Date: Wednesday 9th September 2026

Times: 10:30 am - 1:45 pm

Location: Welborne Garden Village, Welborne, Hampshire, PO17 4AA

Join Rendesco at Welborne Garden Village for an exclusive site visit showcasing one of the UK's largest ambient heat network developments.

Attendees will have the opportunity to see the ambient network and individual heat pumps within homes both in construction and operation, learn how low-cost cooling is delivered to every bedroom within each home, and tour the development, including the show homes.

The visit will also include presentations from Rendesco covering the design and delivery of the Welborne heat network, together with an overview of how ambient heat networks can provide a practical and future-proof route to Future Homes Standard compliance for residential developments.

Whether you are a developer, housebuilder, consultant, housing provider or local authority, this is a unique opportunity to see a large-scale ambient heat network first-hand, engage directly with the team delivering it, and explore how this approach could support your own projects and future decarbonisation strategies. Register now to secure your place.

Agenda

10:30 – Welcome & Registration

10:45 – Rendesco Heat Networks: Delivering Future Homes Standard Compliance
Presented by Edward Levien, Business Development Director

An overview of Rendesco's ambient heat network offering, the benefits of networked ground source heat pumps, and how heat networks can support developers in meeting Future Homes Standard requirements.

11:15 – Welborne Garden Village Heat Network Case Study
Presented by Bradley Clarke, Technical Director

A technical insight into the design, delivery and operation of the Welborne ambient heat network, including lessons learned and key project outcomes.

12:00 – Guided Site Tour
A walking tour of the development, including:

• Ambient network infrastructure currently under construction
• Operational elements of the heat network
• Show homes featuring installed ground source heat pumps
• Demonstration of how cooling is provided to all bedrooms within each property
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13:00 – Networking Buffet Lunch
Opportunity to meet the Rendesco team, discuss project-specific challenges and explore how ambient heat networks can support future developments.

13:45 – Close

Edward Levien – Business Development Director, Rendesco

Edward Levien is Business Development Director at Rendesco, leading the company's engagement with developers, housebuilders, local authorities and consultants to deliver low-carbon heat network solutions across the UK. With extensive experience in the heat network and utility infrastructure sectors, Edward works closely with project stakeholders to develop commercially viable pathways to decarbonisation and Future Homes Standard compliance. He has been involved in the growth and deployment of Rendesco's ambient heat network offering and is passionate about helping the development industry adopt practical, scalable alternatives to traditional heating systems.