New Build Homes

We can advise, design, supply, and install your multi-source energy system in your new home. One of the distinct advantages of building your own home is that from the outset you can design an energy system that meets your home’s specific needs and will grow with your family.

When building a new home with a heat pump, solar panels, and battery storage, careful planning is essential to maximise efficiency, comfort, and long-term sustainability. Some of the real benefits of designing an energy system for a newly built home include:

  • Optimising your system which can be seamlessly incorporated into the overall design and infrastructure, allowing for the right system size and layout from the start. 
  • Accurate load calculations can be done based on up-to-date insulation and construction standards. This allows for precise sizing of the heat pump, reducing the risk of oversizing or undersizing, which can lead to inefficiencies in retrofitted installations.
  • New build homes generally follow more stringent insulation and airtightness standards, significantly reducing heat loss. This high level of energy efficiency also makes it easier for the heat pump to maintain consistent indoor temperatures without overworking.
  • Heat pumps operate best with low-temperature heating systems, such as underfloor heating. Since these systems are easier to install in new builds than in retrofits, it enhances the overall efficiency and effectiveness of your system.
  • Installing a heat pump, solar PV and a battery in a new build is often more straightforward, as there is no need to modify or remove existing heating infrastructure so costs are generally lower, as less labour is required to adapt the building.

Why hire us

At Renewable Heat we have over 20 years of experience designing, installing, and maintaining home energy systems. We have extensive knowledge and experience designing and commissioning energy systems ensuring your system runs efficiently and effectively saving you money and significantly reducing your carbon footprint from day one.

Our Testimonials

This was a challenging installation, given the size and weight of the heat pump unit with integrated tank and the need to connect it to existing pipework routing. The job took a day longer than expected as a result, but one of the company directors came out on the extra day to make sure the teething problems were sorted and to ensure that we had heat and water again (sacrificing his attendance at a social event as a result). The company obviously have a good support relationship with the manufacturer (Stiebel Eltron), who had a local technician available on the phone to work through issues in the commissioning, and there has been good technical support from Renewable Heat in the weeks since the installation, advising on heat curves and optimisation. During the planning/quoting stage, Renewable Heat were also very good at advising on what might be beneficial and what might be unnecessary, as a result of which we saved a lot of money on an additional hot water tank.

Grant Macaskill
Very amiable and professional guys and quality materials. However, the new boiler won’t kick in to support heat pump regardless of sudden boost demand to background temp as per the hybrid design. Glitches with the controls I’ve not been shown or not permitted to restore communication between boiler and heatpump using the RF controller or app for an £11k+ system, I’d rather be more in charge of my own house and equipment. I felt a bit harangued for final 40% invoice which was due immediately. I used the HES Loan system which installer knew as I showed them the agreement which had an end date of October and they agreed to proceed. I applied for drawdown as soon as I got equipment delivery invoice and paid them the same day in July. but because of difficulties with the supply chain for the External Wall Insulation from BCA in Shotts I couldn’t get my post EPC for both measures until end September but still within timeframe.
AWB
We are delighted with Renewable Heat’s installation of an ASHP in our 1940s bungalow. Chris did an excellent job (the pipe work is a work of art!) and was incredibly knowledgeable about all aspects of the system, so we are really grateful to him for his precise attention to detail. This was a retrofit replacing our old gas boiler and there were some hurdles to overcome (radiators in awkward places needing re-piped), but everything from the initial quote to the final sign-off was expertly handled and we would highly recommended the company to anyone looking for an ASHP.
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The Renewable Heat team have been excellent from the very start of the process (getting a suitability assessment of our property done) – to having the work completed over the course of a couple of weeks in the summer. The engineer team were professional at all times and any of the numerous problems that our strange house threw at them they overcame without any fuss or bother. I highly recommend Renewable Heat to anyone looking to have an air source heat pump fitted.
JSinc
The team at Renewable Heat were exceptional and their knowledge of the Ground Source Heat Pump was impressive. Any questions or queries I had they answered promptly and detailed. They were also extremely tidy which is an added bonus! I can not recommend this company enough.
C.Hutton
Overall, extremely happy with the service and although I only gave a 4 star for ‘value for money’ this is not a reflection on the installing company – it is just a reflection of the cost in general for this sort of technology. Costs need to come down to a more affordable level in order for the masses to jump onboard with the notion of installing renewable energy.
Peter123
Most impressed by the way in which Barry conducted his initial survey of our property and the advice he gave. We had other suppliers surveying too, but the thoroughness with which Barry and his people carried out their work impressed both myself and my wife. We believe we definitely made the right choice of installer.
John MacKenzie

Great, friendly, and professional team – almost didn’t want to cover the beautiful copper work up behind a cupboard. The system is running perfectly, just need winter to arrive to fully test it. Recommended.

Lagavulin16
The team were very helpful and worked very hard to help us get our project to the grant deadline. The customer support post installation has been exemplary. Highly recommended.
East Lothian

Next steps

You can book a call with our team to discuss your project, complete the contact form or email you contact details and housing plans to sales@renewableheat.com for an estimate.