Prestigious developer specifies Showersave on luxury homes
Winkfield Gate, Berkshire
Showersave was specified in the Windsor Great Park, Winkfield Gate, Berkshire to provide homeowners with an energy-saving, innovative technology which coincides with Antler Homes’ ethos of maximising energy efficiency in all their homes. Showersave has proven to be a great contributor to this objective, especially as the technology is proven to cut running costs of heat pumps and increase the overall efficiency of space heating and hot water production.
Antler Homes prides itself on building luxury homes to the highest standard and this shows through their growing collection of industry credentials. In the WhatHouse? Awards, 2014, Antler won Gold for ‘Best Small Housebuilder’ for the second consecutive year. Showersave has been a reliable partner, helping Antler Homes reach their business goals and uphold their reputation as purveyors of excellence. With over 100,000 units installed across the UK and Europe, this product has proven popular due to its reliability, simplicity and performance.
Furthermore, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II, Dec 2018) now includes Waste Water Heat Recovery as a source of renewable energy as part of their EU legislation, highlighting the benefits of this product for projects that aim to maximise sustainability efforts.
Showersave aims to lead the way in best practice measures to ensure each product is made in safe, controlled, conditions and manufactured to the highest quality standard. That is why Showersave are the only company to manage the design, manufacturing, and distribution of their products across Europe and the UK.
Benefits
- Critical for Part L 2021 compliance and route to Future Home Standard.
- Low CAPEX and competitive £ per point in SAP.
- Lower cost alternative than other technologies, including MVHR, Solar PV and Triple Glazing.
- Can be kept in-line throughout whole house pressure test to > 20 bar, therefore no need to isolate.
- Showersave is a “fit and forget” technology, therefore requires little, or no maintenance.
- Only WWHRS designed, manufactured and distributed throughout Europe by a single company.
- Proven to cut running costs of heat pumps and increase the overall efficiency of space heating and hot water production.
- Embedded Carbon independently measured at 51KgCo²e using CIBSE TM65 methodology. Carbon recovery less than 6 months.
“Showersave is a simple concept which is easy to implement, but delivers a surprisingly effective energy saving. The fact that it is also cost effective within SAP is a bonus”
Neil Lockhart, Design Director, Antler Homes