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Danfoss Heat Pumps: Social housing development benefits from Danfoss heat pumps

(16/12/2011)

Ground source heat pumps from Danfoss Heat Pumps UK have been specified for a £5m new-build social housing development at Upton near Pontefract. Environmental sustainability and energy efficiency are key priorities for these new homes and each property will incorporate renewable technologies, such as solar roof tiles, and heat recovery systems. The homes with heat pumps will be among 34 available for social rent, with the other properties offered for purchase through shared ownership. The ... [more]

Domestic heat pumps: SDH Building Services Limited branches out into the emerging domestic heat pumps’ market

(17/11/2011)

Domestic heat pumps are an alternative way for households to heat their water and provide central heating. They work by taking the warmth from outside air and transferring it inside the home to heat the water and radiators. Domestic heat pumps can be a viable option for all housing types including detached properties, semi-detached, terraced houses, apartments and even social housing. The main benefits of domestic heat pumps include reduced energy consumption and therefore lower bills for c... [more]

DHP-AQ air source heat pump: DHP-AQ air source heat pump from Danfoss Heat Pumps UK provides sustainable heating and hot water in Cumbria house

(22/09/2011)

Kevin Bell, who has worked as a site manager for several large construction firms, is currently building his own four-bedroom house near Longtown in Cumbria, just south of the Scottish border. The 190m2 property is in a rural location, off mains gas and in an area where winter weather is frequently well below freezing. He chose a new DHP-AQ air source heat pump from Danfoss Heat Pumps UK because he wanted to have a sustainable source of heating and hot water that would minimise his new home... [more]

Detectagas: Fitting CO alarms to become a statutory requirement in every 'at risk' home

(21/09/2011)

In America there are around 450 deaths each year attributed to unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning and a further 15,000 related hospital emergency visits. A new report from the American Journal of Public Health suggests that around half of the CO alarms subjected to testing failed to function properly. A decision by the All Party Parliamentary Gas Safety Group and Greg Baker MP, Minister of State for Climate Change to make fitting CO alarms a statutory requirement in every ‘at risk’ hom... [more]

DHP-Opti Pro pump: Danfoss heat pump supplies hot water and space heating requirements to MP home

(26/08/2011)

The Hon MP for North West Leicestershire Andrew Bridgen's 581 sq m property named The Willows was built near Swadlincote in Derbyshire. When he commissioned his 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 is fitted with a ground source heat pump from Danfoss Heat Pumps UK to supply all of its hot water and space heating requirements. The project has been shortlisted in the ‘Installation of th... [more]

Domus ducting: Polypipe Ventilation's HR01 heat recovery units installed in a new housing development in Shropshire

(29/04/2011)

South Shropshire Housing Association currently owns and manages over 2000 properties and, as part of Shropshire Housing Group, will contribute towards the development of 500 new homes by 2013; this latest development of houses and bungalows forms part of this process. Polypipe Ventilation's heat recovery system has been installed in a new housing development, built by main contractor J.Harper & Sons, for South Shropshire Housing Association. The Polypipe HR01 heat recovery units have been ... [more]