Sustainable Energy Applications

Bower Fuller has accrued considerable experience delivering projects with sustainable energy and energy saving requirements. These include biomass boilers, ground and air source heat pumps, natural ventilation, solar, photovoltaic systems, rainwater harvesting , presence detection systems and low water usage fittings.

	Bower Fuller Head Office, Ipswich Extension and refurbishment of Offices. To reduce energy consumption low energy lighting, heat recovery ventilation and air source heat pumps were installed. This was supported by additional insulation to reduce heat loss.

	Rendlesham Primary School, Suffolk Sustainable Energy measures included installation of a 150 Kw woodchip boiler and Solar water heating. Together these provide the sole source of heat to the school.

	Epping Woodland Memorial Site, Essex A 60Kw woodchip boiler was installed, with the fuel being generated from the managed woodland within which the devolpment resides.

	Chantry School new changing and sports facilites, Ipswich Primary source of energy for the hot water is solar heating; ventilation to the changing rooms is via PIR activated inverter controls; lighting comprises low energy fittings with presence controls in the changing areas and the showers water supply having percussion time control.

	Abbots Green Community Primary School, Bury St Edmunds Sustainable energy resources include rainwater recovery and associated greywater distribution to toilets and solar hot water heating.

	Stanway Secondary School, Colchester Sustainable measures included passive ventilation system and solar hot water heating.

	MSC New office facility, Ipswich Designed to achive a "very good" BREEAM rating; measures include a 13m wind turbine; air source heat pumps, low energy light fittings with presence detection and daylight correction, heat reclaim ventiliation and low water usage fittings.

	Snape Maltings Residential Flats and Retail Development, Aldeburgh This 19 flat development contains a cental 500Kw woodchip boiler with a "walking floor" fuel delivery system, suppling heat energy to every flat and retail area.

	Emmaus, Colchester A 45Kw woodchip boiler and auger driven fuel delivery system is being installed.

	Thurleston High School, Thomas Wolsey School amalgamation, Ipswich Sustainable energy measures include a 300Kw woodchip boiler.

	Alresford Lodge, Colchester Private Residential development with underfloor heating provided by a 30kW Ground Source Heat Pump

	Harbour Pupil Referral Unit, Lowestoft New building with a 85kW packaged Biomass Boiler and Store