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Stevenage Borough Council has completed the the peak
latest phase in its programme to make their temperatures of
main office accommodation an effective place to the exceptionally
deliver first class public services. hot summers of
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It’s all part of the European Union Revival 2003 and 2005
project which demonstrates how post war the cooling
European public buildings can be refurbished to capacity was
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perform just as well as similar new builds. enhanced with
The council’s main offices – Daneshill House three small DX
– were selected as the UK site for this five-year refrigeration units which operate
European project. The programme includes when the temperature exceeds 28
refurbishing 3,600 metre square office space degrees Celsius. The units are
into modern, efficient open plan offices. hidden within the ceiling void and
It has improved the way that space is used are not controlled by staff.
and 80 more members of staff were able to A solar hot water system was
move back into the main building and the installed (which replaced the
council could close its neighbourhood offices. existing electric storage system) to
The works have been designed with a strong provide the domestic hot water for the building’s
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emphasis on incorporating environmentally 500 staff. The new system was installed by
friendly and sustainable elements including, LED Atmos Heating Systems and will achieve a 66%
light fittings, solar and wireless controlled lights reduction in carbon dioxide as well as a
and low energy night cooling systems. reduction in annual energy costs by £1,600.
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The Hertfordshire Council has installed The system has been running since October
an innovative ‘night cooling’ system designed 2006 and an electronic display panel in the
by Nick Barnard of Faber Maunsell. This council’s customer service centre is providing
system known as ‘Cooldeck’ has been continual information on the system’s
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specifically designed for existing buildings where performance and creating a lot of interest from
it is not possible to expose the mass of the visitors to the building.
concrete structure. These improvements to Stevenage Borough
It consists of a number of steel plates which Council’s main offices demonstrate that it is
are fixed close to the underside of the concrete possible to refurbish existing post war buildings
soffit within the suspended ceiling void, and uses and achieve effective, environmentally friendly
air ducted from the ventilated office to cool the office space. It has maximised energy efficiency,
structure at night. To enhance the storage minimised carbon emissions and is helping to
capacity of the structure, Phase Change Material combat global warming.
(PCM) has been incorporated into the system. More information is available from
The PCM is manufactured by Climator of www.revival-eu.net
Sweden and consists of a natural rock salt
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PRINCE CHARLES technologies. As patron of the charity, buildings. DBERR, the
OPENS GRANT- The PV system installed at HRH the Prince of Wales was Department for Business,
FUNDED SUSTAINABLE the cancer charity includes 12 happy to open a new annex Enterprise and Regulatory
CANCER CARE CENTRE Kyocera modules on a to the cancer care centre on Reform (formerly The DTI),
prominent pole-mounted 18th July 2007. who is responsible for
The Low Carbon array in the car park, and a Nick Mills, chief engineer issuing grants, has confirmed
Partnership has installed its 24 panel array on the roof. for the installation that money will be available
first solar photovoltaics The panels are orientated due commented, “this project is a until to the end of 2009,
project in to a new cancer South to ensure maximum great example of local level or up until the £50m
care unit at Penny Brohn exposure to sunlight and are renewable energy, available funds have been
Cancer Care in Pill, near expected to generate demonstrating two effective fully committed.
Bristol. Penny Brohn Cancer approximately 3510kWh of mounting systems”. He went If you have a project in
Care is the UK’s leading energy per year (just over the on to say “The grant will not mind and would like to make
holistic cancer care charity, average consumption of a only reduce electricity bills the most of the grants, give
and is one of the first to typical UK house). The energy and carbon emissions, but it TLCP a call on 0845 070
benefit from the government’s produced will be enough to will be an inspiration for the 7700 and they’ll take you
£50 million initiative to run all of their computers and people who use the centre, through the easy application
encourage public buildings will reduce the hospital’s and to other charities.” procedure and give advice on
and charities to install carbon emissions by 2035kg Grants for the installation finding the rest of the money
renewable energy of CO
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available to public sector started. www.lowcarbon
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