Stones Old School House, Ripponden

Built on the site formerly occupied by the Stones Methodist Church School in Ripponden West Yorkshire the small development of four family houses is being built by Concept Design & Build and is constructed to exceed the building regulations up to the year 2016. Constructed from SIPs an enhanced timber frame system, the homes have Argon Gas filled double glazing and a heat recovery system. The high level of insulation and the use of a heat recovery system resulted in a very small need for conventional heating however to boost the lower ground heating and to assist with the pre-heating of domestic hot water a HeatKing 13000ikW air source heat pump was selected to supply additional heat through underfloor heating on the ground floor. The HeatKing unit exceeded the specification and as a local manufacturer proved to be an environmentally conscious solution in every way.