Polypipe Heat Recovery Unit Installed In Unique Concept Holiday Home: Just Don’t Call It A Caravan!

Polypipe Ventilation’s Heat Recovery system has been installed into Echovia Homes’ new contemporary take on a holiday home, which is being targeted at the luxury caravan and leisure park market.

A completely unique, modular property, this new luxury home has been designed with a typically modern European feel, as opposed to the traditional static caravans we are more familiar with in the UK.  The technology incorporated into this concept home is also very unusual for the UK market, featuring sustainable technology such as solar PV, underfloor heating, home automation, and Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) using a Polypipe Heat Recovery system.

A Polypipe Heat Recovery ventilation appliance and Domus ducting have been fitted into the new property to provide reliable and effective management of air quality.  Drawing stale air from the kitchen and two bathrooms through an efficient counter flow heat exchanger, extracted air pre-warms the fresh air drawn into the building which is then distributed into the two bedrooms and open-plan area that incorporates dining, kitchen and lounge zones.  Stale extract air and the fresh supply air do not mix, only heat is exchanged.  Therefore, in addition to reducing heating bills, Polypipe’s Heat Recovery ventilation units are designed to prevent the build up of condensation and help improve indoor air quality.  For this installation, the unit has been fitted with a summer bypass facility, which provides filtered, fresh outdoor air during warmer periods.

For Alan Gannon, Managing Director of Echovia Homes, this concept holiday home is an exciting new venture: “This is a different approach, where we build modular units that have the feel, technology and comfort of modern permanent homes.  The units are architect designed with a bespoke interior and are delivered to current Building Regulations, despite the fact that this more stringent set of regulations is not required for a transportable building.  A caravan, for example only requires simple grills for ventilation creating the inefficiencies of drafts and loss of heat.  We wanted to incorporate more sophisticated technology into our property and make it a more sustainable proposition. 

“However, not all technologies would be suitable for this type of property due to the modular construction and size.  Polypipe’s Heat Recovery system was ideally sized and met the right requirements.”

Alan is now looking to use Polypipe Heat Recovery ventilation systems in the five additional luxury homes Echovia Homes is currently building on the same site in Hartford, Cheshire.

Polypipe offers a range of Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery appliances which are Energy Saving Trust Best Practice compliant and SAP Appendix Q listed.  When used with the company’s Domus duct systems, they provide one of the most effective MVHR systems in the market, virtually eliminating air leakage and minimising pressure drops.

Polypipe Ventilation is at the forefront in delivering energy efficient ventilation solutions.  For further information please call 08443 715523.