Baxi air source heat pumps from globally renowned HVAC equipment and services firm, Baxi Heating UK Limited, are to be used in a pioneering project, launched to implement low carbon heating in new houses.
From 2025, the proposed Future Homes Standard will ban gas boilers in new build homes and require more stringent building energy efficiency requirements, all with the aim of reducing carbon emissions by 80%.
Baxi Assure air source heat pump systems
Two complete Baxi Assure air source heat pump systems will be installed at 'Project 80' in Handsworth, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which aims to meet the Future Homes Standard, three years ahead of schedule. The project is led by housing association, Midland Heart.
The houses will be occupied by families and will be a ‘living lab’ to test how they manage in their futuristic homes. The evidence gathered will help to inform how developers and their suppliers adapt to the standard, ahead of an expected technical consultation in 2023.
Air source heat pumps with low-carbon energy technology
Air source heat pumps use low-carbon energy technology that reverses the refrigeration process
Air source heat pumps use low-carbon energy technology that reverses the refrigeration process, to take the warmth from the air outside (even when it’s freezing) and use it to heat homes. The homes are due for completion by Easter 2022, three years ahead of the UK Government’s target.
Baxi Air Source Heat Pump Development Manager, Ryan Kirkwood said, “Our involvement in Project 80 will demonstrate how our air source heat pumps can make an important contribution to lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in new homes.”
HVAC solutions aimed at reducing carbon footprint
Ryan Kirkwood adds, “We will also gain insights from monitoring how people adapt to living in these homes that will help us to solve the complex energy transition.”
Baxi is already supporting customers by offering clever heating solutions that keep their homes and businesses warm, while reducing their carbon footprint. It is continuing to develop products and solutions that will help customers to heat their homes and businesses without warming the planet.
