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Sustainable technology in Duns
/ Jan 27, 2010Bore holes are being dug for our new housing project in Duns but rather than laying out long coils horizontally, each of the twelve two bedroom flats in this development for Berwickshire Housing Association, has an 80 metre deep vertical borehole so that heat can be recovered from the ground.
This project demonstartes that ground source heat pumps are not just appropriate for houses on rural plots with large gardens. Even though these plots are quite small for these affordable houses, ground source heat pump technology can still be used.
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Scottish Borders Council Design Awards Winner
/ Jan 26, 2010Our supported housing project at Station Court, Todlaw, Duns has won the Scottish Borders Council's Bi-annual Housing Design Award.
Andrew Lowe, Director of Social Work at the council and Colin Young of Berwickshire Housing Association attended the ceremony at the Council Chambers this afternoon. The judges commented that the “...highly innovative use of space and materials provide a new place of distinct character”.