Heat pump school to 'minimise environmental impact'
Eco-friendly heat pumps and rainwater harvesting for t
oilets are some of the features of a new primary school set to be built in Plymouth.
Taking the place of the Langley infant and junior schools in the city's Southway area, developers of the new establishment are aiming to have it produce ten per cent of its own power.
City council representatives noted in a report that the £12 million makeover will produce a facility "that provides a good quality building with modern standards of accommodation to support the delivery of education."
They added: "The site will benefit from a building that minimises its impact on the environment."
In another recent development in the heat pump arena, the proprietors of an elderly housing complex in the US revealed that installing the devices had helped them cut their heating costs by around 40 per cent.
Connecticut's Journal Enquirer publication reported that residents of Snipsic Village had previously shelled out up to $750 (£370) for
electric heat every year.
Trianco recently confirmed that air source heat
pumps are growing in popularity, while a wide range of new models and accessories from Dimplex created the widest
heat pump selection in the UK.
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