A new Code of Practice for surface water source heat pumps has been launched by CIBSE, in a bid to help the UK meet targets to reduce its carbon emissions.
Produced in association with the Heat Pump Association (HPA) and the Ground Source Heat Pump Association (GSHPA), it is reportedly the first such Code relating to surface water source heat pumps, and aims to promote the use of the technology in UK buildings, which CIBSE says ‘has historically suffered by being less well known than ground and air source alternatives’.
CIBSE added: “The Government has identified surface water source heat pumps as a key part of its strategy to cut the amount of energy the nation uses by 80% by the year 2050. Heating accounts for a large proportion of the energy used by buildings, so the Code is a vital step in establishing this underused technology as a major tool in combating climate change.”
CIBSE has also released a new version of the weather data used by building designers in their calculation of heating and cooling requirements for buildings. The datasets provide climate information for building simulation software which is then used to demonstrate compliance with UK Building Regulations. Produced in association with the Met Office, the datasets are based on historical data collected from 14 sites around the UK since the early 1980s.
