There follows information to help readers – be you suppliers, engineers, contractors or simply those curious to learn about heat pumps and to understand what we did with Bryn Siriol, a Welsh house that has been substantially upgraded and refurbished, where we have installed a Ground Source Heat Pump and, soon, possibly solar panels and wind generator to come if the economics work out.

There are three forms of data to download

1) one photograph of the front garden and some of most of the elevations from varous angles

2a) the original spread sheet for heat losses  as best I can estimate for a steady state of minus 3 and 18 degrees Centigrade difference and …

2b) An adapted (as of 13/6/2007) spread sheet for heat losses including room changes per hour and all other advice given by various engieers HERE

2c) a pdf of the plans including those plans realated to heat loss spread sheets  with the excel cell numbers relating to the heat loss spread sheet

and

3) A link to a page for DOWNLOADING PLANS

Other pages are self explanatory but to help I can explain they are

Ground collector loop plans

Photos of various dates showing building progress

Yours

Dr C George ATICS Ltd (on behalf of the client Dr Hart)

Photographs

ORIGINAL ELEVATIONS PRIOR TO START OF WORKS

Front elevation

Left part of house due to be knocked down and rebuilt

(SW) Left elevation front part of this due to be rebuilt

Left elevation at rear

All existing ground floor to be demolished and new rear gable wall to be constructed after demolition of hip

Rear view of same

Rear view of right flank and rear addtion. All first floor areas to be demolished as will all the hip roof area

Right flank wall.

Internal insulation to be installed on both gable and front walls.