renewable energy technologiesWe strongly believe in the merits of 'green' energy. It is always worth considering whether your new home would benefit from one of the excellent new technologies available. SIP houses, with their inherent high insulation values, can be made even more energy efficient with the inclusion of an appropriate system.
A GSHP pumps the latent heat stored in the ground into
a building to provide space and water heating. There are 3 elements to the system:
a Ground Loop buried either in a borehole or in trenches, a heat pump and a distribution
system, usually in the form of an underfloor heating system. It can cost in the
region of £10,000 for the ground loop and heat pump, and £5,000 for
the distribution system. |
Solar
panels can provide the bulk of your hot water needs in summer and around half
in winter. The system can only be installed on a south-east to south-west facing
roof. The system can cost around £4,000 to install.
There
are two main methods of using Biomass to heat a house. A stand-alone stove provides
space heating for a room and can be fueled by logs or pellets. It can be fitted
with back boilers to provide water heating. Boilers connected to central heating
systems use pellets, logs or chips. The log boilers require substantial storage
facilities and manual loading. The chip-fed stoves require a local supplier of
chips, and space and access for a hopper. Planning permission may be required.