Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning

Economising in an energy-intensive sector SPIT's optimised air-conditioning system significantly cut energy costs Saving the planet an equivalent of 89 000 km car journeys SPIT has 65 years of experience in the construction industry in Europe, specialising in the design, manufacturing and marketing...

Reversable system for all seasons Installed annual capacity of 130 kW produces 70 MWh of renewable energy Total energy cost savings of around 10 % Reduced annual CO2 emission of 24 tonnes Chemaudin is a village of some 1 500 inhabitants located west of Besançon in eastern France. The municipality is...

Heat recovery can help to reduce overall energy consumption on-site while reducing total running costs in the bargain. Recovered heat can help you reduce energy consumption or provide useful heat for other purposes. In the food and beverage industry, for example, it is possible to recover heat from...

Cosy and friendly... to the environment, too Newly built hotel went all out to provide comfort without the environmental cost 8 % of the total building costs were dedicated to 'green' measures To meet increasing demand from guests for environmentally friendly hotels, Yves Dupont decided to fully...

Fortune favours the Fevery Ecolabel pioneer in Belgian hospitality sector Actions between 2010 and 2015 reduce power consumption by 11 % and gas and fuel by 33 % Hotel Fevery is a 10-room family hotel located in Bruges that became the first Belgian-based hotel to be awarded EU Ecolabel certification...

Green architecture, by design Air heat pump produces 2.2 times more energy than it consumes 82 m2 of photovoltaic panels produce 11 600 kWh per year Fluid’ Concept, a design agency specialising in the construction and renovation of buildings with very low-energy consumption, decided in 2008 to build...

Marriage of design and environmental ambition! Strong energy management measures and renewable energy installations (PV and Canadian well) Net-positive energy building, selling € 12 000 in surplus electricity yearly 138 m2 of PV panels produce over 20 MWh a year Dugarry, a French architectural firm...

Leading by example...​ Geothermal energy, PV solar panels, insulating materials Building produces 1.4 kWh energy per 1 kWh consumed Quantity of bio-sourced materials: 143 kg/m2 Ecocert, a French certification body for sustainable development, led by example when it decided to build an energy...

Comfort... hard to quantify but worth investing in Heat recovery saves money, improves working comfort in winter Resulted in annual savings of 218 MWh of heat (equivalent to over € 17 000) A company producing cables for electricity infrastructure located in the Czech Republic carried out a...

Combined heat and power (CHP) helps to reduce total fossil fuel consumption from on-site boilers and the power stations they import electricity from. As such, CHP systems help to cut energy bills and the environmental footprint of a company. Recorded primary energy savings from CHP are around 18 %...

Dairy further boosts its green reputation Micro-scale power plant (Volter) covers about 20 % of annual electricity demand Plant generates 40-45 kW of electricity and 100 kW heat Dual-use plant works as combined dryer and fuel storage Emåmejeriet/Emå Dairy is a local producer of milk and dairy...

Energy fitness check-up with a twist… Think Fit health club shaved 70 % off its energy bill More thought was put into materials choice (sustainability and health) Management wanted a win-win for the environment and operating costs Think Fit in the UK undertook an ambitious programme to improve its...