place : architecture

Frodingham St Lawrence

An energy study to help the church look at ways to reduce its energy use.  The existing energy use was profiled for the church and church hall, looking at the buildings’ fabric, ventilating, heating and lighting systems and water use.  Options were investigated for improvements to the insulation standards for walls, floors, roofs and windows as well as options for renewable energy heating systems including biomass boilers and ground source heat pumps. Each of these was profiled for carbon reduction value and capital/lifecycle costs, the preferred solution identified for further investigation and procurement being a ground source heat pump system and roof insulation. Internal re-ordering of the church was also investigated to improve it’s use and flexibility.