The Code for Sustainable Homes
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.
CO2 Emissions Reduction Targets
Ecodan Works in Both New and Existing Homes
New Homes - CO2 emissions reduced by 30%
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.
Existing Homes - CO2 emissions reduced by 50%
The potential for reducing CO2 emissions as well as the energy demands of existing homes is even greater than with that of new build. Existing energy use is likely to be much higher than in a new build, due to lower insulation levels and older heating systems with low efficiency.
Existing homes have the potential to benefit from Government grant funding. Please refer to the latest Micro Generation Listing. For further details and the latest information regarding any grants, please visit www.greenbooklive.com
As a further incentive for home owners to consider systems such as the Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan, the cost of VAT is reduced to only 5% in recognition of air source heat pump status as a low carbon technology as opposed to the standard rate of VAT applicable on all traditional heating systems.
Code Level 3 CO2 emission reductions can be achieved by the deployment of Ecodan air source heat pumps. In conjunction with notional energy saving methods such as improved thermal insulation, Code Level 4 can also be achieved.