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• Community Heating Posted on 7 November 2022

  A year of reflection - How far we've come

  In this blog, Richard Ryland, National Specification Manager here at Switch2, reflects on the year so far following the launch of our now award-winning ICON HIU, sharing his thoughts on the lessons learned and the progress made.

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• Community Heating Posted on 3 November 2022

  Communal heating: Why housing associations, local authorities and managing agents need a plan for operation and maintenance provision

  This blog will explore why building owners with heat networks need to have a proactive data-driven maintenance regime in place to improve operation and efficiency, particularly at a time when residents and operators face eye-wateringly high gas prices.

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• Community Heating Posted on 3 November 2022

  On Demand Webinar | Our learnings from HNES: How to improve heat network performance - which interventions and why?

  Our learnings from HNES: How to improve heat network performance - which interventions and why?

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• Community Heating Posted on 21 October 2022

  What is heat network efficiency and why is it important?

  In the past, the poor performance and efficiency of heat networks, could be and often was ignored, because low commercial gas prices removed the incentive for operators to ensure their networks were performing optimally. Since the gas crisis however, spiralling gas prices have brought heat network performance into the spotlight, with efficiency identified as the central method of reducing operating costs and costs to residents.

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• Community Heating Posted on 5 October 2022

  Controlling costs and reducing fuel poverty on communal heating schemes – New Switch2 webinar series

  In the current economic climate, controlling costs and mitigating fuel poverty has never been more important for housing associations, local authorities or private developers with heat networks.

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• Community Heating Posted on 22 September 2022

  Getting fit for heat network improvement funding: Why housing associations and local authorities need to be ahead of the game

  Heat networks in the UK are becoming an increasingly popular way of heating homes under the Government’s strategy to reach Net Zero by 2050. Heat networks have been around in the UK for many years, however due to a lack of knowledge and experience in design, build, operation, and maintenance, have often performed poorly, requiring investment to improve the reliability and reduce costs for building owners and customers alike. This is even more important now that gas and electricity prices are soaring...

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