Student Accommodation

Student Bed1

Saving Landlords money off their energy bills

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Student Accomodation Hall

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LCH conducted a 12month demonstration project with one of the largest student accommodation providers in the UK.

Objectives of the 12 mth project were to demonstrate:

▪Effectiveness of Radiant heating vs Convective heating

▪Benefits to the students with a less ‘stuffy’ environment

▪Benefits to the building with automatically controlled temperature & humidity

▪Cost & Carbon savings of the LCH panels vs electric heaters

▪Cost & Carbon savings of the LCH intelligent centrally controlled system

▪Comparison against a same size footprint flat installed with new energy efficient electric heaters and 2hr manual boost on/off control

▪Comparison against Flats with traditional electric heaters

Results

The project has demonstrated:

▪Effectiveness of Radiant heating vs Convective heating

▪Much easier to control and manage

▪Students commenting on how much better the air quality is and much less ‘stuffy’

▪Visualising of energy data brings behavioural changes

▪Potential for Energy League tables for students – raising further awareness

▪Cost & Carbon savings of the LCH panels & intelligent centrally controlled system vs electric heaters

▪Easily visible and quantified savings – 47% heating saving on average per student

▪Comparable against smaller flats with older electric heaters with half the amount of student occupancy.