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  1. Asset+ Energy Performance Choose HeatingSave to Reduce Client Heating Bills

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    Asset+ are a UK independent provider of energy reduction and zero carbon generation measures.Their business mission is to enable organisations and entities to meet and exceed their climate commitments and ensure they are positioned to thrive in a Decarbonised, Decentralised and Digitalised future. Asset+ operate as a partner, creating valued, single-sourced, efficient energy solutions delivered with passion, expertise, teamwork and a relentless focus on customer satisfaction. 

    Asset+ were contacted by Barnet Council in 2019 and Dudley Council in 2020 in order to find a solution to reduce the running costs of various council-run buildings within their respective areas. These buildings are Burnt Oak Library in the London borough of Barnet, Wollescote Hall, Mary Steven Park and Netherton Arts Centre in the district of Dudley. 

    Richard Hall, Senior Project Manager at Asset+ Energy Performance, spoke to the HeatingSave reporter and said “We pick the systems, the Councils just employ us to source the technology that will save them money”. 

    When asked what Asset+’s aims and objectives were when choosing HeatingSave’s building energy management system to reduce their clients heating and energy bills, Mr. Hall replied “To try to reduce energy costs expenditure, make each site more energy efficient and cut gas bills. The overall goal was to make the sites more efficient and ultimately save them money on running costs”. 

    “There’s a number of BMS companies about but HeatingSave is pretty unique. It is a niche in the market which is what attracted us to use it in the first place”, was the response from Mr. Hall when asked whether he considered buying a building management system from any other companies. 

    Mr. Hall remarked that their client feedback on the HeatingSave after-sales helpdesk was second-to-none. He told the HeatingSave reporter that he’s “had excellent feedback from our clients on the Helpdesk who have reported that it has been ‘very helpful’ and ‘has done exactly what they say on the tin’, ‘very proactive’ and ‘help them out every time’”. 

    The reporter then asked what he likes most about the system. His response was, “Being able to review it online through the portal is great. So when you get people phoning up to ask questions about the system you can actually go online and see the exact temperature, what’s turned on, what’s turned off and so on. Our clients can also access the portals, which is brilliant because they do not have to get in contact with us to answer their queries”.   

    When asked whether he would recommend HeatingSave to other companies, Mr. Hall replied, “Yes, I would. The HeatingSave concept is very good. For what it is meant to do and for the purpose it is supposed to serve it’s very good – I like it”. He added, “It’s been a good relationship and all the support that HeatingSave has given us is appreciated and hopefully we can do more business in the future”. 

    Mr. Hall summed HeatingSave up in a few words by saying “A professional and knowledgeable outfit that has been really beneficial to us”. 

     

    Customer Information 

    Asset+ Energy Performance

    Website: https://asset-plus.com/ 

    Telephone: 01276 534620  

    Email: info@asset-plus.com 

  3. London-Based Library Installs HeatingSave Building Energy Management System

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    Edgware Library, based in the London borough of Barnet, provides books, information and online services for the local community. Not only this, but the Library also acts as a meeting place and information centre for local people, providing them with a safe, quiet and well-equipped place to read and learn. 

    The London-based Library has 6 full-time members of staff as well as 4 weekend/evening assistants who help run and maintain the library, ensuring books and equipment is well-looked after. 

    Staff members at Edgware Library decided that a building energy management system (BEMS) was required to help better-run the building, making it more energy efficient, while simultaneously reducing their heating and energy bills and reducing their carbon footprint.  

    The Edgware Library Manager, Mr. Jon Killick, recently told the HeatingSave reporter that their main aims and objectives of installing a building energy management system was “to make the use of the heating within the library more efficient and more controllable with the hope of saving on fuels.”

    The hardware and software installations at the library in September 2021 were described by Mr. Killick as “absolutely fine”. He added, “I’ve had no problems with them, they’ve worked very, very well.”

    The Library Manager received a training session to get him up to speed with the building energy management system. He told the HeatingSave reporter that the quality of training was “good.” He then followed up by saying “I now feel confident using the system.”

    HeatingSave’s BEMS is very user friendly and easy-to-use. Mr. Killick reiterated this point to the HeatingSave reporter when asked how easy he finds the system to use: “Very! As long as training is provided then it’s absolutely fine”. He added, “It is a standalone system that works very well.”

