Powering the Palace: replacing the boilers at Buckingham Palace
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The Reservicing Programme at Buckingham Palace, a 10-year overhaul of the building’s essential services, continues with the removal and replacement of the ageing boilers. ![]() Project Manager Barry Igoe about how this piece of work has been carried out in a working Palace. |
Identified as being in urgent need of replacement, the boilers - all over 30 years old - are being replaced by a new energy centre, which is anticipated to make carbon emission savings of 300 tonnes per year. ![]() |
60-year-old heating pipework has also been replaced throughout the Palace basement, which houses workshops and catering facilities, amongst other services, which help to keep the building running. ![]() You can read more about the Reservicing Programme here. |
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