Retrofitting works begins on project to create 'one of the greenest' NHS buildings in West Yorkshire

Yorkshire-based building services engineering company, GW Power-Safe, is set to carry out work on the site. The firm will enable the transition of heating systems at Cullingworth House from gas to electric by installing two air source heat pumps.

The firm is also installing 30 solar panels to provide some of the additional electrical requirements for the heat pumps. A detailed programme of mechanical and electrical works will be also carried out by the firm, with work set to complete by early next year.

GW Power-Safe’s sister company, sustainability consultancy C3 Group, supported the hospital with its application for government funding for the design and construction of the low carbon system through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS).

Ash Wray from C3 Group, which operates nationally from its Hull headquarters, said: “Cullingworth House is a dated building, and it had a very old and inefficient heating system. We immediately identified several ways it could be improved using the latest green technology and with our experience working with the public sector and Salix funding.

“This is the first investment in renewable energy by the hospital and the air source heat pumps will deliver 58 tonnes of carbon savings annually, with a further 2.5 tonnes coming from the solar panels. This is a fantastic result for both the environment and the hospital’s energy bills.”

C3 Group is currently supporting over 30 PSDS applications helping hospitals, schools and social housing associations secure the vital funding.

The firm said a “significant proportion” of these organisations plan to use GW Power Safe to complete the works.