Gentoo Group: Largest Gas Replacement Ground Source Heat Pump Tower Block Upgrade

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Summary:

In 2019, 364 Kensa Shoebox ground source heat pumps were installed by Kensa Contracting into seven tower blocks in Sunderland, as part of an ambitious programme by the Gentoo Group to improve the safety and comfort of their social housing residents living in high rise blocks.

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The Gentoo heating upgrade scheme also included further improvements in the tower blocks, such as the installation of sprinklers, upgrades to the incoming electricity supply and upgrades to fire alarm and detection systems.

Key Facts

  • 7 x 13 storey tower blocks – 4 locations
  • Heating upgrade to replace gas
  • 364 Kensa Shoebox heat pumps – 1 per flat
  • 7 x Kensa Evo heat pumps in communal areas
  • Open loop boreholes drilled to 60m
  • Aquifer water source
  • CO2 emissions cut by nearly 420t pa – nearly 70%!

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