The Eco Home: A training facility for the engineers of the future
Good Energy has partnered with Wiltshire College to renovate and restore a local property located just outside of Chippenham with green technology.
The aim? To create a training facility for our engineers and Wiltshire College students, to help them develop green tech skills.
What is the eco home?
The Eco Home is a 1920s property at Wiltshire College’s Lackham Campus near Chippenham that is being retrofitted with loft, floor and wall insulation and double glazing to maximise energy efficiency.
An old oil boiler and hot water cylinder have been switched out for a new air source heat pump and high-efficiency cylinder, by the Good Energy team.
What training and development opportunities will the Eco Home offer?
Inside the house there is a room dedicated to pipework, acting as the perfect training facility for engineers to test out different configurations and find out the most efficient ways of installing heating systems.
Trainees can also practice hanging radiators and other simple plumbing skills.
Faults can be manipulated into the heating system to create a live, but low-pressure environment for engineers to troubleshoot and solve issues.
The partnership with Wiltshire College means students on plumbing and heating courses are also able to use the space to train for their apprenticeships.
Why is this training facility good for Good Energy customers?
At Good Energy, we take a whole-home approach when designing and installing heat pump systems. Each system is bespokely designed to be as efficient as possible – and we have the data to prove that our heat pumps outperform others because of this.
Having a live training facility that our engineers can spend time in, without the pressure of being in a customer’s home, will help us to further hone our skills and improve our troubleshooting capabilities. This will help our heat pump installations to be efficient and effective, and improve our in-house aftercare offering too.
