In Janurary 2009 a Thermal Imaging survey of NOCS was conducted as part of the wider initiative to reduce energy consumption at NOCS. The aim of the survey was to evaluate the how effective the the fabric of the building was at preventing heat loss. The survey specifically focused on the external elevations looking for thermal bridges and evidence of poor insulation.

NOCS currently spends over ?257k per annum on heating (based upon 2008 energy figures) the majority of which is used for heating. The thermal imagary report outlined which areas of the building have a low heat loss and which areas require further consideration.

The main findings of the survey included:

? in general the building appears to be performing quite well, heat loss was generally very uniform;

? no evidence of insulation faults were found ;

? very few windows had been left open overnight by staff indicating good staff behaviour;

? the meeting rooms which protrude out from the main building create a thermal bridge which leads to additional heat loss (right); and

? there is significant heat loss from the entrance area of NOC, this can be attributed to the level of glazing present. NOTE: The external lighting of the entrance does exagerate the aparent heat loss around the archway.

The findings from this report will now allow NOCS Facilities staff to target significant heat losses within the building. This should help reduce the centres ‘carbon footprint’ and energy bills.

The report and further thermal images can be viewed on NOCSNet under the ‘Environmental Management’ tab.

If you would like to express any comments on the report please email: environ@noc.soton.ac.uk

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