Air Source Heat Pump Installations

The Willows, Near Swadlincote, Derbyshire

WINNER OF GROUND SOURCE ‘INSTALLATION OF THE YEAR’ at the NATIONAL HEAT PUMP AWARDS 2011

When the Hon MP for North West Leicestershire Andrew Bridgen commissioned a new-build home, he was keen to utilise a renewable energy system that would reduce his carbon footprint and lower his energy bills.

The property was designed and built by Bridges Developments of Derbyshire, who specialise in low carbon properties and Managing Director John Bridges says: “There were a range of challenges on this project, in particular the issue of achieving a high level of energy efficiency within a realistic budget. This involved a complete redesign of the original plan and we decided upon an innovative technique which used an insulated concrete form construction. This is a cost effective method of achieving a very high level of thermal efficiency.

Because of the high level of air tightness achieved by the concrete walls, Eartheat was able to specify a 16kW heat pump, which is smaller than would usually be required for a new build property of this size and therefore uses less electricity”.

Eartheat MD, Richard Walkden explains: “We were able to provide a highly cost effective solution for heating and hot water. This was achieved by using our bespoke design for the ground loop collector system which does not require a collector manifold”.

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Oak Tree Court, Tollerton, Nottinghamshire

Oak Tree Court is an exclusive development of nine luxury homes built by Chebsey Estates, an independent family run company, at the forefront of designing and building sustainable and eco-friendly houses.

Each five bedroom home is intelligently designed with space in mind, built with superior quality materials and fitted out to an extremely high standard.

Eartheat were commissioned to design and install an individually unique under floor heating system, along with the installation of an Air Source Heat Pump for each property

The heat pump provides the energy source to run the under floor heating and the hot water system.

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New Build, Hose, Nr Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

When John and Sue Mackley planned a new build home for their retirement, they were determined to ensure that the heating system would be environmentally friendly and economic to run.

After several years of research on all aspects of the project, the couple commissioned their architect to design a five-bedroom house on their idyllic plot close to the village of Hose, near Melton Mowbray. Although the site is on mains gas, John and Sue were keen to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and so decided to install a ground source heat pump.