Eco-friendly, Sustainable Family Home
Daly Case Studies
Eco-friendly, Sustainable Family Home
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This 3,500 sq. ft. family home in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, highlights the remarkable savings achievable through a smart combination of advanced renewable technologies.
Daly Renewables expertly integrated an Ecoforest Ground-Source Heat Pump, Roth underfloor heating, a Solar PV system, and an energy management system to provide year-round heating, cooling, and hot water. The result is a beautifully efficient home designed to meet both immediate and future energy needs.
The homeowners aimed to reduce their environmental impact while securing long-term savings on energy bills. Daly Renewables was involved from the early design stage, ensuring the home was optimised for renewable energy solutions to minimise annual running costs for heating, hot water, and overall energy consumption.
Additionally, the home was future- proofed, allowing for easy integration of further renewable technologies as the homeowners’ needs evolve.
The system also leaves room for future pool and hot-tub heating, again helping to future-proof the home.
Key Features
Geothermal System: EcoForest 5-22kW Ground Source Heat Pump
ROTH Underfloor Heating
5.67kw DC/ 3.68kw AC Solar PV System
Ecoforest E Manager
Oversight of design and overall building airtightness
Commissioning and aftercare Service 365
Free cooling via GSHP collector pipework
Daly MHRV System
Retractable Central Vacuum System • 10kwh Solar PV Battery Storage
Results and Benefits
This family of six enjoys total annual energy costs of just £360 (€430) – which is less than £1 per day!
This installation highlights the effectiveness of combining solar energy with ground-source heating to deliver year-round comfort and significant energy savings.
It’s designed to efficiently heat, cool, and provide hot water for both the main house and the adjacent garage and home office.
The low running costs have been achieved by the client applying insulation and air tightness measures over and above what most contractors do on new build projects.
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