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Combined heat and
power plant for low
carbon heating and
electricity
A new £4 million nursing home in Southampton, UK has been
equipped with a state-of-the-art combined heat and power
(CHP) plant to deliver low carbon heating and electricity for
residents.
The facility, which has been completed by Healthcare
Development Services Ltd for Primary Care Investments, is
designed to provide accommodation for 80 mainly elderly
residents.
All plumbing, heating and mechanical services on the project
were carried out by Swindon-based Enviroheating Ltd, with
products and technical support provided by Pipe Center, part
of the Wolseley group.
The high efficiency Baxi Commercial CHP plant works in
tandem with condensing gas-fired boiler as back-up, generating
electricity and providing hot water for heating and domestic use.
CHP is considered ideal for use in care home applications due
to the requirements for large quantities of hot water. It also
enabled the facility to achieve the challenging BREEAM rating
set for the development.
Craig Gavin, managing director of Enviroheating Ltd,
commented, “It’s a technically advanced system designed to
be ultra efficient and minimise running costs, while maximising
the quality of the environment for residents.
“Pipe Center provided excellent support in terms of product
specification and technical back-up. Installation and
commissioning went without a hitch and the client was
delighted with the result.”
The system, involving both CHP and traditional boilers, required
careful design to ensure efficient integration of all components
in the plant room.
Pipe Center’s Roger Hoskins worked closely with Enviroheating
on this and in specifying the makes, models and sizes of products
required to meet the project brief. As well as Baxi Commercial CHP
plant and boiler, it included Uponor pipe, Flamco pressurisation
system and Wilo pumps. This ‘total solution’ enabled a cost-
effective package to be put forward at the tender stage.
Following successful completion of the Southampton project,
Enviroheating is now working with Pipe Center on two further
care home projects, in Erdington and York.
Wolseley UK