    When asked whether he would recommend HeatingSave to other libraries and businesses looking to reduce heating and energy bills as well as reaching net-zero-carbon, he said, “Yes!” Mr. Killick concluded that HeatingSave’s building energy management system is “a practical way of managing your heating in the 21st century.”

    Customer Information

    Edgware Library
    Hale Lane
    Edgware
    London 
    HA8 8NN

    Phone: 0208 359 2626
    Email: edgware.library@barnet.gov.uk

  4. Advanced Room Booking System For Your Business

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    HeatingSave’s building energy management system features an advanced room booking system which gives users, such as village halls, hotels and leisure centres, to name a few, the ability to control their heating in coordination with bookings on the system.

    There are many features that make the building energy management system (BEMS) so impressive; however, the advanced room booking system is one of the most effective features for customer-facing businesses and buildings that are used to rent/hire rooms for a variety of users. 

    Key features of the room booking system

    Heating diary

    HeatingSave’s BEMS has one main outcome; to save your business money by better running your building. One of the most important features behind this genius is the room booking system and the heating diary that is produced to give users an automatic calculation of heating times/temperatures to match bookings. 

    The heating diary works in coordination with the room/hall bookings, whether these are different classes at a village hall or even meetings for businesses within an office. It allows you to make recurring bookings on the system so that the targeted room can be at the desired temperature for the beginning of the booking every day/week/month, depending on your requirements. 

    Zonal heating

    Having the ability to heat or cool different areas or rooms within the same building can have massive financial benefits for your business or organisation. For example, HeatingSave’s room booking system automatically increases or decreases the temperature of the room that is booked for that time. This allows businesses and organisations to only heat rooms when necessary, which ultimately saves money on heating and energy bills but also allows them to reduce their carbon footprint. 

    Automatic invoice

    To make users’ lives even easier, our advanced room booking system has the ability to generate invoices for one-off bookings and can also re-process existing invoices which is especially useful for recurring bookings that are booked out for months in advance. This automatic invoice feature takes care of itself, saves users a lot of time, and frees up time for more important things to be done. 


    If you would like further information on HeatingSave’s room booking system, as part of our building energy management system, and to begin reducing your heating bills today, then please do not hesitate to get in touch with a member of our sales team who will be happy to help.

  6. Grade II Listed Bell House Chimes With HeatingSave

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    Bell House is a beautiful Grade II listed building, situated in the heart of Alconbury. It is currently a private residence to the Djanogly family, known for playing an active role in the local community. Bell House was one of the first domestic properties to install HeatingSave back in 2011, with a T3520 Building Energy Management System (BEMS) Controller to improve the efficiency of their wet central heating system. This was then augmented with electronic Thermostatic Radiator Valves (TRV) on the radiators. Along with this, occupancy sensors were installed to determine when rooms were in use.

    The Djanogly’s also installed a smart card access control setup integrated into the HeatingSave system to better control the security gates to the property.

    “I love the fact that when I get to the house, I can have the heating exactly how I want it,” the lady of the house, Rebecca Djanogly, told the HeatingSave reporter. “I can have it turn it on an hour or two before I get there, and I don’t arrive at a cold house. I love that!”

    For a domestic property, Rebecca mentioned her love of using, and the benefit of, the HeatingSave mobile app: “I like the fact that right now I left the house this morning and I forgot to turn off the heating, and I’m not back there till Friday, I can just go on the app and turn it off, that’s really good.”

    When asked to sum up HeatingSave for other potential customers, Rebecca replied it’s “useful”, “a really good idea”, and “when it’s working, it’s great!”

    Customer Information

    As this case study is for a private residence, contact information has been withheld.

  7. How Businesses Can Tackle Rising Energy Bills

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    Rising energy bills in the UK over the last few months have brought more than a hassle to businesses, already struggling financially due to business closures during the pandemic. Indeed, some estimates suggest that energy bills could rise by 50% in years to come as a result of Covid-19.

    A particularly hard hit sector is that of small businesses including restaurants, pubs, small shops, small hotels or motels,village halls, offices, schools and care homes. 

    HeatingSave’s Building Energy Management System (BEMS) is the key to making sure these rising heating and energy bills are reduced.

    What is the Building Energy Management System and how does it work?

