A 3D map displays the City of London’s churches and underground heat sources, including the London Underground. It aims to address the inefficient heating systems in the city’s 38 churches as many require replacement. The Mapping Energy Project, funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, involved 7 local schools and 16 engineers, investigating how subterranean systems can contribute toward Net Zero by 2040. The project emphasizes the potential of using ground heat to conserve energy and is designed to inspire dialogue and contributions to sustainability efforts in historic churches.
The aim is not to create a perfectly laid out map, but to crystallise thinking about using ground heat sources and spark conversation about the options for that.
Part of the Mapping Energy Project - with funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering - 6th form students and early-career engineers have been looking at various sources of heat underground, including the London Underground and riverways.
Created through a year-long collaboration of 7 local schools, 16 engineers, and led by Square Miles Churches with Nottingham Trent University, the map demonstrates the findings of a research project that has investigated how structures below ground relate to the buildings above ground.
Many of the City's 38 churches have inefficient heating systems, and with many needing replacing, alternative energy sources could be used to heat the buildings.
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