Aylesbury Estate
Complete refurbishment of a central energy centre - three 1.5MW boilers, 4.5MW of heat - feeding nine satellite plant rooms across the estate.
Project value
£1,100,000
Central plant
3 × 1.5MW (4.5MW)
Satellite plant rooms
9
Pipework
Up to 24 inch
Project overview
The Aylesbury Estate in Southwark comprises a central energy centre feeding an array of satellite plant rooms, which in turn serve the heating and hot water needs of the entire estate. The refurbishment works comprised a complete refurbishment of the energy centre itself, as well as nine of the satellite plant rooms.
The centralised energy centre comprises three 1,500kW (1.5 megawatt) boilers providing a total of 4.5 megawatts of heat. These boilers leave the plant room via two plate heat exchangers and are distributed via pump sets for each leg of the estate. 21 Degrees carried out a complete strip-out and replacement of all plant, pipework (up to 24 inch) and insulation within the energy centre.
The satellite plant rooms fed from the energy centre comprise a secondary heat exchanger, HWS calorifiers and circulating pumps out to the blocks. All interconnecting pipework, valves, ancillaries, filters and insulation were replaced. Once complete, the energy centre and satellite plant rooms were commissioned and set to work.
Client
London Borough of Southwark
Location
Walworth, Southwark
On site
Project photography from site. Higher-resolution imagery available on request.