Sustainable & Cost-Effective Hot Water Is Achievable Today

Hotels and restaurants typically exhibit significant, but varied, hot water and heating usage patterns, which contributes to the current 40% tally of UK greenhouse gas emissions generated by the built environment

To help achieve climate-neutral building stock by 2050 the industr y is being challenged to reduce operational energ y use By increasing the use of renewable energ y supply and prioritising on-site renewable energ y sources the hope it to reduce both harmful carbon emissions and bills

There is no doubt that being more sustainable comes with a cost Whether in the form of new build projects or, and far more likely, the refurbishment of existing, yet ageing facilities understanding the necessar y capital investment, operational savings and payback periods is going to be key

Addressing the efficiency of domestic hot water (DHW) systems - whether through the implementation of heat pumps, solar thermal, direct electric water heating or even simple modernisation of existing gas appliances - helps proper ties meet sustainability goals in a practical and cost-effective manner It also delivers improved year-round conditions for staff and customers, providing access to spaces better suited to delivering quality hospitality

For buildings already on gas and that rely on large amounts of DHW - a large propor tion of current UK hotels for instance – silent solar preheat is the preferable option For new build proper ties the expectation is for specification to default to a mixture of heat pumps and direct electric afterheat New system approaches including prefabricated packaged plant rooms, also provide for better use of the spaces that already exist, without the need to under take expensive and disruptive building projects This is especially valid as demands for floorspace for dining as well as additional or see the adver t on page 5