Roof-mounted heat pumps and thermal showers are among the green housing technologies being trialled at a research facility in Manchester, England.
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February 17, 2023
Snow machines create winter conditions inside the Energy House chamber where home tech is being tested in Manchester, UK Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
It’s a late winter day in Manchester, England, and the sky is steel gray with temperatures hovering below 10°C (50°F). But as soon as you step inside the University of Salford’s state-of-the-art research building, you’ll be hit by a sub-zero air of 3°C (37°F).
No, this brand new block’s heating system is not broken. In fact, this sophisticated hangar is a giant climate-controlled room designed…
