The energy required for heating, lighting, and powering equipment in an ordinary school classroom releases about 4,000 kg of CO2 every year – enough to fill four hot-air balloons 10 metres in diameter.

 
UK schools spend about £450m on energy each year; three times as much as they do on books, and about 3.5% of their budgets. Some schools will spend four times more per pupil than similar schools in the same region. The difference is often to do with how effectively schools manage their energy use within the limits of building materials and design.

With 'sun-tubes', intelligant lighting systems and high levels of insulation the running costs of the classrooms are vastly reduced giving huge savings over the lifetime of the building

The Department for Education & Schools has set out a year of action on sustainable schools- the aims being:

 
• Save money year on year
• Create a healthier school environment
• Reduce demand on finite resources
• Have a positive impact on climate change
• Enhance sustainable development

The Eco – classroom utilise air source heat pumps to heat and cool the structure. This helps to reduce running costs and utility bills as 75% of the heat generated by air source heat pump systems is absolutely free of charge! It heats up to 5 times more efficiently than a traditional heating system based on fossil fuels or electricity and by making use of the heat in the outside air, you use much less energy while still enjoying a stable and pleasant level of comfort.

There is a close correlation between a person's performance and the temperature of their immediate surroundings. An environment that is too hot, too cold or too damp will certainly not contribute to higher working efficiency.

Air source heat pumps provide energy efficient, eco-friendly heating and cooling.