Year: 2010

Government consult on the extended remit for Display Energy Certificates (DEC)

CIBSE has welcomed the Governments decision to publish a consultation paper in relation to the proposals to extend Display Energy Certificates to the private sector. The Government will undertake a detailed analysis of the costs and benefits or requiring all non-domestic buildings to have a EPC by 2018 and requiring all such buildings to have […]

The increasing UK energy legislation – But no one is enforcing effectively

A recent survey, as highlighted by MBS Journal this month, has stated that only 28% of commercial properties marketed for sale or lease have the legally required EPC. Even worse is the inspection of cooling systems (Air Conditioning Inspections) – with CIBSE estimating that fewer than 2% of the 50,000 installed systems with cooling capacities […]

What makes LEDs more advantageous over other light source technologies?

The four main advantages of LEDs are the following: Increased lifetime from 50,000 up to 100,000 hours of operation LEDs are highly energy efficient. LEDs are capable to reach 140 lumen/Watt LEDs transmit very low or negligible amount of heat LED is a low carbon technology which is greener than other lighting technologies, since it […]

What is the definition of LED? How It Works?

Learn About LED Lighting The Basics What are LEDs and How Do They Work? LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. Unlike traditional incandescent bulbs that waste most of their energy as heat, LEDs convert electricity directly into light with remarkable efficiency—up to 85–90% more efficient than incandescent lighting. The process is simple but powerful: when […]

When is the use of LED’s most cost effective?

LEDs are most cost effective whenever there is a need for 24hr-12hr lighting. In simple terms, this assumption is based on the 50,000 hours of usage guarantee that leading LED manufacturers give for their products. The 50,000 hours is translated into 6.5 years of 24 hr lighting, where the return on investment will occur after […]

Energy Consultants – 275 King Henrys drive, Croydon, CR0

Syntegra Consulting appointed as energy consultants for building regulation approval on a 30,000 sqft industrial unit in Croydon from change of use from manufacturing facility (B1) to storage (B8). A succinct recommendation report is required to illustrate at least 10% energy reduction/improvement to satisfy the Croydon EP16 requirement.

Switch to LED lighting for CO2 emission reductions

LEDs are a reasonably new and exciting generation of lighting because they hit a number of issues such as, energy saving, reduced maintenance and recyclability. Light output equivalent to lamps being replaced No hazardous material and easy recyclability Reduced maintenance costs Long life – upto 20 times longer life than conventional lamps Lowest energy lamp […]

New boiler scrappage scheme

By installing an efficient heating system household energy bills and CO2 emissions will be greatly reduced. Domestic heating accounts for 14% of the UK’s CO2 emissions and improving this will go some way to meeting our CO2 emission targets. Currently 3.5 million homes have the least efficient type of boiler (G or worse) The government […]