If you own or manage a commercial building, you’ll understand that there’s a lot of things you’ll need to consider to ensure that everyone inside it is comfortable. One of the most important ways is to use efficient commercial heating and cooling systems. Not only does a comfortable air temperature make properties a better place to be, but it can also help to improve the productivity of anyone working within the premises.
However, it’s also becoming more important to consider the negative impact traditional heating systems such as gas boilers have on our climate. Therefore, many commercial property owners are concerned about whether they can use renewable energy or an eco-friendly alternative without sacrificing the efficiency of old systems or making bills a lot higher.
To find out all of this and more, continue reading this blog post from Accurate Mechanical Services. Our experts have been helping to answer these questions for over 20 years and can assist you in making the switch to eco-friendly commercial heating.
Importance of Eco-Friendly Solutions
It’s up to all of us to make changes to our lives to try and reduce our carbon footprints and reduce the scale of the climate crisis, and changing the commercial heating systems that we use is one of the most impactful ways of doing that.
Since 1970, a massive increase in the percentage of UK properties that use gas boilers has drastically increased the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, negatively affecting the climate. As commercial heating requires more energy to heat a larger building, it produces large amounts of greenhouse gases, so contacting a commercial heating engineer to install eco-friendly alternatives can significantly reduce this impact on the outside world.
Why You Should Consider Using Heat Pumps
You’ve probably heard a lot about heat pumps recently – they’ve been widely discussed in the UK over the last year because the Government has suggested they should replace gas boilers in properties across the country.
They’re an efficient way of providing heat to your commercial property. For every unit of electricity that a heat pump consumes, triple the amount of heat is produced compared to a standard electric heater.
- How do they work? – Heat pumps are so efficient because they extract heat from one place and transfer it into radiators, water tanks and underfloor heating systems. The easiest way to understand this process is to think of a refrigerator that’s working in reverse.
- The types available – Accurate Mechanical Services install air source heat pumps, which pull air from outside of a property to then be pumped inside, providing power to your heating and hot water tanks. Alternative types include hybrid, mini-split and ground source heat pumps, all of which work similarly.
- Benefits – Whilst the most significant advantage of using a heat pump is the energy efficiency which helps reduce your carbon footprint, choosing this heat source has other benefits. One of these is a heat pump’s cost-efficiency, which can substantially reduce energy bills and bring down your property’s overhead costs.
- Costs – Some commercial and industrial property owners are put off by the increased installation costs of heat pumps compared to commercial boilers. However, as air source heat pumps can dramatically reduce energy bills, you can quickly recoup these costs.
Alternative Short-Term Solutions
If you want to positively impact your building’s carbon footprint but can’t have heat pumps installed right away, temporary eco-friendly heating options are available. This could include electric radiators, or portable radiant heaters, which aren’t a good long-term option but could be good to cheaply heat an office space where only certain rooms are used.
Alternatively, a great way to keep your current gas boiler working until you can add heat pumps to your commercial building is to contact the commercial heating engineers at Accurate Mechanical Services. We can provide boiler maintenance and services, reducing the chances of any malfunctions decreasing your property’s energy efficiency, and advise on how best to switch to air source heat pumps when the time is right.
Upgrade Your Commercial Heating Today
If you’re interested in how heat pumps can make your commercial property more sustainable, book a visit with Accurate Mechanical Services today. Our friendly and experienced team can help you to upgrade the commercial heating units in your property, reducing your carbon footprint as well as reducing your energy bills. Contact us today if you have any queries, and a member of our team will be happy to help.