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commercial Case Study Barley Court on the Highgrove Estate

C17th Grade 1 Listed Building installs Ground Source Heat Pump to heat the building efficiently.

Key Points:

  • 400 yr old restored farmhouse now used as office space
  • Heat supplied by 24kW Ground Source Heat Pump
  • Radiators throughout building
  • 5 x 80m bore holes under the drive
As an example of what is possible with a building generally considered incompatible with renewable systems this 400 year old building has been restored using traditional methods to maintain the original fabric of the building.

With a stone tiled roof, restored wooden doors, leaded windows, lime plaster for walls and stone floors throughout the ground floor this property was thought to be unsuitable for a renewable installation. Ecovision advised and designed a system using energy efficient radiators throughout the building.

The 24kW heat pump was stored in the basement and draws the thermal energy from 5 bore holes of 80m deep which are now invisble under the new drive.
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Barley Court on the Highgrove Estate
“This installation provides evidence that with the right design team a heat pump is suitable for most buildings, even when they are Grade 1 listed.”
Open QuoteOur offices are in a beautiful building heated from the ground, our heating bills are really low and we were in short sleeves throughout the recent snowy weather.

Lucinda Magraw

Dimplex Approved REAGlobal Listed Microgeneration GSHP Association