6 MAY 2010
GOING UNDERGROUND

A Quantum member is digging deep to tap into underground heat to help tenants boost their eco-credentials and save money.

Ten households at Staverton near Daventry, are having traditional oil-fuelled heating systems replaced by ground source heat pumps, as Daventry & District Housing, part of Futures Housing Group, helps tenants reduce household costs.

The homes are among the first in the county to have the eco-friendly heating system fitted, which uses heat from 70 to 80 metres underground to heat homes and their water.

The eco-friendly system reduces energy costs by up to 60 per cent.

Martin Sherman, executive director of business development and asset management at Futures Housing Group, says: “We recognise the importance of using alternative energy sources in existing and future developments, particularly when they save tenants money as well.”

Tenant Susan Ashley said: “It's going to be a lot cleaner than the oil heating system and I'll be glad not to have the smell from the oil. It's good that we are one of the first villages to have ground source heating and we're looking forward to it being finished.”

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