How Can Renewable Energy Benefit Property Developers?

Renewable energy and renewable energy construction should now be considered as important a component of property development as bricks and mortar. Renewable energy products such as Heat Pumps, Underfloor Heating and Solar Photovoltaic (Solar PV) systems are crucial to meeting the demands of the Code for Sustainable Homes that will lead to 'Zero Carbon' dwellings in the UK by 2016 and as such, should be a natural consideration for new developments.

To your customers, renewable energy products such as Heat Pumps offer an inexpensive, low maintenance means to providing all household heating and domestic hot water from a renewable microgeneration heating system with an expected lifetime that far exceeds a traditional fossil fuel boiler. What's more, the people purchasing the properties you develop could benefit from initiatives such as the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and the Feed-in-Tariff providing an added unique selling point by promoting them as long term, environmentally-friendly investment opportunities.

One thing is certain; property developers who embrace renewable energy construction have the potential to steal the march on competitors who are providing the same old inefficient and outdated systems within their developments.

How can Ice Energy support property developers?

Since being established in 2003, Ice Energy has grown to become the largest provider of Ground Source Heat Pumps for domestic installation.

In 2008, we our expanded our product suite to include award-winning Mitsubishi Ecodan Air Source Heat Pumps, gained MCS accreditation (Certification MCS 1136 with accreditations MCS 001 and MCS 3005) and also expanded our operations with the launch of an Underfloor Heating subsidiary.

Renewable energy product range

Our growth has allowed us to offer property developers a broad range of renewable technologies, services and expertise that covers both heat generation and distribution. We are able to specify, supply and support a complete domestic heating solution, from the ground, sky or air - to the rooms, showers, baths and taps of your developments.

A tailored solution

An Ice Energy solution is tailored, flexible and designed to deliver a complete heating experience with high efficiency, low running costs and the minimum environmental impact. Heat Pumps, by means of their simplicity, offer property developers an opportunity to build without the need to provide gas to site.

Future-proofing

Our Heat Pumps allow homes incorporating renewable energy construction to be future-proofed with their renewable energy solution providing:

• Pasteurisation
• Comfort / air quality due to a constant, stable temperature
• Safe hot water temperatures
• Systems free from 'foreign' manipulation

The Ice Energy service for property developers

  When choosing Ice Energy as part of your
  renewable energy construction project, you will have
  access to your own dedicated sales advisor who,
  primarily by document and information exchange,
  will specify the best renewable energy solution for
  your development. This is later confirmed by an
  engineer who will visit you to conduct a site survey
  once an initial estimate has been provided and
  agreed to.

Skilled design

For property developers, the design process of a renewable energy system is of absolute importance as this is the stage where we use our unrivalled expertise to determine which size and type of Heat Pump is most suited to your project and also what factors need to be considered to ensure the system performs to the very best of its ability.

Our skilled advisors are also proficient in the design and specification of both, Solar Photovoltaic (Solar PV) and Underfloor Heating systems and in many cases can offer advice on how to combine them with Heat Pumps to offer even greater benefits.

Customer service

Customer service is at the core of everything we do and we offer the following services to builders and property developers who are installing renewable energy systems:

• Specification and design of system
• Consultancy services
• Project management
• Training of plumbing and installation teams 
• Demonstrations and product presentations
• Sales training
• Tailored pre-sales marketing
• Drilling of boreholes for heat pumps
• Floor heating
• Commissioning

We back up these offerings with a dedicated Technical Service team and Service Fleet that will support your customer from day one of their residence with lifetime technical support and an insurance-backed parts and labour warranty that is extendable for added peace of mind.

Accreditation

  Ice Energy has full accreditation to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme
  (MCS) as do all of our renewable energy products. With Ice Energy as your
  renewable energy construction partner, not only do you have the peace of mind
  that you are working with the renewable energy industry leader, you will also
  have full access to any renewable energy grants your project may be eligible for.