Halton Housing
Montgomery Road, Widnes
- Solution type: Social Housing
- Building type: New Build Houses
Key Facts
Six two-bedroom and two three-bedroom new homes, built using modern methods of construction (MMC).
Built for affordable rent.
Energy performance features:
- Walls: average thermal transmittance 0.19 W/m²K.
- Roof: average thermal transmittance 0.16 W/m²K.
- Floor: average thermal transmittance 0.13 W/m²K.
- Windows: high performance glazing.
- Air tightness: Air permeability 5.5 m³/h.m² (as tested).
- Annual heat demand: 2,319 kWh pa (EPC).
Project Description
Halton Housing is an award-winning housing association known for its innovative approach. With over 7,000 homes across Runcorn and Widnes in Cheshire, Halton is also expanding geographically across the North West.
Halton is a Board Member on ‘Building Better’, a consortium of housing associations working together to realise the benefits of MMC, embracing a range of offsite manufacturing and onsite techniques that provide alternatives to traditional house building.
Halton selected Ambion low-carbon heating technology as part of its forward-looking approach. With its easy install, the Ambion system aligned with the MMC approach.
Ambion Specfication
- Total area: 85.0 m2
- 7 x large heat panels (820 W):
- 4 x small heat panels (430 W):
- 1 x control panel
- Total system power: 7.46 Kw (87.7 W/m2)
Benefits
Residents enjoy 24-hour thermal comfort at a typical running cost of £32.81 per month for a 3-bed house (1,607 kWh per annum at 24.5 p/kWh). Residents enjoy good air quality with minimum condensation and reduced dust.
For Halton Housing, the Ambion system was a key component of the MMC construction, with the advantage of no on-going maintenance costs.
To learn more about Ambion low-carbon heat panels and whether they would be a good choice for your property, get in touch with our team.