Retrofit

Savings all round... water, money and environment Retrofitting for lower water use brings significant savings Good environmental, economic and social impacts Challenges how to incorporate new technologies into existing building systems and products A medium-sized hotel in Sussex, England can serve...

Big investment in green solutions pays off First Czech hotel to use 100 % renewable sources for the HVAC system, cooking, washing, etc. Hotel records first water recycling system in the Czech Republic and the second greywater system with heat recuperation in the world Mosaic House, a hotel in Prague...

When design, business, engineering and the environment all come together A tenancy change presents an opportunity to retrofit a slaughterhouse, making it more efficient and safer Measures generate energy savings of 52 % (gas) and 20 % (electricity) and cost-savings of € 77 000 a year When the...

A problem with gas Soft drinks-maker tackles the problem of an energy-hungry carbonator with innovative tech The installation cuts energy consuumption by 47 %, saving the company € 147 000 every year SNEMBG manufactures and bottles soft drinks and distributes them in the French Antilles and...

When letting off steam is a problem Jam factory discovers how to fix its steam production, save fuel and boost its performance Actions taken to optimise and upgrade its steam system save around € 35 000 per year Favols is a jam manufacturer in southwest France which is keen to improve its energy...

Heat recovery in ventilation system saves €32000 a year No need for a new installation The German company Fischer Surface Technologies GmbH with about 110 employees is specialised in electroplating plastic components with, for example, layers of copper, nickel, chrome or special functional layers...

Don't waste that heat! Installing a heat-recovery system helps the company save on power and gas 66 000 kWh of energy and 57 tonnes of CO2 emissions savings per year The German company Wayand AG produces plastic components for the automotive, commercial vehicle, agricultural and construction...

Motoring along more efficiently than ever One-off investment of € 2 000 in more efficient and controllable motors yields results Annual cost savings on energy come to around € 800, equivalent to a 1.6 tonne CO2-reduction Chemotechnische Abpack-Service GmbH (CAS) is a small company from Germany...

LED lights also 'enlighten' your purse... Ice-cream manufacturer strives to make production more environmentally friendly In 2016, the company switched to LED lamps which saved 4 860 kWh and € 700 annually Franz Leonardelli KG is a family business and operates three ice-cream parlours in Vienna and...

Try aerators to better regulate your shower and tap flow! Aerators (flow regulator) are simple vacuum valves with an air intake that can be easily installed between the tap and hose, or between the hose and shower head. Retrofitted to taps, the aerator – with or without flow regulators – can reduce...

Go with the (low) flow water fixture! Low-flow water fixtures are a range of easily implementable technologies that help you save water and money by allowing the user to control how much water is consumed. They use a high-pressure technique to produce a strong and consistent flow that actually uses...

Companies, especially SMEs, need to operate as efficiently as possible to remain competititve. Energy auditing is a useful way to identify and prioritise energy-saving opportunities. First, assess current energy use in a company by taking energy meter readings and analysing consumption (record them...