Building Regulations and SAP Ratings
Local building regulations are changing throughout the UK and also in many other countries, with a focus on energy savings and microgeneration.
The aim in the UK is to have a minimum of 10% of a building's energy requirements met by on site generation (microgeneration).
The technologies which can be used to achieve this target include solar water heating to provide hot water and air source heat pumps to provide heat to under floor heating and wall mounted radiators.
On newly constructed housing the water heating requirements of the building typically represent over 50% of the total annual energy requirement of the property.
A single Sol Heat solar collector will provide up to 4,400 kWh of heat a year and the only limit to the number of collectors is the size of the roof.
Installing solar water heating in a new build property is cost effective.
The dual coil cylinder is only slightly more expensive than a normal single coil cylinder, access to the roof by scaffolding is available and plumbers, roofers, joiners and electricians are already on site.
Air source heat pumps provide a sound solution to the space heating requirements of a large number of projects, especially of no gas supply is present.
By installing a single solar collector you will meet the new planning requirements, reduce the future energy requirements and energy costs of the building, reduce the carbon output of the building and offer a level of protection against energy shortages.
Simply by installing air source heat pumps in place of a conventional boiler you provide 100% of the buildings space heating with 75% of the heat being provided by renewable energy.
Sol Heat provides a free survey and solar design service, to ensure that you meet planning requirements and you install a system, which will function reliably and efficiently.
No project is too large or small.
We have experience of most types of project.
