three glass door options.”

The longest established of the Promat glass door systems is the PYROSEC® Door. This is a robust, stylish and dependable system available in a single or double leaf configuration, designed with slim stainless steel frame members whilst providing 30 minutes (EI30) or 60 minutes (EI60) integrity and insulation fire protection.

Where the aesthetic goal is to reduce the framing visibility to the absolute minimum whilst also achieving a fire rating of EI30 or EI60, PYROSEC® Slimlite is ideal. This provides assured fire protection despite having super-slim framing using sections just 20mm wide, making it suitable for building designs which demand the cleanest sightlines with maximum vision and light transmission.

Both of these integrity and insulation (EI) glazed fire doors can be complemented with side screens, with over panels possible also with PYROSEC® Doors, where supported by test data. They enable clear butt-joint glazing to be achieved and can be specified with a variety of optional fittings, including deadlocks, concealed electric latches, overhead fire door closers and surface mounted magnetic locks.

The third option in the range is the PROMAT® E Door, an elegant integrity-only fire rated solution which is available in a single or double leaf configuration with unlimited potential for side panels. This door features minimal stainless steel frame members in a design tested to provide 30 minutes (E30) and 60 minutes (E60) fire protection and it can feature a full height back to back handle or “through glass” pull handle.

Whichever glass door option is specified, they all come with clear traceability. They are manufactured by Promat and installed only by approved installers, and once fitted, they all benefit from compliance checking by Promat’s passive fire protection specialists. This is part of Promat UK’s 360-degree Wheel of Assurance, which provides additional peace of mind in the fire glass supply chain and supports the golden thread.

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Mapei eco-system completes floor installation

A Mapei eco-system has been used to complete a floor installation at a new 5 FE secondary school in North West London.  The design and construction of the five-form entry secondary school was completed by BAM.  A series of Mapei EMICODE: EC1 Plus certified products were used to install DESSO carpet tiles and Tarkett safety flooring throughout the building.  The installation was completed by Active Flooring.

The new sustainable, state-of-the-art school maximises the footprint of the urban site, whilst providing a modern, pupil-focused learning environment.  It will provide 1,150 places for pupils in years 7 to 13, with an interlinked sixth form block. Facilities include science laboratories, a library, sports hall, main hall and sixth form common room, whilst the roof of the sixth-form block also houses a multi-use games area (MUGA).  Rooftop solar panels contribute to the school’s green energy and the entrance is marked by a majestic weeping willow tree, around which the school layout was designed. The floor specification included DESSO carpet tiles throughout general classrooms, Tarkett Safetred Wood in the main hall, Tarkett Granit Safe T.  in changing rooms and shower blocks, and Tarkett Safetred Universal in the school kitchen.

During the floor installation, Active Flooring installed Mapeproof One Coat two-component, single coat damp proof membrane and then levelled and smoothed subfloors with Latexplan Trade – a protein-free, low odour levelling and smoothing compound with high compressive strength.  Two all-in-one universal Mapei adhesives were used to complete the installation: Ultrabond Eco V4 Evolution – a strong, rapid initial tack formulation with a long open time and Ultrabond Eco VS90 Plus – a hard-set, highly shear resistant, wet-bed dispersion adhesive.  All Mapei product specified benefit from EMICODE: EC1 Plus formulations, with very low VOC’s, promoting a safe application and environment.

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Distech Controls Celebrates Atrius Industry Awards Success

 

Atrius® Sustainability, offered as part of the Distech Controls portfolio, was praised by judges for its ease of use for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting and the market-leading release of its free entry-level offering, Atrius® Sustainability Starter.

Distech Controls™, an innovation leader connecting people with intelligent building solutions, is delighted to announce that Atrius, also part of Acuity Brands’ Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), has won two awards from leading sustainability media companies Environment + Energy (E+E) Leader and ESG Investing. This is the second year running that Atrius has won the E+E Leader award.

Offered globally to Distech Controls’ extensive network of System Integrators, this carbon accounting and ESG reporting software, Atrius Sustainability, was recognised by both programmes as one of the best solutions available today thanks to the brand’s commitment to ongoing innovation and market responsiveness. Demonstrations of this include the release of its free, entry-level version of the platform, Atrius Sustainability Starter; its ability to provide third-party assurance of carbon emissions data to both Starter and Enterprise customers; and its data-agnostic architecture which allows users to precisely tailor the application to suit their individual needs.

E+E Leader included Atrius Sustainability as one of its Top Products of 2024 in the Software and Cloud category. Judges commended the platform for its ease of use in tracking and reporting scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions data across organizations’ building portfolios. E+E Leader also hailed Atrius Sustainability Starter as a market leader and praised it for being the first product of its kind to provide fully assured carbon accounting capabilities to small and medium businesses (SMBs) at no cost. ESG Investing additionally named Atrius Sustainability as this year’s runner-up and finalist in the Best Specialist ESG Data Provider and Best ESG & Climate Reporting Platform categories, respectively.

“Receiving both of these awards for the second year in a row validates our relentless pursuit to help customers make the most of their sustainability insights,” said Lauren Scott, Vice President, Marketing and Sustainability, Acuity Brands. “We all have a part to play in reducing carbon emissions, and we’re proud that both of these prestigious programs have once again recognised Atrius’ outstanding track record in keeping organizations up-to-date with evolving ESG reporting needs and tracking their progress on sustainability goals.”

Smarter, safer and greener buildings

The mission of Acuity Brands’ Intelligent Spaces business is to make buildings smarter, safer and greener through its strategy of connecting the edge to the cloud. Distech Controls has the best edge HVAC and refrigeration control devices on the market, while Atrius’ cloud applications focus on extracting value from building data faster and easier, including sustainability reporting, energy management, indoor wayfinding, and real-time asset tracking.

The demands of customers and buildings are rapidly evolving, driving momentum towards the creation of optimised and autonomous spaces. Whether customers start from a controls-first approach or from cloud applications, the ISG portfolio of software, sensors and controls help them lower their operational costs and reduce their carbon footprint.

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