Eco Home Heating

The Code for Sustainable Homes

There is currently a substantial under supply of housing in the UK. In order to meet the demand for new homes, the housing sector is set to increase its build rate by 23% over the next 20 years. This means that by the year 2050, over a third of the UK’s housing stock will have been built inside of four decades. The Government is therefore focussed on using this growth as the ideal opportunity to cut energy use and water consumption in homes and is introducing legislation and guidelines in support of this.

Introduced in 2006, The Code for Sustainable Homes is part of the growing body of legislation aimed at reducing CO2 emissions. Using a rating system of one to six stars to depict the overall sustainable performance of a house, with one star being above the standard of the current Building Regulations. Code Level 3 CO2 Emission Reductions can be achieved by the deployment of Ecodan advanced heating technology, in conjunction with notional energy saving methods such as improved thermal insulation. As energy used in buildings is responsible for almost 50% of the UK’s carbon burden, the commercial and residential building sectors are under close scrutiny as far as energy efficiency is concerned. That said, more than a quarter of the UK’s CO2 emissions are as a direct result of us heating, lighting and running appliances in our homes. Domestic space and water heating produce over 70% of an average home’s CO2 emissions, therefore reducing these is of paramount importance. It’s no surprise, that in order to reduce CO2 emissions, we need to focus our efforts on seeking new, more effective means of heating homes. Central and local government are using legislation and strict guidelines to ensure that homes are as energy efficient as possible. In the social and private housing sector, designers, builders and installers increasingly need to utilise new and advanced technologies to ensure they meet the new  ruling designed to cut CO2 emissions and make better use of energy.