Heat Pumps in Old Buildings

🏘️ Breaking the Myth: How a 100-Year-Old London Estate is Now Heated with Heat Pumps 🌿

🏚️ Think old buildings can't go green? Think again!

A groundbreaking project in Chelsea is shattering misconceptions about renewable heating, proving that even century-old homes can embrace climate-smart technology.

This is the first 100-year-old social housing estate in the UK retrofitted with heat pumps, and 81 flats are now benefitting from cheap sustainable heating.

💸 Heating costs dramatically reduced:

1-bed flat: ~£300/year 4-bed flat: ~£700/year

The Game-Changing Numbers:

• 70% lower carbon emissions than gas boilers
• Sources renewable heat directly from the ground
• No compromise to building's historic exterior

🌟 Why This Matters:

The UK has some of Europe's worst-insulated homes. This project isn't just about one estate—it's a blueprint for nationwide energy transformation as part of the UK's strategy to decarbonize 80% of existing buildings by 2050, challenging the myth that old buildings can't be efficiently heated sustainably.

As Stuart Gadsden from Kensa puts it: This is about "low cost, low carbon heating" that keeps entire homes warm while protecting our planet. hashtag#RenewableEnergy hashtag#ClimateAction hashtag#SustainableHousing hashtag#HeatPumps hashtag#NetZero

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Source: Kensa Image: Chelsea Society