Case Studies

Goodmayes NHS Hospital: Heat Pump Retrofit of a Grade II Listed Building

NELFT (North East London Foundation Trust)

Deep retrofit of a 120-year-old Grade II listed former mental health hospital. Panasonic ASHP cascade paired with 722m of ThermaSkirt EasyClean LST (BM3 and BM4) to meet NHS net zero and infection control standards.

ThermaSkirt EasyClean LST, Deco BM3 & BM4 with Torus Capping on Panasonic Air Source Heat Pump

Paul: A Highgate Heat Pump Retrofit That Kept The Radiators

Paul Domjan, Highgate, North London

A North London retrofit on the footprint of a 19th century waterboard cottage. Add2Rad pairs existing column radiators with heated skirting to deliver heat pump-ready output without lifting a floor or losing a wall. Installed Monday to Friday.

Add2Rad on Air Source Heat Pump

Emma and Dan: A 1970s Bungalow That Grew Up

Emma and Dan, Prestbury, Cheshire

A 1970s Cheshire bungalow gets a first-floor extension, underfloor heating downstairs, and ThermaSkirt upstairs. A heat-pump-ready spec that put furniture choices ahead of the radiator layout.

ThermaSkirt H2O, BM2 and BM3

Nick: A Promise, A SIPs Panel, And A Quiet Heat

Nick Smith, South Coast

A six-panel SIPs self-build on the South coast, paired with an air source heat pump and MVHR. Two years of research, two visits to a stranger's living room, and a heating system the homeowner doesn't notice he's using.

ThermaSkirt H2O on Air Source Heat Pump with MVHR

Jan: The Small Builder Who Stopped Specifying Radiators

Heritage Homes (Jan), South Cheshire

Heritage Homes builds a handful of high-spec houses a year in South Cheshire. Tight fabric, MVHR, air source heat pump, ThermaSkirt to the upper floors. The heating spec most volume housebuilders would do well to copy.

ThermaSkirt H2O on Air Source Heat Pump with MVHR

Wigan MBC – Scalable Retrofits for Net Zero

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Wigan MBC is taking a practical, no-nonsense approach to retrofit, prioritising scalable, sensible solutions over flashy but untested technologies.

Kingswood Homes

Kingswood Homes

Innovative housebuilder Kingswood Homes has teamed up with DiscreteHeat to offer its customers the choice of having ThermaSkirt heated skirting board installed in their homes, instead of radiators.

Deco BMe

Off-Site Modular Construction

LSK PropCo Ltd & Capita

When Capita were instructed to provide the M&E design consultancy on the new build 595 bed student accommodation project of both traditional and modular construction, they started with a clean sheet of paper.

Deco BM2

Energy 'Plus' School, Rostock, Germany

Rostock Municipal Education Authority

When Rostock High School undertook a major regeneration, the local education Authority decided it should become an "Energie Plus" project; i.e. it generated more power and energy than it actually consumed.

Deco PR2 & PR4

Farmhouse - Ground source heat pump

Bateson Family, Cheshire

If your family home is located in beautiful Cheshire Countryside and yet only a few hundred metres away from the family business, it's difficult to find a better example of a Work / Life balance.

Deco BM2 on a Ground Source Heat Pump

The Bridges by Adlington Homes

Gladman Developments / Adlington Homes

Heating in apartments is often challenging in that space is a premium commodity and the needs and wants of the client can vary enormously. This can be especially true in retirement apartments.

Deco BMe2 & BMe3

Offsite Modular Housing

M-AR Modular

When building homes that are designed to be transported on Britains' Roads, it is widely understood that there is a practical maximum width of around 4.5m before expensive vehicle escorts are required.

Deco BMe

Change of use of Office Building to 30 Luxury Apartments

Dephna Properties, London

Making best use of the space when converting offices or commercial properties into residential living spaces, invariably presents a difficult challenge as windows and pillars often interrupt the useable floor space.

ThermaSkirt BM2 & BM3

Park Place Plaza, Stevenage

Park Place Plaza Ltd / Ashe Construction

Converting unloved office developments was a key plank in the Governments strategy of brownfield regeneration in town centres, and planning laws were relaxed on their change of use.

