Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning Europe (MHIAE) Hydrolution EZY air-to-water monobloc heat pump range has received global recognition for its design and engineering excellence after being awarded the Platinum A' Design Award, the highest accolade in one of the world's largest and most prestigious international design competitions. The award recognises products that combine outstanding innovation, functionality and aesthetics, highlighting Hydrolution EZY's ability

Specify & Build met with Qvantum UK to learn why its water-to-water heat pump has been created for apartment developments. As the Future Homes Standard moves the newbuild housing sector away from fossil fuel heating, heat pumps are increasingly being positioned as the default route to decarbonisation. While air source systems have become the most familiar option, apartment developments often present different challenges. External space can be limited, acoustic considerations

Alpha has expanded its renewable heating technology range with the Magis M Top, a monobloc air source heat pump designed for newbuild and retrofit residential properties. The Magis M Top provides heating, cooling and domestic hot water and can achieve flow temperatures of up to 75°C. Using advanced inverter technology, the system regulates its output in line with real-time demand. This ensures maximum performance while minimising electricity consumption, especially during mi

Rinnai Director Chris Goggin looks at current domestic energy policy and the movement towards widespread electrification. Current UK energy policy aims to introduce wider electrification for issues relating to domestic energy security and lessening carbon output. One, if not the, reason for this shift away from fossil fuels is the potential geopolitical weaponisation of oil and natural gas. Exorbitant cost spikes perpetuate the reputation of fossil fuels as being an unreliabl

Specify & Build met with Craig Dolan, Senior Product Manager at Dimplex, to learn how the Latitude Commercial air source heat pump addresses practical low-carbon specification challenges. As the UK built environment continues its shift away from fossil fuel heating, specifiers are being asked to balance decarbonisation targets, compliance, acoustic performance, operational efficiency and practical installation considerations, often all at once. Dimplex has developed its new L

Pete Seddon, Head of Technical at Rinnai, discusses how high-temperature heat pumps are a vital tool to help minimise disruption during retrofit projects. Heat pumps are set to play a key role in the UK’s national decarbonisation journey, but can be problematic when being fitted in a domestic or commercial retrofit project, as a noticeable amount of disruption will occur during installation. Many changes to the heating system will have to be made including the radiators, pipe

Vectaire’s Cool Breeze and Cool Breeze Plus are designed to mitigate overheating in residential properties during summer months, ensuring a comfortable indoor environment at all times. They meet the standards used in CIBSE TM59 assessments and Approved Document O of the Building Regulations and also use the eco-friendly R290 refrigerant, which is over 225 times more environmentally friendly than R32. The UK-manufactured system can be floorstanding or wall mounted and integrat