CASE STUDIES

When the Chapelfield Veterinary Partnership opened the Brooke Veterinary Surgery equine clinic it wanted a heating system with significantly lower running costs than its five other practices, which are all run on oil fired boilers. The Partnership extensively researched the possible options for heating systems for the new build development near Norwich. Vitocal ground source heat pump (GSHP) and 400 litre buffer vessel was used. This would provide the high volume of hot water required during surgery hours and maintain a consistent temperature in the building for the animals and their owners throughout the year.

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When planning a major re-build of his current home, Rev. Iain Rennie wanted to “do his bit” towards reducing CO2 emissions, whilst keeping his utility bills to a minimum during his retirement. Viessmann specified an integrated system of renewable solar thermal, solar PV and heat pump technologies which now saves approximately three tonnes of CO2 annually.

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The first UK commission for world-renowned American architect Richard Meier has been completed using a wealth of renewable heating technology.

A 1930’s villa in Oxfordshire, the winner of a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) award, has been completely renovated into a spacious, modern home with an integrated energy solution consisting of heat pumps, solar PV, solar thermal and a heat recovery system. The property is set in the Oxfordshire countryside and features a swimming pool, tennis court, guest house, three bedrooms and a further 10 rooms.

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Welcoming students from all over the world, Concord College in Shropshire is a highly academic international school for students between 13 and 19 years of age. Concord’s dedication to the highest standards is evident in the facilities on its 80-acre campus, which operates seven days per week, because 85% of the students board there. When the college recently committed to building a new, three- storey student accommodation block with 65 bedrooms, for environmental and economic reasons, it opted to adopt renewable energy sources.

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The Grade II listed 18th century watermill is situated on the picturesque River Stour. The river was originally diverted to feed the millpond and water was controlled by a sluice gate under the property, where the original millwheel is still housed.

The owner, knowing that his 20 year-old oil-fired heating system would need replacing before too long, had been thinking about using the river water as a heat source. 
 

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Cloughton Fields farm is part of the Duchy of Lancaster, a unique portfolio of land, property and assets held in trust for the reigning British monarch. Located in a small coastal village just north of Scarborough in Yorkshire, Cloughton Fields was opened in 2015 as a purpose- built 21st century farm with strong green credentials. A £2 m investment in buildings on the site included the conversion of an old barn from an unheated cattle shed into a four-bedroom, five-bathroom farmhouse. Tenant farmer Joe Green and his wife Debbie wanted the house’s heating system to use environmentally-friendly technology, consistent with the Duchy’s commitment to sustainability.

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Making the house environmentally responsible and energy efficient with an ice store system

Drawing energy from ice to heat or cool a house would have sounded, not so long ago, like science fiction. In recent years, however, this process has become reality. Affordable, dependable, and easy to install, ice storage systems supply energy via heat pumps to heat buildings and domestic hot water in winter and to cool them in summer.

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One of the most iconic courses on the horse racing calendar and the home of jump racing, Cheltenham Racecourse has recently undergone a £45m transformation. The new state-of-the-art 6,500 capacity grandstand, which is now heated and cooled using Viessmann heat pumps, replaces a 1920’s building that was no longer fit for purpose. The new five-storey stand comprises of restaurants, bars, public viewing areas and a new Royal Box.

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Darlington Hall wanted to move away from oil fired heating. A Viessmann 1Meg Watt chip biomass boiler was used to provide the heating and hot water to the hotel and several office spaces.

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Ludford Mill is a Grade II listed 17th century working water mill, and home, that sits next to a medieval weir on the River Teme at Ludlow, Shropshire. The two-storey, stone rubble, brick and timber frame construction is one of eight corn mills that used to serve Ludlow. Some of the mill machinery has been preserved inside the building and it also houses a modern Archimedes' screw which provides energy for the local community.

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