    HeatingSave’s Building Energy Management System (BEMS) is a Smart Building Management System that allows to improve the performance of heating, air conditioning, electricity and lighting of any business or home. It saves 25-to-30% of energy bills, reduces CO2 emissions, improves safety and control of activities and at the same time maintains perfect comfort conditions.

    This is achieved through the creation of heating patterns and heating diaries by the system. In fact, the latter understands when the room will be occupied or not, avoiding waste during weekends, non-working hours, holidays, or areas of varying occupancy such as corridors, meeting rooms, or toilets.

    Furthermore, the BEMS possesses a heat-loss algorithm which automatically calculates the loss of heat of the areas of the building based on the heat-loss profile of each heating zone, and both the inside and outside temperatures. In this way, there is no waste with areas that are too hot or too cold and it ensures that the rooms are at a comfortable temperature for when they are actually occupied.

    Last but not least, HeatingSave’s BEMS includes an advanced room booking system that allows users to book/rent a room for a specific date and time, ensuring that it is at the set temperature for the set time. In addition, the room booking system can be connected to smart card access control and intruder detection systems, allowing only authorised personnel to enter the area. 

    If you would like further information on HeatingSave’s building energy management system, and to start reducing the costly bills of your business today, then please do not hesitate to get in touch with a member of our sales team who will be happy to help.

  8. HeatingSave Supports Village Halls Week 2022

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    Village Halls Week, taking place between Monday 24th January and Sunday 30th January 2022, is a national campaign, shining a spotlight on the contribution England’s 10,000+ village halls make to rural communities. It is an opportunity for hall management committees to celebrate their work and get inspiration from others.

    This is the fifth annual campaign that will challenge halls to do something different and innovate for the future.

    Village halls do much to improve life for local residents, often providing the only local space where people gather, combating loneliness, and delivering a wide range of activities and services.

    But in these precarious times, community buildings can play a leading role in shaping a better future. During the week, ACRE the charity will be encouraging halls to pledge to do something different – whether that be extending their offer to their community, reducing their impact on the environment or becoming more financially sustainable.

    Village Halls Can Reduce Carbon Footprint & Save Money on Heating Bills

    HeatingSave’s building energy management system (BEMS) has the ability to reduce a village hall’s heating and energy bills by 20-to-30% and create a more environmentally friendly village hall society by reducing its carbon footprint. 

    Our BEMS has a wide range of unique and money-saving features that have the ability to reduce a village hall’s running costs as well as its overall carbon footprint. These features include: 

    Our building energy management system features an advanced room booking system which allows village halls to only heat or cool areas when scheduled on the booking system. It gives an automatic calculation of heating times/temperatures to match bookings, meaning your village hall will always only be heated in accordance to the bookings, saving you money and creating a more environmentally friendly village hall. Not only this, but each booking can be specifically set to please the class or activity taking place. In addition to this, our room booking system has the ability to generate invoices for one-off bookings and can also re-process existing invoices which is especially useful for re-occurring bookings. 

    The heating pattern and heating diary control allows village hall committee members to avoid heating or cooling areas when they are not used. For example, when the hall is not hired out or if a booking gets cancelled for any reason.

    Our heat-Loss algorithm learns the heat-loss profile of each specific heating zone within your building to apply heating or cooling at the latest possible moment in time. This could be later if it’s warm outside and earlier if it’s cold. Ultimately, this means that your village hall will be heated for a shorter period of time, but will always be at the desired temperature when in use. 

    The building energy management system also has automatic occupancy detection. This moves the temperature to a background temperature when areas are not used and then quickly brings the room back to temperature once occupied again. Areas such as toilets, changing rooms and bars all massively benefit from automatic occupancy detection. 

    Don’t just take our word for it! Take a look at some of our case studies, which can be found by clicking here.

    If you would like further information on HeatingSave’s building energy management system, and to begin reducing your village hall’s heating bills today, then please do not hesitate to get in touch with a member of our sales team who will be happy to help.

  9. What is a HS-TRVD-AD Adaptor For Drayton TRV3 Thermostatic Radiator Valves?

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    In countless radiators in houses and businesses are implemented Drayton TRV-3 thermostatic radiators. The latter is in turn composed of Drayton manually-operated TRV head. Nevertheless, the replacement of the head for a modern computer-controlled one, connected to a BMS or similar system, might be pretty expensive. Indeed, considering the nonstandard proprietary thread of around 26.5 mm diameter, it does not fit any automation TRV heads available on the market. Therefore, the solution could be to replace the TRV body, which entails costs associated with the draining of the heating system, the labour costs of the plumbers, and not a few hassles.
     
