Left Right Left Right. Squaddies get energy efficient marching orders
Air source heat pumps and solar panels have been installed in barracks
New energy efficient buildings have been built in Wiltshire to accommodate the training of soldiers.
The building blocks at Westdown Camp in Salisbury Plain have A-rated Energy Performance Certificates and feature air source heat pumps and solar panels.
Air source heat pumps, which take additional electrical power from solar PV panels installed on the roof, provide the accommodation’s complete heating and hot water needs.
The buildings are also designed to reduce electricity costs.
The programme is being part-funded from a £200 million-investment to improve armed forces accommodation, which was announced by the Defence Secretary last summer.
New carbon efficient accommodation marks start of nationwide improvements on the Defence Training Estate
Soldiers using Salisbury Plain and Nesscliff Training Areas are the first to benefit from new carbon efficient accommodation, delivered as part of the £45-million Net Carbon Accommodation Programme (NetCAP).
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25 January 2021 Representatives from Landmarc Support Services, Reds10 and Defence Infrastructure Organisation at the opening of the Westdown Camp building in summer 2020. Copyright Landmarc Support Services.
The programme is being part-funded using money from a £200-million investment to improve armed forces accommodation, which was announced by the Defence Secretary last summer.
The MOD is investing more than £35-million of this funding, in addition to funding from the British Army, into its nationwide programme, which aims to improve facilities for troops when they are training away from their permanent barracks.