The building is heated by a system known as a heat pump.
A heat pump works by virtue of the fact that the temperature a metre or two underground is at a fairly constant temperature, while the air temperature varies considerably during the day.
Brockweir and Hewelsfield Village Shop and Cafe
Environmental Aspects of the Shop
The shop is of green oak construction insulated with 10 inches of fibreglass, an infrared reflective layer and plasterboard.
The internal floor area is approximately 160 square metres and has a ground floor volume of 420 cubic metres and a first floor volume of 470 cubic metres.
The Ground Floor has a thermally insulated concrete base in which heating pipes are embedded.
The first floor has heating pipes between the joists.
An 8.5 kilowatt heat pump supplies heat to the building.
Most of the heat energy is obtained from a field adjacent to the shop by means of three pipes about 1.2 metres below the field surface through which water circulates.
We also use and sell ecologically friendly cleaning products, recycle all our waste and sell shop cotton bags to reduce the use of carrier bags.