Bristol takes action on new homes as it eyes 2030 carbon-neutral plan

By Hamish Champ2019-08-21T05:00:00

Borehole drill rig for the Kensa heat pumps at Ashton Rise, Bristol

Development at Ashton Rise to benefit from ground source heat pumps

A new housing scheme in Bristol is to feature ground source heat pumps as part of a programme to save 30 tonnes of carbon over the homes’ lifetime, compared with using individual gas boilers.

Bristol city council’s Ashton Rise development of 133 homes, built using the SIG I-House offsite system, will all be heated by a system developed by Kensa Contracting which uses ground source heat pumps connected to a series of boreholes.

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