ENERGY & BUILDING PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN

 

Application                   Project and Design Features                            Energy Saving

                                                                            (approximate)

 

__________                  ______________________________                ____________

 

General Hospital         Design and install run-around coils                  93kW

                                      in ward ventilation systems

 

General Hospital         Design and install complete air                        40kW

                                      conditioning system for pharmacy

                                      using reversible heat pump

 

Grey Iron                     Design and install fettling space heating         400kW

Foundry                        with pre-heating recovery from hot

                                      casting conveyor transfer tunnel

 

Local Authority            Diagnose problems, modify and                       41% on

Leisure Centre             commission incomplete new swimming             conventional

pool heat recovery plant with electric              boiler plant

drive heat pump.  Then extend extract

ducting to include learner pool in

system

 

Computer Company     1. Survey and compile inventories of               n/a

building services in main location sites

throughout the country, prepare new

maintenance systems and advise on

contractor selection process and

maintenance cost analysis.

 

2.  Manage diagnosis and repair of                  n/a

defective main chilled water plant

in several office buildings

 

3.  Design sub-contractor for detailed              n/a

cabling systems at major Government

computer centre and    new insurance

company head offices                                                                                                                  

Small office                  Design and prepare specification for               10kW

development                 underfloor heating system using medium

                                      temperature hot water

 

Tool Maker's               Design and install custom heat recovery         45kW

Factory                         plant from sintered press cooling system

                                      to pre-heat shop space heating                                                              

                                     

Experimental                Feasibility studies and alternative designs      80kW

Fish Farm                     for boiler replacement, heat pumps, CHP        (heat pump)

                                      or tidal pumped storage generation

 

London                         Designs for new warm air heat recovery         60kW

Restaurant                   system from kitchen with reversible

                                      heat pump as source

 

Rural Health                Design and install 3 panel solar                        8600kWh

Centre                          pre-heating system for domestic                      annually

                                      hot water

 

Paper Making              Detailed feasibility study into                           detailed

Factory                         replacement of 2 chain grate                            10 options

                                      coal fired boilers and 3.5kW

                                      steam turbine with new PFB

                                      boilers or 5MW gas turbine with

                                      2MW electricity exported to

                                      adjacent site over grid lines

 

Local Council               Investigate reasons for poor                             not

Main Offices                performance and control of main                      quantified

                                      space heating system, and recommend

                                      improvements

 

London Auction            1. Detailed design and supervise                      indirectly

Rooms                          installation of new boiler plant;                         reduced electric

                                                                                                                 heating power

                                      2.  Detailed survey of electrical                        and associated

                                      distribution system and prepare                       high system

                                      specification for improvements                         failure rate

 

Local Authority            Design, develop and produce                            33 per cent of

Rest Homes                 package heat recovery system                         total annual

for laundry tumble driers; with                          electricity

70% thermal efficiency                                     consumption

 

 

Robert Barnes & Co, Consulting Engineers, Eastleigh. Hampshire SO50 9DR

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Date of issue/revision:  11 September 2004