100 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham
The existing building required a full repositioning to meet modern commercial expectations. The refurbishment needed to:
- Improve the building’s environmental performance
- Deliver reliable heating and cooling to all occupied areas
- Support fan coil distribution throughout the refurbished office space
- Provide efficient simultaneous heating and cooling where required
- Improve the EPC rating and ensure the building remained lettable
- Be completed within a very short programme to minimise lost rental income
Compliance was a major consideration. Under current regulations, buildings with an EPC rating below E cannot legally be sold or let. The refurbishment therefore needed to achieve a meaningful improvement in energy performance, rather than simply a cosmetic upgrade.
ClivetWSAT-YS4 100.4 SPINchiller
- Cooling-only chiller
- Inverter-driven twin-circuit unit
- Cooling output: 265 kW
- SEER: 4.67
- Supplies chilled water at 6/12°C to the fan coil system
Clivet WSAN-YSC4 120.4 SPINchiller
- Simultaneous heating and cooling heat pump
- Inverter-driven twin-circuit unit
- Cooling output: 308 kW
- Heating output: 317 kW
- SEER: 4.74
- SCOP: 3.93
- TER: 7.78
- Supplies chilled water at 6/12°C
- Supplies heated water at 45/40°C
The 4-pipe heat pump was particularly well suited to the building, as it can provide heating and cooling simultaneously using the same electrical input energy. This significantly improves overall system efficiency and makes it ideal for a multi-zone office environment where different areas may require different temperature conditions at the same time
The refurbishment delivered a significant improvement in both building performance and usability. Most notably, the EPC rating improved from F to C, placing the building in a far stronger position for compliance and let-bility.
This improvement was critical, as buildings rated below EPC E cannot legally be sold or let under current minimum energy efficiency regulations. By achieving an EPC rating, the project protected the asset from obsolescence while enhancing it's appeal to occupiers and investors alike.
The completed building now offers:
- Improved thermal comfort
- Enhanced energy performance
- More efficient year-round operation
- A modern fan coil heating and cooling solution
- Increased occupier appeal
- Greater long-term asset value
Why the Project Mattered
100Hagley Road demonstrates how the right HVAC strategy can support a successful deep refurbishment. The combination of efficient Clivet plant, fan coil distribution, and simultaneous heating and cooling capability helped transform an ageing building into a compliant, marketable, modern office asset.
For the owner, the refurbishment delivered a building that is more attractive to tenants, more efficient to operate, and better positioned for long-term performance in a competitive commercial market.
Summary
ICG Heat Pumps supplied the Clivet heating and cooling solution for the refurbishment of 100 Hagley Road, supporting the building’s transformation from an outdated office block into a modern commercial workspace. With the EPC rating improved from F to C, the project demonstrates the value of combining intelligent refurbishment strategies with high-efficiency HVAC design.
106KW Heating, 29.4kW DHW
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