DELIVERING PRIORITIES

Members of the HVCA ensure that they meet client priorities by...

•    Competing on price, delivering on budget
In a competitive world, clients need to buy effectively: HVCA members understand that they have to compete and win on price, and then that they must control costs tightly and deliver to the agreed budget.  

•    Delivering on cost and value
It’s not enough to just deliver on budget. HVCA members know that the cost of the project is justified by the value they deliver: the smooth-running of the project, and the quality of their work which is shown in the efficient operation and performance of the services that they have installed – on time, as well as on budget.

•    Utilising new technology
The drive for greater energy efficiency means that the technology available for use in building services is changing rapidly. Solar thermal and photovoltaics, ground and air source heat pumps, renewable heat sources, microgeneration – this new technology is available right now. The skill is in applying the appropriate technology, or combinations of technology, to achieve best results and lasting performance: HVCA members have the training and knowledge to act as these essential systems integrators.

•    Delivering sustainability requirements
Global concern with sustainability has resulted not only in new technology,  but in increasing legislation and regulation, and – more recently – in government funding and incentives designed to accelerate the application of these new technologies: from Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECAs), to Feed in Tariffs (FiTs), to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). HVCA members make it their business to understand these initiatives, and to advise clients on when and how they will benefit from them.

•    Meeting CSR objectives: corporate social responsibility
Clients know that decisions made about buildings and their operation are closely examined by employees, stakeholders, customers, and even local communities: ‘best practice’ must be shown to be applied when making key decisions about heating or air conditioning systems, for example. The consequences of failure can be very damaging. The knowledge and advice of an HVCA member can be invaluable in meeting CSR requirements.