School’s lesson in how to halve energy usage and carbon emissions

May 15, 2013 - PRLog -- Farley Junior School in Luton Borough Council (LBC) has succeeded in more than halving its energy usage and carbon emissions by replacing the existing boilers with energy saving Remeha Quinta Pro boilers.

Two years ago, VSRW were commissioned by LBC to design the most energy saving heating system for Farley Junior School. Consultant Rob Windrum at VSRW specified three Remeha Quinta Pro 115 condensing boilers on a cascade system to replace the school’s ageing atmospheric boilers as the first phase of the project.

A year later, the second phase of the project was completed with the addition of low temperature radiators and fan heaters. “The low temperature heating allows the boilers to operate at the reduced maximum temperature of 50/40⁰C, achieving maximum efficiency and energy savings at lower installation costs than conventional systems,” explained Rob Windrum. “We have found this system to be particularly suitable for schools as the added benefit of the low temperatures is the removal of any scald hazard from exposed pipework.”

Farley Junior School’s energy data shows that gas consumption at the school plummeted from 660,995kWh to 273,148kWh with carbon savings in the region of 53 tonnes a year.

“We are naturally over the moon at both the financial and environmental results,” said Diane Mascot, Business and Resource Manager at Farley Junior School. “In fact, we are still reaping the benefits of our energy saving heating system – our latest Display Energy Certificate shows that we have reduced our carbon footprint by a further 15 per cent this year.”

Cllr Waheed Akbar, Portfolio Holder for children’s services, said: “This is great news that Farley has managed to reduce their energy consumption so drastically.

“The Council works on a number of projects with Luton schools to help them reduce their carbon footprints. The financial savings from reduced utility bills go straight to the school, benefitting the town’s pupils.”

Sue Davies, Corporate Energy Manager at Luton Borough Council reiterated: “We work hard with schools to assist them to reduce their energy consumption and in a time where budgets are under pressure money saved on utilities can be better used for the direct benefit of the children.”

Retrofitting, or replacing ageing boilers with modern condensing boilers, is an affordable and efficient means for a building manager to save energy, reduce carbon emissions and cut operational costs.

The market-leading Remeha Quinta Pro range (outputs 8 - 114kW) are fully modulating condensing boilers, offering high efficiencies of 108.9% NCV ∆T 50/30˚C and excellent ultra low NOx emissions for environmentally-friendly, energy-efficient heating and hot water production.

“Remeha Quinta Pros are reliable, energy efficient condensing boilers matched in quality by Remeha’s friendly and efficient customer service,” added Rob Windrum. “Installing the Quinta Pros in a modular design on a cascade system allowed us to match the heat output demand in less than half the space.”

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Notes to editors:

Heating and hot water generation alone account for nearly half the UK’s energy consumption and around 40 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions.

The UK has some of the world’s oldest, most energy inefficient buildings, many with old heating systems and ageing boilers in place.

The Government has set a steep target of reducing UK greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050. More than 60 per cent of the buildings that will be standing in 2050 have already been built according to the Building Research Establishment.

Luton Borough Council’s Fixed Assets team work with over 60 Luton schools to help reduce their energy use. Recently, funding for smart metering on utility meters has allowed schools to view their own energy use online. With this information and support from the Council, they can reduce their bills, make the school more comfortable for staff and students, and target energy-saving projects.

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