The factory-built way to deliver heat pumps.
Greener Pod brings the hot-water cylinder, hydraulics and controls together in one factory-built heating hub — reducing internal plant space, site work and installation variability.
What is Greener Pod?
Greener Pod is a weatherproof, factory-built heating hub that brings the hot-water cylinder, hydraulics and controls together in one purpose-built enclosure.
It can sit outside the property or in a suitable garage, alongside the external heat pump — freeing internal space and moving key plant-room assembly into a controlled factory environment.
Pod dimensions
1800 × 1000 × 700 mm
Height × width × depth. Footprint: approximately 0.7 m².
Factory built
Pre-plumbed & pre-wired
Assembled and pressure tested before delivery.
Heat-pump platform
Selected heat pumps
Manufacturer-flexible: current quote-ready configurations are shown in Build a Pod.
Why Greener Pod?
01
The problem
Heating plant takes up valuable internal space.
Cylinders, hydraulics and controls can consume airing cupboards, utility rooms and other useful internal space.
The Greener Pod approach
Move key heating plant outside the property or into a suitable garage.
02
The problem
Every plant room is traditionally assembled again on site.
Multiple components, pipework, controls and electrical equipment are brought together under site conditions, creating additional labour and installation variability.
The Greener Pod approach
Move key assembly into a controlled factory environment — pre-plumbed, pre-wired, pressure tested and repeatable.
03
The problem
Heat-pump delivery becomes difficult to standardise at scale.
Different properties, installers and site conditions can result in different plant-room arrangements.
The Greener Pod approach
Create a defined heating platform that can be configured for the property and repeated where appropriate across homes, house types and housing programmes.
Built around how you work.
Greener Pod solves different challenges for different customers. Choose the route that's relevant to you.
Developers & housebuilders
Standardise heat-pump delivery across multiple plots — with less internal plant space, less work on site and a repeatable system by house type.
Social housing
A repeatable approach to low-carbon heating across new-build and retrofit housing programmes — designed around consistency, maintainability and reduced disruption.
Homeowners
Keep valuable space inside your home with a factory-built heating hub designed around your property.
Installers
Spend less time assembling plant rooms on site and more time completing consistent heat-pump installations.
More internal space
Bulky heating plant moves out of cupboards and utility space and into a purpose-built enclosure.
Factory-built quality
Pre-plumbed, pre-wired and pressure tested in a controlled environment before it reaches site.
Less assembly on site
Much of the plumbing and wiring normally completed in the property is already done, reducing site labour and disruption.
Consistency by design
A defined factory-built platform and repeatable approach, configured around the requirements of each property.
Configured for the property
Heat pump, cylinder, hydraulics and controls are selected around the heating and hot-water requirements.
Repeatable at scale
One defined heating platform that repeats across homes, house types and housing programmes.
One Pod. Configured for the property.
Every Greener Pod uses the same factory-built platform, with the cylinder, hydraulics and controls configured around the heating and hot-water requirements of the property.
150L
Cylinder configuration
Lower hot-water demand
180L
Cylinder configuration
Typical family home
250L
Cylinder configuration
Higher hot-water demand
Greener Pod is a manufacturer-flexible platform. Current quote-ready configurations are shown in Build a Pod; additional manufacturers, including Samsung, are being technically and commercially validated. Suitability depends on the property and system design, and where appropriate modern R290 units are prioritised for their higher design flow-temperature capability.
From property information to installed system.
1. Share the property information
Property details, plans or a short online check — whichever suits the project.
2. See the indicative system
Indicative heat-pump size, Greener Pod configuration, cylinder requirement and emitter position.
3. Automated design checks
Greener Pod checks the property information and design inputs, identifying anything that requires further information or technical review.
4. Proposal & delivery
Once the design is confirmed, the Pod is built, delivered and installed by an approved installer.
Good to know
What is inside a Greener Pod?
The hot-water cylinder, hydraulics and system controls, brought together in one weatherproof, factory-built enclosure alongside the external heat pump.
Which heat pumps can Greener Pod work with?
Greener Pod is a manufacturer-flexible platform. Current quote-ready configurations are shown in Build a Pod. Additional manufacturers, including Samsung, are being technically and commercially validated. The recommended unit depends on the property, heat loss, electrical supply and system design.
Where can the Greener Pod be installed?
Externally, or in a suitable internal location such as a garage. Pipe routes, electrical supply, access and heat-pump position all inform the best location.
Is every Pod the same?
Every Pod uses the same factory-built platform. The cylinder, hydraulics and controls are configured around the heating and hot-water requirements of the property.
Manufacturer, funder or industry partner? We're building partnerships to make heat pump deployment simpler to scale.
Work with usReady to explore Greener Pod?
Whether you're planning one home, a housing development or an installation programme, choose the route that's relevant to you.
Indicative system configuration only. Final heat-loss calculations, equipment sizing, system design, electrical requirements, siting and installation suitability must be confirmed by the appointed competent designer and MCS installer.