Oyster Reach in Whitstable, Kent is a Passivhaus-standard apartment development built with a fabric-first approach. The buildings have very low heat loss and required an efficient electric heating system that could operate as the main heat source without compromising the energy performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Masonry Frame Systems, the main contractor, needed a flexible, low-energy underfloor heating solution<\/strong> that would integrate seamlessly with the building design and provide stable comfort for the residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through our subsidiary Heatmat<\/strong>, Heatcom Group supplied a complete in-screed underfloor heating system<\/strong> using Danish-manufactured cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The heating cables were installed using fixing band and covered with 70 mm of screed<\/strong>, allowing the dense screed layer to store heat and release it slowly as the room temperature drops. Output was set to approximately 130 W\/m\u00b2<\/strong>, suitable for the extremely well-insulated Passivhaus interior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each apartment uses NGT programmable thermostat timers<\/strong>, providing precise room-by-room control and energy-saving modes. The underfloor heating now provides comfortable, steady warmth during the short periods when these highly insulated homes need heating. Oyster Reach delivers modern, low-energy living, with Heatmat\u2019s in-screed system contributing to the project\u2019s excellent thermal performance and compliance with sustainable building standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Heatcom Group, through its subsidiary Heatmat, supplied an energy-efficient in-screed heating system for the Passivhaus-designed Oyster Reach apartments in Kent. Danish-made cables, smart thermostats and solar-supported electricity combine to deliver low-cost underfloor heating, with estimated running costs from just \u00a3175 per year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[728],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elgulvvarme"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\n\n\nOur Solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The homes also use electricity from solar PV panels<\/strong>, further reducing running costs by supplying renewable energy to the heating system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nThe Result<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Predicted running costs are as little as \u00a3175 per year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n