The Lakes by Yoo
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The Greentec Systems at The Lakes
Heating: The initial source of heat for hot water and the Under Floor Heating will be Solar Panels; when demand exceeds their capacity to supply, the Heat Pump kicks in, providing heat harvested from the boreholes beside the property and from 800M loops of sealed pipe submerged in the lakes. Incoming air is first warmed by Ground Energy Pipes, then by the Heat Recovery Ventilation system, both of which cost absolutely nothing to run.
Ventilation: The ventilation system extracts stale air from wet areas – kitchens and bathrooms; it is replaced by fresh, filtered air fed into the living areas. The air in the house is completely changed every two hours; the environment created is often beneficial to asthma and hay fever sufferers.
Cooling: As the outside temperature rises, the Ground Energy Pipes begin to cool the incoming air; then the GreenTec System turns off the Heat Recovery Ventilation and the Under Floor Heating . If the temperature in the house continues to rise, the system begins to circulate the fluid in the lake loops in order to cool incoming air and maintain a comfortable internal temperature. And whatever the weather, the wine cellar will stay at a constant 14°C.
Environment: Each home uses 60-80% less energy than a conventionally-powered property, and there are no local CO2 emissions. With Ground Energy Pipes - which cool or heat incoming air as dictated by outside temperatures – and free coolant from the coldest water at the bottom of the lake, the approximate cost of keeping the whole house cool in hot weather is a frugal 1p per hour.
A 3,000 litre tank stores waste water from showers and baths - Grey Water Harvesting. The water is filtered and treated to bring it up to European bathing water standards, is then pumped back into the house to be used to flush toilets, fill the washing machine and water the garden.
Re-cycling in this fashion reduces consumption of metered water . More importantly, by harvesting bath and shower waste, the morning peak load on the development's waste water drainage system is greatly reduced. Every night, the level in the tank will be reduced to enable it to to store the next day's grey waste, further ensuring that the peak load on the development's drainage system is controlled.
Photo Voltaic panels on the flat roof produce 240 volt electricity; any power not needed by the house will eb sold back to the utility company.
Remote Access will enable monitoring and adjustment of the system over the Internet – for example, the house can be set to hibernation mode as the owners leave, then re-awakened (by sending a text, if preferred!) as they set off for their next week-end of leisure.
GreenTec–equipped homes on The Lakes (www.thelakesbyyoo.com) will have a supremely comfortable, healthy living environment within a minimal carbon footprint. And with very low running costs.