Estimating Hot & CW consumption: Nursing Homes

CWS Consumption
Watermark Report:
50 Residents:
Best Practice: 68.5m3/Resident/Pa * 50 Residents = 3,425m3/pa (All Residents)
Typical: 80.6m3/Resident/Pa * 50 Residents = 4,030m3/pa (All Residents)
CWS storage
CIBSE Guide G: 2014, T2.9.
Elderly Person: Care home: 135L/Bedpsace
135*50 beds = 6,750L with min. 50% Storage (T2.5) = 3,375L
Water charges1
Mains Water Supply: 1.04/m3: 3,562- 3,704
Waste water: 1.24/m3
Combined: 2.28/m3/pa: 7,809 - 9,188/pa (Residents only) based on Watermark
Survey
HWS Consumption: Residents only: L/PP/Day
No guidance CIBSE Guide G-2014.
So, Using Hostel HWS consumption figure: from CIBSE Guide G , table 2.11
Consumption (Residents only) 115L/PP *50 = 5,750L/day/2,098,750L/pa
24 hour storage 32L/PP = 1,600L
Assuming:
incoming water at 10oc
Storing at 65oc

2 hour recovery period

Seasonal efficiency of
system 86%

1 L water = 0.998 k
Specific heat content of water 4.2 106
GJ per litre
specific heat of water is 4.186 kJ/kg oC
4.2 kJ/kg oC
& 1 Joule = 1Watt/sec so 1Kw for 1 hour =
3600j

4.2 * 1600 * 55 = 369,600J/3600 = 102.66 kWh/daily = 51kW/0.86 (Efficiency) =

59kW 60Kw for DHW
Check: It takes 0.00116 kwh to raise 1 litre of water one degree C
So 0.00116 * 1600 * 55 = 102.08kWh
IoP 2002 Design Guide, T.6. HWS
Demand
Stored
Daily Litres/Bed
90
50 Bed Nursing Home
4,500L

25
1250L

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