A number of factors are increasing home buyers’ awareness of the value of micro-renewable energy solutions installed in new houses. These include Home Reports and Energy Performance Certificates as well as concerns about future supply and the cost of fossil fuels.
There is clear evidence, particularly in middle and upper end developments, that new houses with some form of micro-renewable energy system installed outsell those with traditional fossil fuel boilers and that customers are prepared to a pay a premium.
Many of our developer customers think of Ecoliving as their ‘green team’, working with their architect and looking after all aspects of micro-renewables from design right through to system commissioning and annual health checks. We hope that you will give us the opportunity to support you in the same way.
At Ecoliving we promote the use of energy efficient building design and offer specifiers and developers advice on cutting edge micro-renewable solutions that deliver the essential ventilation, heating and hot water functions as well as micro-generation. A new home designed to ‘passive house’ standard has no requirement for a heating system but ventilation is vital and hot water. As the market moves towards Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes and zero carbon homes, micro-generation via solar photovoltaic panels etc. becomes increasingly significant.