District Heating

FVB is one of the largest consulting companies in district heating in Sweden and a growing player in the UK

With over 50 years of experience in the industry and already a leading district energy consultant in the UK and Irish market, we can help you with:
– investigations
– analyses
– design
– project and construction management
– optimising the district heating system

We help with everything from feasibility studies to final documentation

Are you going to connect your city with an industrial facility or neighboring city? This applies to district heating networks located both below and above ground, such as in bridges and buildings. We can also help you with the construction of district heating pipe systems in lakes and waterways.

The feasibility study is an important first step

Are you up to date on the latest rules and regulations? We create the right foundations for construction. Your district heating network has to be in the right place in the ground. When laying the pipes, you must not harm the environment, and you must protect valuable archaeological objects. In the feasibility study, we make sure there is a viable path for the network. We also take the area’s environment and cultural history into account.

The right foundation for construction

Once you have decided to implement a heat network project, we produce the design and construction documents to allow successful delivery.

We can help you with:
– making input measurements
– designing in 3D
– producing procurement documentation
– evaluating tenders
– producing construction documents
– construction management

Properly documenting the network

Your district heating network needs to be properly documented. The documentation must contain technical and historical information about the district heating network. We work with evaluation and procurement of geographic information systems (GIS). When implementing a new GIS, we can help with corrections and adjustments.

FVB also undertakes survey works for new and existing systems to allow a full 3-dimensional picture to be created of the buried services.

An optimised system becomes more profitable

Do you want a district heating system that is more profitable and better for the environment? We are specialists in optimising the district heating system’s supply and return temperatures.

We can help you with:
– operational optimisation
– system analysis
– system efficiency

We also inventory properties and offer suggestions on how you can get better cooling. Do you need to know how the network works in different operational cases and what you can do to optimise it? We perform pressure drop calculations for both planned and existing systems.

Maintenance saves money

When is the best time to make investments in your existing district heating network? We can find out. We have developed a planning model for reinvestments in district heating networks. The model can be used when implementing other measures in a street or in the field. Based on the damage risk analysis, we can create a long-term strategy for maintaining and renewing the district heating network. This way, your investment will last longer – which will benefit both your company and your customers.