Public sector project of the year

This award will go to the housing association/installing project team and to the heat pump manufacturer who together have delivered the most effective heat pump application in the public sector.  Judges will be looking for projects/heat pump installations that delivered a primarily heating solution that fully met customer requirements in an energy efficient and cost effective manner. 

Registrations and award entries are now open.

Assessment criteria

The judging panel will be giving consideration to the following assessment criteria:

1. What was the customer requirement for space and water heating, timescale, location of plant, choice of heat emitters, user controls and other considerations?
2. From this requirement, how did you specify the solution offered?
3. What consideration did you give to energy consumption and environmental impact?
4. What energy use monitoring did you install?
5. What was the overall time period of the project and what were the key milestones?
6. To what extent were the customer’s normal activities disrupted during the installation?
7. Describe the handover process including end user training if any
8. How satisfied was the customer with the heating system provided?
9. Was any post installation follow-up activity undertaken?
10. What were the unique features of this installation?
11. What additional material have you attached to this entry?