ICAX Consultancy Services
ICAX is a leading sustainable energy innovation company. ICAX's knowledge, skill and capability in providing sustainable energy analysis and consultancy is sought by leading companies and organisations. Our clients include:
| The European Union | Suffolk Borough Council | Mott MacDonald |
| The Carbon Trust | Telford & Wrekin Borough Council | Tesco plc |
| British Airports Authority | Merton Borough Council | Wellcome Trust |
| The Highways Agency | Redbridge Borough Council | Misawa Corporation |
As part of our services offer, we can provide a complete analysis of the energy needs of the project, and a full spectrum of analyses of the economic and carbon benefits of different renewable energy options.
ICAX Services include:
Project Energy Strategy guidance
ICAX can provide a complete analysis of the energy options for a particular project, assisting clients in their choice of the best strategy to take forward. We have detailed knowledge of the key performance characteristics of all sustainable technologies, and are able to offer our clients a clear, unbiased view of what choices would best meet their requirements. This analysis may include carbon emissions saving and sustainable energy grant income benefit comparisons.
Project energy profiling
ICAX can provide detailed energy profiling for heating and cooling, including energy profiling modelling for heating and cooling loads.
System Modelling
ICAX is able to provide detailed modelling of heating and cooling system performance using dynamic system thermal modelling.
Registration for Government tariffs
ICAX offers assistance for clients wishing to register for Government tariff support, such as FITS (Feed in Tariff Scheme) and RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) and to achieve accreditation with Ofgem.
Installed system Troubleshooting
ICAX offer a troubleshooting service for clients who are experiencing difficulties in achieving expected performance from their mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.
Cradle to Grave knowledge
ICAX have experience with every stage of the process of delivering effective, low carbon M&E solutions, from initial strategy analysis to designing, installing and commissioning mechanical electrical, plumbing and controls systems, to diagnosing and troubleshooting problems.
This complete experience of how buildings are procured and operated means that the advice we are able to give at an early stage is based on a rounded understanding of what will work best for the client in the long term. Our consultancy work teams include include inputs from design engineers, installation and commissioning engineers, energy modellers and analysts as appropriate, ensuring that our clients get comprehensive, balanced expert advice.
............................ICAX advises on the sustainability of Ground Source Energy systems
ICAX provides consulting services to advise on the design of ground source energy systems that can achieve long term sustainable heating and cooling systems. The advice is based on thermal models that have been developed by ICAX over many years of research to achieve thermal equilibrium. ICAX clients for these Thermal Modelling services have included Mott MacDonald, Tesco, Highways Agency, REHAU, Telford & Wrekin Borough Council, Merton Borough Council, and the European Union.
ICAX advises on diagnosis and troubleshooting of HVAC systems
ICAX provides consulting services to diagnose and fix heating and cooling systems which are not performing as intended. These may be because the HVAC systems are not achieving the temperatures needed, because they are not working efficiently, or because they are emitting more carbon emissions than necessary.
Thermal Energy System Specialists
Ground source energy presents a very large opportunity to recycle energy but the control mechanisms involved need to be sophisticated to achieve strong results from relatively subtle heat transfers. Good results are unlikely to be achieved from an unassisted ground source heat pump. Detailed thermal modelling based on a firm understanding of the building, its geology and heating and cooling loads are needed to achieve long term sustainable savings of money (and CO2 emissions).
ICAX pursues research into energy efficiency
ICAX also pursues research into energy efficiency in the built environment, solar thermal collection from asphalt roads and roof surfaces, long term solar thermal storage with a view to reducing green house gas emissions. ICAX has been involved in award-winning research and development projects in building physics, thermal energy storage and energy-efficient buildings for many years.
ICAX uses its extensive experience in thermal modelling to research the use of new building materials and to ensure that its commercial designs are tuned to maximise the saving of energy and optimise scarce resources.