Products in Action

The Tempomatic 4 urinal valve offers three programmes according to the urinal type, each with an optional hygienic duty flush. The duty flush can be programmed to take place every 12 to 24 hours after the last use to flush the pipework and prevent the crystallisation of uric acid, water stagnation and back flow due to system vacuums.

Birkbeck chose to retrofit and trial the Tempomatic 4 urinal plate in two locations in one building. One on the 5th floor, where there was a higher use facility with access to the library and from staff, and the second in a much smaller footfall area. Birkbeck measured the output during a normal term-time/working week, taking meter readings to quantify the results.

Full roll out

“We are very pleased,” reaffirms Spensa.

“This one product will deliver significant savings and it’s nice and easy to install – I can’t find a downside to the system. The range comes in multiple streamlined finishes that work well in all our buildings and with multiple colour schemes. All maintenance is accessible from the front.

All in all, we would recommend the product.

“I’m a member of the Association of University Engineers and I will be sharing the positive results we have achieved within that forum, as well as endorsing a roll out across our multiple sites.”

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Deal to put heat pumps in all new stores

Supermarket chain Aldi and heating manufacturer Vaillant have signed a five-year contract to specify aroTHERM plus air source heat pumps for all new Aldi stores in the UK. Depending on the size of the site, each store will see between two to five aroTHERM plus 12kW units installed and, to further ensure system efficiency, the sensoCOMFORT heating controls have also been specified.

Following installation, each of the aroTHERM plus heat pumps will be commissioned and serviced by Vaillant under a 10-year service agreement, to ensure the operational efficiency of each unit is maximised.

As part of the contract, the aroTHERM plus heat pump has also been installed at Aldi’s new eco-concept store in Leamington Spa, where the unit provides both heating and cooling. The store, which opened in September 2022, was designed to significantly reduce carbon consumption, with sustainable building materials and design changes which are estimated to reduce life-cycle emissions by up to two thirds.

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