Long hours, heavy hot water demand, and guests who notice a cold room immediately.
Hotels, guesthouses, pubs, restaurants and self-catering.
Hotels, guesthouses, pubs and restaurants share an energy profile that punishes inefficiency: long operating hours, heavy hot water demand, kitchens generating and extracting heat simultaneously, and guests who notice immediately when a room is cold.
ENCON works across hospitality — hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, pubs, restaurants and self-catering accommodation — on fabric upgrades, heating and hot water, ventilation, controls, lighting and solar PV.
Hot water is usually where the money goes. Guest showers, kitchens and laundry can make hot water generation the single largest energy cost in the building, and it’s frequently served by plant that was sized decades ago for a different occupancy pattern.
Guest comfort and energy efficiency are not in tension.
What we typically find in hospitality buildings:
Guest comfort and energy efficiency are not in tension here. A well-insulated room with proper controls is quieter, holds its temperature, and generates fewer complaints than one heated hard through a leaky envelope.
From insulation to heat pumps, ventilation and more. Improve comfort, lower bills and increase your BER rating.
New builds, extensions and deep retrofits, fully managed from design and planning through to construction and completion.
High-quality solar panel systems for homes, farms and businesses. Lower energy costs and gain energy independence.
Energy upgrades and construction solutions for commercial, agricultural and public sector projects.
Hospitality has its own rhythm and works have to respect it. Off-season windows, midweek periods, floor-by-floor closures and overnight working are all normal on these projects.
What isn’t acceptable is a guest experience compromised by the works. Noise, access, appearance and safety all need managing actively while the building continues to trade, and we plan the programme around bookings rather than asking you to plan bookings around us.
Hot water generation and storage almost always first. Then heating controls linked to occupancy, then lighting, then fabric. Solar PV works well where daytime demand from kitchens and laundry is significant. Heat pumps are increasingly viable, particularly paired with the right hot water strategy.
Non-domestic schemes cover a range of hospitality measures. We confirm what applies, handle the application and provide the compliance evidence.
Almost always. Works are phased around bookings, by floor or by section, and often into the off-season.
Usually hot water. It’s the largest load in most hospitality buildings and frequently the least optimised.
That’s the thing we plan hardest to avoid. Noise windows, access routes and appearance are all managed actively.
Often yes, where kitchen and laundry loads run through the day. We size it against your actual consumption.
Yes. Multi-property programmes usually price better than site-by-site procurement.
Call 051 850722. We plan the programme around your bookings, not the other way round.
