Northwick Park Pavilion is one of the sports centres and library buildings benefiting from a £3.24 million investment to slash carbon emissions from public sector buildings in Brent.
An energy-saving Ground Source Heat Pump will be installed in the Pavilion. The pump works by transferring the heat that is already in the ground outside into a building or home, to heat radiators, give underfloor heating or to heatwater.
The work at Northwick Park Pavilion will also include cavity wall insulation and LED lighting, and along with other improvements this will lead to a 26% reduction in overall energy use.
This translates to the savings of:
- 747,445kWh/yr energy savings
- £44,104 £/yr total cost savings
- 134.3 CO2 te/yr carbon savings which is the equivalent of 1,571 trees planted/yr
Councillor Krupa Sheth, Cabinet Member for Environment commented: “Homes and buildings have a huge carbon footprint, yet it can be challenging and expensive to tackle this within existing and older public sector buildings. We’re thrilled that we’re able to use innovative technology and ideas to improve energy efficiency and help us in our journey to zero carbon emissions by 2030.”
The PSDS is being delivered by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and in partnership with Salix. Brent Council has appointed Ameresco Ltd. to carry out the works.
In Brent, the funding will be used across council buildings including:
- Brent Civic Centre
- Barham Park Complex
- Granville Centre
- Gordon Brown Outdoor Centre
- Northwick Park Pavilion
- Preston Park Sports Pavilion
- Harlesden Library
- Kilburn Library
- New Millenium Day Centre
- Ealing Road Library
- The Library at Willesden Green
- The Ade Adepitan Short Break Centre
- Tudor Gardens 27-31
- John Billam Resource Centre
- Willow Children's Centre
The government-led, Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) is offering funding worth over £1bn in the first phase, giving the public sector a helping hand to increase energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation within council-owned community buildings, sports centres, libraries and other public, non-domestic buildings.