A housing association in Glasgow has become the first in Scotland to trial infra-red wallpaper.
In a push for sustainability and affordability, the technology by the West of Scotland Housing Association is seen as a clean energy response to increasing heating costs and as an alternative to air-source or ground-source heat pumps.
It is applied in strips to ceilings throughout a property and the wallpaper heats a room from the top downwards, warming the residents and the surfaces of the home rather than heating the air like traditional heating systems.The system's efficiency could lead to reduced energy use and cost savings for tenants.Early evidence indicates that once the desired temperature is reached, the heat is retained within the property for a significant period after switching off the heating.
"I usually only have to put it on for a couple of hours in the morning and that does me all day. It's never cold in here now. Before my heating was on 24 hours a day.” "We have had really encouraging early indicators from NexGen’s system, one of our partners in these pilots, supported by extremely positive feedback from residents.
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