    HeatingSave gives a solution to this problem by offering the HS-TRVD-AD Adaptor For Drayton TRV3 Thermostatic Radiator Valves in its product catalogue. Made of brass, it is the only automated TRV head that fits securely onto Drayton TRV-3 thermostatic valves; the broad high tensile stainless steel pin provides a perfect mechanical transmission of the automation force through to the TRV body pin.
     
    Considering the low cost of the adapter, buying this product will save you money and annoyance. 
     
    If you would like further information on HeatingSave’s Thermostatic Radiator Valve adaptor, and to begin reducing your heating bills today, then please do not hesitate to get in touch with a member of our sales team who will be happy to help.
     

  10. What is a Sustainable Carbon Footprint?

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    A carbon footprint is the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual, organisation, event or business. Greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, can be emitted through the burning of fossil fuels and/or the production and consumption of foods, transportation, manufactured goods and other services or actions.

    Ways to reduce your carbon footprint

    Your individual or collective carbon footprint is the impact that we, as human beings and businesses, have on the environment. There are many actions that businesses can take in order to reduce their carbon footprint and play their part to meet the Government’s requirements of being net zero by 2050. These actions can be switching to online meetings and online events or even using public transport or car sharing for business trips/commuting to and from work. However, investing in a building energy management system is one of the most cost-effective and best long-term solutions to not only reducing your business’s carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions, but also reducing heating and energy bills.

    How to reduce your carbon footprint with HeatingSave

    HeatingSave’s building energy management system (BEMS) has the ability to not only reduce your business’s carbon footprint and allow it to be more environmentally friendly, but it also has the ability to reduce your business’s heating and energy bills by 20-to-30%+.

    HeatingSave’s BEMS is easy-to-use and offers advanced software with a simple interface that shows you the energy that your building uses as well as how much it is costing you and your business. Additionally, HeatingSave’s BEMS records the pre-purge time (start-up time) for boilers, understands the burn rate and then, with figures supplied from the Carbon Trust, works out the KwH and CO2 used. Once this information is recorded, the BEMS is then able to work out your expenditure.

    Our building energy management system has saved many companies and organisations a lot of money on their heating and energy bills while simultaneously reducing their carbon footprint, creating more and more environmentally friendly businesses. The Devas Club, below, are a youth club in London who have a HeatingSave BEMS installed and recently gave us their opinion on the system. You can read the full case study by clicking the button below.  

    “HeatingSave is such better value for money than the alternative options and works in cutting carbon emissions”
    —  Toby Costin, Director, The Devas Club

    The Devas Club

    Occupancy sensors help reduce carbon footprint 

    Our building energy management system includes technologically advanced occupancy sensors that automatically turn lights on/off as well as being able to turn the heating up, down or off, depending on whether a room is being occupied or not. Automatic occupancy detection plays a pivotal role in both saving your business money and improving your businesses carbon footprint.

    This is evident due to infrequently used areas of the building, such as meeting rooms, bathrooms or communal areas, that are not required to be heated for large parts of the day then the HeatingSave BEMS occupancy sensors will adapt to the occupancy in the room by automatically adjusting the heating and lighting; saving you money and energy while going a long way to reducing your businesses carbon footprint. 

    HeatingSave’s building energy management system also includes an advanced room booking system. The room booking system allows you to rent/book areas/rooms within the building for reasons such as meetings or classes. Bookings are automatically translated into heating patterns by the software so the heating perfectly matches the building’s use. With the use of temperature sensors, heating is automatically turned down when heating zones are not in use.

    “The Carbon Trust accreditation was important, it showed quality.”
    — Gus Alston, Chief Executive, Stonegrove Community Trust

    Stonegrove Community Trust

    We also pride ourselves on our impressive range of accreditations. The full list of accreditations can be seen via the button below.

    Accreditations

    If you would like more information on our building energy management system and how it can reduce your businesses carbon footprint while cutting heating and energy costs, then please do not hesitate to get in touch with a member of our sales team today who will be happy to help.