Beyond Housing

Tees Valley and North Yorkshire housing provider, Beyond Housing has taken on board a new green initiative after completing its first heat pump system conversion to one of its existing homes in Whitby.

With more than 15,000 houses across the North East, Beyond Housing is hoping that the installation will prompt a rise in the uptake of heat pumps and other renewable forms of energy in other households.

Working closely alongside Microgeneration Support Services (MSS), Beyond Housing was able to ensure that all heat loss calculations and design details were completed precisely in order to maximise the benefit of the renewable energy system.

The pre-plumbed 4kw Daikin monoblock heat pump system was designed specifically to suit the Whitby home, which had previously been fitted with a solid fuel back boiler, significantly improving its heating efficiency. Thanks to their ability to capture ambient heat from the air or ground to warm a home, heat pumps can be two to three times more efficient compared to traditional heating methods.

Jamie Whitaker, Compliance Team Leader at Beyond Housing said: “ Whilst renewable energy based systems are now included in many of our new-build schemes, we are very pleased to have successfully completed this retrospective heat pump installation to one of our existing homes in a rural village location near Whitby. This conversion, from a traditional solid fuel heating arrangement, has been carried out by our own in-house team and we are sure that it will pave the way for future installations to benefit more homes in rural locations like this one.”

“Beyond Housing is committed to bringing all our homes up to an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Rating of Band C by 2030, in line with Government targets for reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.

“85% of our existing homes are currently at Band C, or above, and we believe that installing new systems or technologies which are designed to deliver high energy efficiency and low energy consumption, like heat pumps, will help us to reach our ambitious targets.”

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Notes to editors:

Beyond Housing is one of the largest registered housing providers in the North East and North Yorkshire. With its regional offices in Redcar and Scarborough, the organisation is responsible for the letting, management and maintenance of over 15,000 homes across the North East and North Yorkshire.

Beyond Housing is committed to going beyond the bricks and mortar to help its communities and region thrive. By providing quality homes people want to live in alongside valuable additional services delivered by passionate people who want to help, Beyond Housing contributes to the prosperity, wider regeneration and sustainability of its communities, creating neighbourhoods that will flourish well into the future.