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| Gloucester
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WARMAFLOOR
MAKE THE MOST OF SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION. |
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| Gloucestershire's
new £19 million police headquarters is unusual. Further investigation
reveals that this is one of the first Private finance initiative (PFI)
projects that has utilised the growing trend of combining ground source
heat pumps and Warmafloor's underfloor heating and cooling systems to
condition the building.
Whilst in the heating mode, during the winter months the heat pump
delivers a 50 deg C/ 40 deg C flow and return temperature to Warmafloor's
heating circuits. By combining Warmafloor's underfloor heating and cooling system with Geothermal ground source heat pumps suggests that this is the most cost effective and environmentally friendly solution available in the UK today. McBain Cooper, consultants for the project anticipate a 30 -40% energy saving using underfloor heating and cooling when compared to a more conventional air conditioning system. Clearly another major advantage of using underfloor heating and cooling is that it liberates all the available space because there is no in-room equipment that will encroach into the space, giving a cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing building. The combination of heat pumps and underfloor heating and cooling has been a major factor in achieving BREAM "Excellent" rating. Environmental considerations have been at the forefront of this project. Warmafloor's systems not only offer the most environmentally friendly solution available in the UK but, when combined with other technologies serve to enhance their qualities. |
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| UNDERFLOOR
HEATING AND COOLING: |
WARMAFLOOR GB LIMITED MCBAIN COOPER MITIE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD. GEOTHERMAL |
| Warmafloor UK. Concorde House, Concorde Way, Segensworth North, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5RL TEL : 01489 581787 FAX: 01489 576444 |
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