Deco BMe2 & BMe3

Complex Care & Autism and Supported Living Units

Specialised Supported Housing (SSH)

Adults and young persons with Complex care and autism present a particular challenge, and need to be accommodated in comfortable, quiet and secure residential environments.

EasyClean BM3

Modular Constructed 3 Bed Detached Houses

N-House / Lesko Modular Construction

One solution to combat the housing shortage, is 'off-site' or modular construction. Houses are manufactured in clean, dry and well lit factories, effectively on a production line.

Deco BMe Electric Heating

20 Apartments for Persons with Physical and Learning Disability

HB Villages and Blackburn Council

HB Villages is one of the UK's most successful provider of assisted living apartments to local authorities and one of the most progressive in terms of adopting new techniques and technologies.

EasyClean BM3

Listed Building Orangery Heating

Mr & Mrs Hemsworth

When Lynne & Stephen Hemsworth first saw the Orangery – part of a grand estate built in the 19th Century – they were immediately smitten.

Deco BMe3

Barratt Developments 'Z' House

Barratt Developments PLC

Barratt Developments PLC are the UK's largest house developer with around 18,000 completions per year. They launched their 'Z' house in October 2021 to showcase their commitment to a Zero carbon future.

Deco BM3 & BM2 on Mitsubishi Ecodan ASHP

Selfbuilder Has Heat Pump Success in this Eco New Build

James Martin

When energy infrastructure engineer James Martin opted to build his own forever home, as you might expect he did a lot of research into the most efficient heating solutions.

Samsung 16Kw Air Source Heat Pump & Thermal Store

Church Cuts Heating Bills by over 50%

St Hildas, Church of England, Old Trafford, Manchester

Heating large, open and poorly insulated spaces is a challenge and a huge drain on resources for any institution, and this is especially true of Churches.

Deco BM2 & BM3 EC with 40Kw Atag Boiler

Dementia Research Centre focusses on Heating the Right Way

Iris Murdoch DSDC, Stirling University

The Iris Murdoch DSDC (Dementia Services Development Centre) is a world renowned centre of excellence for the diagnosis and care of persons with dementia.

EasyClean LST

Circular Yoga Studio Heated Comforatbly all Winter

Rotunda Ltd

Off-site or modular construction whilst offering several advantages over traditional construction, does sometimes throw up its own challenges. None more so than Rotunda, that specialises in Round Houses.

Deco BMe2

Barn Conversion Makes the Most of the Space and the View

Julie & Nigel Delves, Sutton, Macclesfield

When Jane and Nigel Delves set about completely renovating their 3 bed stone cottage overlooking the Peak District National Park, they knew they had a real challenge on their hands.

Deco BM2 & Deco BM3

The University of Cambridge Maximises Room Space by Removing Radiators

St Regis at Clare College, Cambridge University

Having specified ThermaSkirt skirting heating on 4 previous projects, Bedwells' Mechanical Engineer Graham Hill was very happy to specify the product on this new build, 85 bed student accommodation block.

Deco BM2

Avoid Overheating Orangeries and Conservatories, with a Controllable Heat Emitter

Mr & Mrs Bowler

When Mr & Mrs Bowler moved into their brand new 5 bedroom Redrow property they already had ideas to extend out to the rear of the kitchen with a substantial orangery addition.

Deco BM3 with Torus top capping

CLT Modular House Full of the Latest in Tech

N-House / Lesko Modular Construction

One solution to combat the housing shortage, is 'off-site' or modular construction — houses manufactured in clean, dry and well lit factories, effectively on a production line.

Deco BMe Electric Heating

This Residential School Stopped Radiator Damage for Good

Priors Court Foundation

Priors Court Foundation is a registered non profit making organisation that provides education and accommodation to children and young adults with severe and complex autism.

EasyClean 2 & 3

Belfast's 1st BREEAM Building Uses Innovative Heating Solution

Oakland Holdings & Price Waterhouse Coopers

Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) are one of the worlds' largest management accountants and when they took an option on Merchant Square – Belfasts' biggest ever office space project – all aspects were evaluated.

Electric Profile Heating