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Wednesday 3rd April 2019, 10:30 - 15:00
The Enterprise Centre at the University of East Anglia is multi-award-winning- the first building to achieve Passivhaus certification and a BREEAM Outstanding rating. Combined with the use of natural and recycled materials sourced through local supply chains, this ambitious project is an exemplar of low embodied energy and carbon construction technologies: the predicted lifecycle CO2 emissions are approximately 20-25% of the emissions of a similar university building built to ‘best practice’ standards. It also provides world-class facilities and significant health and well-being benefits for occupants.
Fit for the Future is offering members a unique opportunity to look behind the scenes and hear from an end-user about the building’s design and construction, operational processes, and performance.
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From 35,000 litres of oil a year to Renewable Heat at National Trust's Wimpole Estate
It previously took 35,000 litres of oil a year to heat the Grade 1 listed mansion house and restaurant at National Trust’s Wimpole Estate, but newly installed renewable heat pump technology has taken this figure down to 0. The heat pump uses around one third of the energy needed by the previous oil boilers, and has reduced carbon emissions by 47 tonnes per year as well as saving over £8,000 a year in fuel costs. Fit for the Future practitioners from Guide Dogs, RSPB, Historic England, English Heritage, Diocese of Ely and National Trust headed to Wimpole to find out about the installation and related successes and challenges first hand.
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