Image on the right. An artist’s impression of the property once complete. © AFL Architects (www.afl-architects.com)
Phase 1 consisted of drilling 16No. 160m boreholes under the car park next to the new building. Geocore were appointed to complete the drilling of the boreholes and our in-house groundworks team completed the installation of the manifolds and headering of the boreholes in preparation of Phase 2.
Borehole drilling in progress
Phase 2 will involve the installation of a 120kW ground source heat pump system in the soon-to-be-built plant room which is planned to take place in mid-2022. Once the installation is complete the system will be able to satisfy all of the spatial heating requirements of the building without the need for a backup boiler. This new system is expected to reduce the carbon emissions of the property by around 20 tonnes per year when compared to the alternative gas-fired system.
We will provide another update on the project once Phase 2 gets underway.
