Nu-Heat Helps Affordable Housing Reach Level 4 Through Heat Pump and Solar Thermal
Honiton, United Kingdom, October 17, 2010 --(PR.com)-- An affordable housing development in Brecon has been dubbed ‘super-green’ due to its eco-friendly use of air source heat pumps and solar thermal. The development meets Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Development.
Nu-Heat’s involvement in the project occurred after plans were sent to Pendragon (Design & Build) Ltd for a separate potential project. Nu-Heat’s Heat Pump Design Manager Andrew Butt was called in to discuss the requirements for the 6 apartments within the new development and Pendragon was very impressed by the standard of Nu-Heat’s system design.
Various options were weighed up including exhaust air heat pumps, considered too big for the compact apartments, and individual air source heat pumps which were deemed impractical. The definitive solution was a communal air source heat pump and 8 panel solar battery combined, feeding into the plant room buffer vessel. The ground floor plant room then supplies the entire block of apartment.
Nu-Heat’s design included sizing the radiators to cope with a flow temperature of 45°C and the specialist supply of high gain domestic hot water cylinders capable of extracting the maximum energy from the lower hot water temperature produced from the heat pump systems.
All energy supplied is heat metered – measuring the supply to each individual apartment. Nu-Heat incorporated a building management system to ensure smooth running of the system and the potential for remote billing.
Nu-Heat provided all system components along with mechanical and electrical design to enable ease of installation.
The heating and hot water system was installed by Mike Dowell of Micaul Solar. Mike saw the potential in renewables some years ago and undertook much of his renewables training at Nu-Heat’s training centre.
The Brongarth development was built by Pendragon for Wales & West Housing Association with Powys County Council and was completed in March 2010. Residents are so far delighted with the performance of their systems.
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Nu-Heat’s involvement in the project occurred after plans were sent to Pendragon (Design & Build) Ltd for a separate potential project. Nu-Heat’s Heat Pump Design Manager Andrew Butt was called in to discuss the requirements for the 6 apartments within the new development and Pendragon was very impressed by the standard of Nu-Heat’s system design.
Various options were weighed up including exhaust air heat pumps, considered too big for the compact apartments, and individual air source heat pumps which were deemed impractical. The definitive solution was a communal air source heat pump and 8 panel solar battery combined, feeding into the plant room buffer vessel. The ground floor plant room then supplies the entire block of apartment.
Nu-Heat’s design included sizing the radiators to cope with a flow temperature of 45°C and the specialist supply of high gain domestic hot water cylinders capable of extracting the maximum energy from the lower hot water temperature produced from the heat pump systems.
All energy supplied is heat metered – measuring the supply to each individual apartment. Nu-Heat incorporated a building management system to ensure smooth running of the system and the potential for remote billing.
Nu-Heat provided all system components along with mechanical and electrical design to enable ease of installation.
The heating and hot water system was installed by Mike Dowell of Micaul Solar. Mike saw the potential in renewables some years ago and undertook much of his renewables training at Nu-Heat’s training centre.
The Brongarth development was built by Pendragon for Wales & West Housing Association with Powys County Council and was completed in March 2010. Residents are so far delighted with the performance of their systems.
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