College conversion
To support the sustainability objectives of a postgraduate college, Vaillant has collaborated with Darwin College at Cambridge University to help transition its heating and hot water supply from gas boilers to low carbon heat pumps at one of its student accommodation blocks.
The building itself comprises three floors, nine kitchens, 24 en-suite showering facilities and 54 student rooms – each one with its own basin. The new solution, which replaced the older gas boilers, had to be able to supply reliable heat and hot water volumes to meet the needs of a busy living space.
The college’s facility managers worked alongside Vaillant’s system sales and design team to develop an effective solution that would ensure sufficient heating and hot water supply to nine flats across three floors, as well as support and deliver on a sustainable future.
A total of nine Vaillant heat pumps were installed, comprising six monobloc air source heat pumps and three split air source heat pumps.
