Bamo Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 A new-build housing project will soon see self-sufficient properties come to Aberdeen’s expanding market. The inaugural project from Glasgow-based civil contractor Brian Mcculloch and builders FBM Contracts will see 25 new homes built, all of which will be almost entirely self-sufficient. Does this mean that the UK is slowly turning its attention towards sustainable housing with geothermal technology? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 25 new sustainable houses are not going to equal all the footprint the new ring road and airport extension makes up there though is it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) It all depends as to what level of finish each house is. Sustainable housing, either through SIPS or Passiv, is what I mostly do for a living. It costs serious money to be seriously green, unless you drop 'off grid'. Edited September 19, 2017 by Scully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) After reading the article and talk of hot spots then showing a trench a meter or so deep. Are you sure it's geothermal? As it's usual solar thermal from the ground near the surface, which only acts as a heat store when the sun has shone on it. When you have used the available heat it's gone until the sun warms it again. Air source heat pumps make more sense in the U.K. Ran from solar panels. Geothermal takes its heat from well below ground from geothermal activity, great in Iceland where it's near the surface. It would take a deep shaft like s mine used to draw sufficient heat. Edited September 20, 2017 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) I was watching a program on this a few year back where a guy simply used a pipe in a deep hole and drew air through the pipe into the house. Edited September 21, 2017 by Lord Geordie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Think I know what you mean Geordie, it may have been on grand designs, something to do with the temperature underground stays consistent so you can pump air into your house at say 10 degrees so your not paying as much to heat, think it also works to cool the house as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Wonder what happens with the condensation as water is harder to pump than air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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