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Hexagon residents recently moved into an innovative new development which saves on greenhouse gases and gives residents heating and hot water on tap at about half the cost of traditional houses.

Shermanbury Close in Erith, Kent is one of the first social housing schemes to use ground source heat pumps for heating and hot water.   The nine two and three bedroom houses conceal 85 metre deep 'boreholes' containing pipes which collect energy stored naturally underground. This energy is then transferred to heat pumps and used to keep homes warm via underfloor heating as well as providing a constant supply of hot water.

The scheme was officially opened by the Mayor of Bexley, Councillor Nigel Betts, who praised Hexagon for its "forward thinking, innovative use of technology" and for "passing this benefit onto residents". Residents at Shermanbury Close are looking forward to reaping the benefits of 50% lower energy bills.

The system has been designed by Ice Energy, who also supplied and commissioned the heat pumps and obtained a £1,500 per unit grant from NPower to help offset the costs.  

Hexagon are proud to have developd a literally, groundbreaking scheme that may well provide the model for future 'green' housing and go some way to meeting the Government's target of all homes being zero carbon rated by 2016.

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