Unearthing the success of heat pumps for high rise blocks

摘要

For obvious and pertinent reasons, the safety and efficiency of high rise tower blocks have been under intense scrutiny in recent years. Poor thermal efficiency led to the installation of cladding to offer warmer and more affordable homes for tenants; but this now poses greater fire risks and so local authorities, housing associations or registered providers have had to look at alternative methods that don't break the bank, call for mass regeneration or disrupt the lives of tenants. Sunderland based housing association, Gentoo Group, is one of our longstanding partners and it has a bold environmental agenda which centres on making zero carbon happen, improving tenant welfare and reducing fuel poverty in the process. We have worked with Gentoo on several renewable regeneration projects over the years and were delighted to be appointed to lead their Core 364 project in Sunderland.