Connaught House, Wentworth Connaught House is a magnificent detached residence situated on the exclusive private residential Wentworth Estate. The grand exterior is complemented by professionally-designed interiors and a state-of-the-art specification. Rectory (www.rectory.co.uk) have made a substantial investment into incorporating energy-efficient green technology into their new houses, culminating in a collaboration with GreenTec Systems to design and install the truly innovative heating, cooling and ventilation system in Connaught House. The GreenTec System is powered by a Ground Source Heat Pump, which, except in the most extreme cold conditions (when a gas boiler assists), provides all hot water, heating, cooling and ventilation for the house and its indoor swimming pool at remarkably low levels of pollution and running cost. |
Connaught House's GreenTec System
Heating: A 30kW Ground Source Heat Pump harvests heat from the ground below the property through six 100-metre deep boreholes. As well as heating the pool and the pool air, hot water is provided for all sinks, baths, towel rails and showers via a 1,000 litre storage tank, which is held at a constant 55°C. All three floors of Connaught House are heated by thermostatically-controlled Under Floor Heating, the most efficient use of Heat Pump technology. The Ventilation System extracts stale air from the building's wet areas, replacing it with fresh, filtered air fed into the living areas. In colder weather, the incoming air is warmed by heat recovered from the outgoing stale air, adding another layer of energy efficiency.
Cooling: As the outside temperature rises, the GreenTec System initially turns off the Under Floor Heating and the extract air heat recovery. If the temperature in the house continues to rise, the system begins to tap into the cold fluid returning to the boreholes in order to cool incoming air to maintain a comfortable internal temperature. And, because the coolant for the air-conditioning is essentially a by-product from the Heat Pump, the approximate cost of running the Climate Control is a frugal 1p per hour per room.
Environment: Connaught House uses 60-80% less energy than a conventionally heated / air-conditioned house would, and, under normal running conditions, there are no local CO2 emissions.
Connaught House's energy-efficient GreenTec System gives a supremely comfortable, healthy environment within a very small carbon footprint.