They discuss the current climate in the commercial heat pump market and the regulatory shifts, especially around refrigerants, alongside the commercial heating legacy of Mitsubishi Electric. The podcast then talks in detail about the new Ecodan CAHV-Z, it’s features and benefits, application possibilities and much more.

They discuss the features and benefits of the versatile new range, which will soon be available in system capacities ranging from 12 to 113kW, with options for both Heat Pump and Heat Recovery. This next-generation plug-and-play VRF system features a newly engineered, ultra-compact modular YXM chassis that has a 6% smaller footprint than the market average. The enhanced range also offers flexible piping layouts, new and improved defrost technology, exceptionally low noise levels, and compliance with BS EN 378 Part 3 safety standards. 

They will also consider the key design, install and planning flexibilities of the new range and the support available to you to be able to specify products from the range.

Listen to the podcast today to learn how Mitsubishi Electric can support Consultants and Specifiers with specifying the new City Multi R32 VRF YXM range.

Harvey Loyal, Mitsubishi Electric Product and Market Intelligence Specialist, speaks with Samira Saravi, Hydronics Product Manager and Hern Yau, Ventilation Product Manager, both of Mitsubishi Electric, about heat decarbonisation and how one way of facilitating this is through the innovative use of 5th Generation Heat Networks.

They discuss the background and history of heat networks, the funding available for them and the products and services that Mitsubishi Electric have on offer to facilitate their use, including water-to-water heat pumps and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) systems.

Listen to the podcast today to learn how Mitsubishi Electric can support Consultants and Specifiers with the delivery of heat network projects.

Together, they explore the zoo’s forward-thinking approach to energy efficiency, from integrating cutting-edge heat pump technology to tackling the unique challenges of running a complex, dynamic environment like a zoo. This episode is packed with insights on how this collaboration not only supports the zoo’s sustainability objectives but also aims to inspire a wider audience through community engagement and conservation education. It’s a must-listen for anyone passionate about the power of partnerships in creating a sustainable future.

Listen to the podcast to hear more about what government is doing to incentivise the transition to heat pumps and what this will mean as the industry develops. We touch on both the legislation and initiatives that are driving the changes in the way we will need to heat, cool and ventilate public sector buildings in future. From hospitals to schools, to leisure applications, each client has specific technical needs and here we discuss the product innovations from Mitsubishi Electric, and what they mean for decarbonisation of this sector.

Richard discusses the legislation and initiatives driving the changes in the way we will need to heat, cool and ventilate large buildings. From hospitals and schools to large commercial premises, each client has specific technical needs. During the podcast, we discuss the technological developments and innovations from Mitsubishi Electric, and what they mean for decarbonisation of the commercial sector.

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The standard not only defines 'good' sustainable practices but also confronts greenwashing by promoting transparency and uniform evaluation of Net Zero claims. It has practical implications, particularly in financial contexts, where adherence could lead to favourable loan conditions, thus incentivising sustainability. The initiative aligns with other metrics and standards, simplifying efforts across the industry. Looking forward, the standard aims for self-policing and will influence future government legislation. The challenge remains in verifying and enforcing compliance, with possibilities ranging from qualified professionals to a dedicated verification body. Overall, the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard is a collective commitment to a sustainable future, aiming to eradicate greenwashing and transform sustainable building in the UK.

Chris is joined by David Frise, Chief Executive, BESA, Martin Fahey – Head of Sustainability, Mitsubishi Electric, and Chris Newman – Zero Carbon Design Manager, Mitsubishi Electric.

They discuss in detail:

• How building services have adapted before and can do it again, with BESA members urged to help government understand detail
• How the UK will be warmer and richer thanks to net zero and will narrow the price gap between electricity and gas
• The major barrier to net zero - our skills shortage
• One trillion of inward investment possible this decade with 90% of global GDP focused on net zero
• How we need to link net zero to the safety agenda to drive compliance

Mike Egan  00:11
All right. Welcome to the new series of ask me 2022. Myself, Mike Egan, Business Development Manager for Corporate Solutions.

James Harman  00:19
And myself, James Harman, also a business development manager in the Corporate Solutions team,

Mike Egan  00:25
and our guest today,

Martin Fahey  00:26
I'm Martin Fahey, I'm the head of sustainability for Mitsubishi Electric, UK and Ireland.

Mike Egan  00:34
Well, first of all, thank you guys for turning up today. So we're in the sunny Birmingham office. And the reason we're here is to talk about a topic of decarbonisation. Something which is talked by widely now. But if I go back when I joined nine years ago, Mitsubishi Electric, something which I never came across, I don't know. Same with yourself terms.

James Harman  00:58
Yeah, really, really interesting topic. Up until the last couple of years. It's it's something I hadn't come across. But it's something that clients are asking us how we can help their business, what solutions we can offer. And they're also interested in what Mitsubishi Electric are doing for decarbonisation within our organisation.

