Braehead Primary School

Property Facts:

  • New build primary school  over 500m2.
  • 2 classrooms, a dining hall/gym hall, staff room, office, head teacher’s office and kitchen for 30+ pupils. 
  • Completed summer 2009 

Heat Demand:  

  • 40 kW approx

Heat Pump Facts:

  • NIBE Fighter 1330 30kW
  • Ground Source Heat Pump for heating (underfloor) and hot water 

Energy Saving:

  • 80,000 + kWh/year (of 110,000 kWh/year) or 70% +

The ground source heat pump harnesses heat energy from five boreholes each drilled to 150m.  Collector pipework connects the top of the boreholes to a 5 port manifold chamber from which there is one flow and return delivering the heat energy to the heat pump inside the building.