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Heat pumps for high density housing


Heat pumps will play a key role in the UK's transition to net zero emissions. CIBSE's Application Manual 16, will help installers and engineers understand how the technology can be applied to high density housing writes Colin Godwin, technical consultant to CIBSE.


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he decarbonisation of heating is a key element of UK climate policy. Heat pumps are the most energy-efficient


means of heating a building electrically and, with a decarbonising electricity grid, are a widely applicable low-carbon heating solution. As such, they have a crucial role to play in the UK's transition to net zero greenhouse


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gas emissions by 2050, particularly in the residential sector where traditionally their market penetration has been low. The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Application Manual 16: Heat pump installations in multi-unit residential buildings, has been written to enable installers and engineers to understand


how heat pump technology can be applied to provide heating on new-build and retrofit applications in high density housing blocks, student accommodation and care homes. In addition, because cost is such a key project driver for residential construction, the manual includes information on relative capital, energy and maintenance costs for


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