Mike Egan  01:18
Yeah, that rings true self, in fact, so you know, moving into this new role, and being more client focused is that this is the hot topic. It's the nothing, no conversation will not will always have this in mind. And one thing which I was conscious of, we've just been through last year ended last year there was COP26. So that raised the stakes in terms of people understanding about decarbonisation, and what that's around around the UK. But I think what we're, you know, what the idea of this day is to, is to look basically, inwardly and look at what Mitsubishi Electric have been doing. So we have the the pleasure of Martin with us today. So what we're going to do, Martin is going to, you know, have a few questions of fire here. And tell us a little bit more about what Mitsubishi Electric has been up to.

Martin Fahey  02:07
Of course, yep. Thank you very much. Thanks for having me. We've been on this journey now as Mitsubishi Electric for a lot of years, I was the sustainability manager, we call it the Green gateway manager role within our living environmental systems. Business, some 13 years ago now was the first time we we set ourselves out the ambition, I suppose to say, look, we could see this was a growing issue for us in our markets within that part of our business at the time, we are a solutions provider to buildings of every size, whether you live work or play in it. And we could see back then, that the discussion was evolving very much around how can we make these buildings at the time it was a straight discussion about efficiency. But that has grown. As your introduction highlighted there, Mike, I was fortunate enough to be at the copy events in Glasgow. And I came away from those with fired up really with a very clear understanding that governments, the UN bodies have set us the trajectory, we know where we need to go. Now we need to radically reduce our impacts as civilians as companies and as countries. But what I came away very much with was an understanding that it will be us as companies who are going to have to lead this lead this charge and make the changes required. So delighted to be here and looking forward to the discussion.

Mike Egan  04:04
So just just touching on cop 26. Did you find that do people go away knowing how to go ahead and look at this approach, you know, in terms of d carbon and net zero? Is there any you know, strategy you already had in mind? Or will people kind of ask them questions, so I know what we need to do. But how do I do it?

Martin Fahey  04:26
Well, it might be worth just highlighting the cop process. A cop stands for Conference of the Parties. And it brings together the countries of the world some around 200 Different nations all together every year to look at this. This problem that we all face, and cop 15 was in Paris and that is often referred to because it was there that those nations all agreed that we need to work together to make sure the global temperatures do not rise above an average of two degrees above pre industrial levels, and preferably keep that to be within one and a half degrees. And that was very much the focus in cop 26. They talk in terms of a ratcheting mechanism, whereby countries have a look at their plans and their targets. And are they robust enough? And are they following the science and what people left cop 26 with wild, they're saying, which was keeping 1.5 Alive was a sense that we can, if we all buckled down now and rally behind this as an effort as a global effort, we can keep global temperature rise to within that one degree 1.5 degree apologies. Now, recent reports tell us that we're very close to that already. So whereas we're looking to achieve what they call net zero in 2050, that may seem like a long, long way away. But we need to be halfway or more than halfway there by 2030, which as we sit here speaking, today is eight years away.

James Harman  06:18
I've found mine a lot of our clients, since cop 26, have kind of jumped off the back of that and made plans to be net zero. And probably the most common number for most of those clients is 2030 to be carbon neutral, but a lot of them as you say, haven't really got the actual process in place to get there. They've got the plan, but they haven't got the process. So it's just wondering kind of sort of steers down the route of what sort of steps they might take to get there. Yeah, of course,

Martin Fahey  06:48
what might be best is to highlight where we are in a global business. I mean, I have UK and Ireland responsibilities, but we have a far bigger team looking at this as our global footprint of some 150,000 employees, many factories, many offices, and different operations all around the world. Our environmental vision 2050, as we call it puts us on a journey to be net-zero by 2050. And I understand James, from what you're saying that a lot of people are pushing to go sooner than that. Yeah. But at the moment, that's, that's where we sit. So we we have put our plans in front of a body called science-based targets, they have independently verified that we do the things that we have laid out and plan to do, we will achieve net-zero and we will be where we need to be by 2030. Now you you've spoken about other companies that we're dealing with, are going at a quicker pace than that. Yeah. And that is a big subject of discussion in the community sustainability community. If you're like, at the moment, which is, do we need to go quicker? Do we need to go deeper is the two ways I would characterise it. So do we look to achieve Net Zero? Before 2050 2050? Is the absolute backstop? And should we be making sure that we do that with a one and a half degree trajectory as opposed to any other?

Mike Egan  08:35
So just Interestingly, though, is sometimes what I've come across is term carbon neutral. What's that one? That's confusing. Sometimes people talk about these and I'm a little bit. Yeah, can you help us?

Martin Fahey  08:48
It's a fair, it's, it's fair to be confused by them, because there's a lot of different terms out there. So you've mentioned carbon neutrality, carbon neutral, that is different from net zero. So it's probably worth just very briefly explaining that. So you could be in theory, carbon neutral, if you gather all the data of all yo...