Hall Project Feedback
| No | Feedback | Intention |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | It looks as though the south face has a significant glazed area with a sliding door. This will represent a significant heat loss in Winter and heat gain in Summer. Bear in mind that we have experienced temperatures in the high thirties this year and this is an upward trend! | The architect had already acknowledged this issue and we propose using modern double/triple glazing with additional wooden adjustable slats to provide shade. |
| 2 | There is a small room designated 'plant'. Will this room house the heating for the church and the new hall? | We will not interfere or effect the church as this might interfere with our VAT recovery. The precise system for hall heating has not yet been designed the plant space will be used to house |
| 3 | Is the architect assuming that a conventional hgas fired ot water heating system with radiators will be used for heating? | Not necessarily will be considered during design. |
| 4 | The church heating is very poor with simple heating flow and return pipes down both sides and no radiators. It can be quite cold in there! However, that kind of system relies on more or less continuous use in cold weather to be effective. It also depends very much on a supply of high temperature hot water (i.e. 80 deg C). Is there any intention to improve the energy use and effectiveness in the church at the same time as constructing the new hall? | Our aim is for the hall complex to be separate from the church. I acknowledge your comments re the current church heating and the issue with the cold. |
| 5 | The country is moving towards two renewable energy sources for heating, electric heat pumps and, slightly further removed in the future, hydrogen. Anticipating that there will be stronger government initiatives in support of heat pumps, has any though been given to the use of this technology? There are systems on the market that both heat and cool. The Abbey (I do not hold this up as a shining example of energy efficiency!) has a forced air convection system which is pretty effective in making the abbey comfortable fairly quickly from a cold start. A forced air or fan convector system has the advantage a) that it provides heat quickly when you need it and b) can work with a lower temperature heat source such as a heat pump. A forced air system can also provide cooling through the same heat pump operating in a reverse cycle. There are such systems on the market. | Rest assured that as far as is possible modern environmentally friendly systems will be used wherever possible. |
| 6 | Is the hall being built with bricks? If so could people buy a brick or maybe two at a slight discount? For a variety of reasons some parishioners might not be able to attend any of the fund raising activities but buying a brick could make them feel they are supporting the Parish. | Will be considered by fundraising team |
| 7 | Two Floor solution is preferred | This is our current intention |
| 8 | Suitable storeage for rubish bins to be provided. | Will be considered during design |