Creating value in Climate Control
We create intelligent heating and cooling systems that help our customers reduce energy consumption, improve building comfort and combat climate change.
In the current energy and climate crisis, one of the most powerful things IMI can do to reduce carbon emissions is help our customers reduce their energy consumption while maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature.
Saving energy starts with helping our customers to see where and when they’re using the most energy – after all, there’s nothing more wasteful than heating or cooling an unused space. Our innovative TA-Smart valve not only continuously measures and adjusts energy flow but also provides vital (and continuous) data feedback that customers can access through the cloud to ensure their system is operating at optimal efficiency.
To demonstrate the importance of collecting data, we ran an optimisation project at our factory in Germany to reduce the production hall’s energy consumption. We installed TA-Smart along with sensors measuring relative humidity, temperature and CO2 levels. The combination of TA-Smart’s technology, our mobile app HyTune and our cloud platform HyCloud allowed us to pinpoint where and when energy was being wasted. By setting TA-Smart to flow control mode and using HyCloud to track data, we were able to deliver considerable savings on thermal energy consumption while still maintaining a comfortable temperature.
This intelligent ecosystem led by TA-Smart is an excellent example of how we’re delivering Value Today to our customers via innovative digital solutions that are critically needed in today’s economic and social climate.
Accelerating our growth in smart buildings
A few smart buildings aren’t enough on their own. The planet needs to reduce its energy consumption. So our ambition is to make new technologies readily available, simple to operate and affordable. It’s the challenge of a generation that we’re embracing wholeheartedly.
A significant number of buildings across Europe will need to make their heating systems compliant with energy and environmental legislation over the next 30 years. In 2022, we were delighted to welcome Heatmiser, a leading UK smart thermostatic control manufacturer, to the IMI family. Heatmiser’s products enable heating and cooling in each room to be controlled remotely via a smart phone. This acquisition is a game-changing opportunity for IMI to use the strength of our brands and market position to scale Heatmiser’s offering, making energy-saving technologies more accessible to homeowners across Europe.
High customer satisfaction
We have an international network of centres of expertise, where we share knowledge and develop new solutions with customers – it’s just one of the many ways we offer our support. While our products are excellent at reducing energy use on their own, our approach is to look at the requirements of the entire system and work in partnership with customers to design a bespoke solution. That’s how we deliver on our purpose to build a Better World: we use state-of-the-art technology and our industry-leading knowledge to reduce energy consumption and emissions in cities across the globe.
Helping reduce energy waste in Brazil
Reducing energy consumption and increasing the efficiency of HVAC systems is a global challenge. The Teresina Shopping Centre, in Brazil, is one of the biggest commercial centres in the region, housing a cinema, a large food court, a bank, a gym, and over 150 shops. The original HVAC system design had many inefficiencies causing unwanted temperature variations, leading to energy waste and user discomfort. To design an optimal retrofit solution, the app HySelect was used to ensure the correct products were selected. Once the design was finalised, the system was renovated with a comprehensive cross-brand solution. To ensure the design matched the real environmental conditions, the TA-Scope balancing instrument was used to set the system up correctly.
Key indoor climate facts:
» The system was optimised to respond to changing weather conditions, ensuring optimal energy use and user comfort
» The renovation reduced energy consumption by 28%
