Ideal Heating has unveiled its first net zero building, heated by one of the company’s commercial Ecomod air source heat pumps.
The new 3,700sq ft office building will be home to Ideal Heating’s logistics and administrative teams and is located at company’s headquarters site in Hull.
According to a statement, it is the first of Ideal Heating’s buildings to be net zero for carbon emissions, thanks, in part, to 92KW of clean electricity generated by rooftop solar panels.
Ideal Heating is part way through a £60m investment programme at its National Avenue site in Hull, including new manufacturing, distribution and research and development facilities to support heat pumps and other renewable technologies.
Ideal Heating engineering director Helen Villamuera said: “The opening of our new office building is the latest significant milestone in our 100-year-plus history in Hull.
“As the first net zero building opened at National Avenue, it reflects our commitment to sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint across all of our operations.
“The transition to net zero is a journey every business must embark on. At Ideal Heating, we’re very proud to be at the forefront of our industry’s transition to renewable technologies like heat pumps, as well as our focus on sustainability in all our operations.”
Ideal’s 18kW Ecomod heat pump is accompanied by 10 Nanto water heaters from Atlantic, a sister brand within parent company Groupe Atlantic’s product portfolio.
Work on the building began in September 2023, when Ideal Heating appointed Hull-based Johnson Construction as the contractor to build the facility.
The building has now officially opened, with a ceremony and ribbon-cutting attended by colleagues who will now work from the offices.
Andrew Johnson, managing director of Johnson Construction, said: “We’re really proud to be handing over this building, which we hope will make a real difference to the team at Ideal Heating.
“As one of our company’s flagship buildings for the year, it’s a showcase of the truly sustainable and environmentally-friendly projects we have the capability and expertise to deliver.
“Ideal Heating has been a pleasure to work with. It’s a real sign of how far we’ve come as a Hull business to be working with one of the biggest companies in the city, helping them decarbonise their site and transition to net zero.”