Installations
A TYPICAL SUSTAINABILITY
PACKAGE
EXTERNAL ENVELOPE INSULATION
TO REDUCE THERMAL HEAT LOSSES
Wall insulation incorporated in
cavity or over cladding to attain <0.2w/°C U value
Roof Insulation (and
vapour barrier where appropriate) to attain <0.2w/°C U value
HIGH INSULATING VALUE
LOW MAINTENANCE WINDOWS with insulating glazing with emmisivity of glass
to suite orientation and solarization for best solar gain control. Opening
lights with good seals and security locking.
EXTERNAL DOORS with insulating
core and good draught seals and draught sealed letter box. PORCH to provide
air lock preferable.
SEALING of all junctures
in external envelope to prevent ventialtion heat losses.
PERMANENT MECHANICAL
VENTILATION SYSTEM WITH HEAT RECOVERY
Extracting air from
wet foul air areas ˆ kitchen and bathrooms and distributing fresh
warmed air to living, bedroom and circulation areas. Air to air
heat recovery and particulate filtration system to maintain air quality.
AIR EXTRACTION SYSTEM
with high extraction rate to force up ventilation rate to counter overheating
inn summer or with high occupancy rate ˆ having a party. Manually
controlled along with opening windows to allow higher rate of circulation.
SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
and highly insulated hot water cylinder pumped circulation system which
may be linked with PV power system.
PHOTOVOLATAIC ELECTRICAL
POWER SYSTEM to provide a portion or all of the power needs for lighting,
cooking and electrical equipment operation either linked to mains power
supply with metered feed back of to electrical storage battery system
with rectifier and operating controls.
ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING,
HEATING AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND WHITEGOODS to the highest standard
available and affordable.
CONTROL AND MONITORING
SYSTEM to facilitate optimum operation of heat light and power systems
both automatically and manually where appropriate.
COMBINED HEAT AND POWER
SYSTEM FOR LARGER INSTALLATIONS OR GROUPS OF INSTALLATIONS SHARING HEAT
AND POWER.
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
AND THERMAL STORAGE IN SAY A SWIMMING POOL and WATER TREATMENT
SYSTEMS may be considered for large scale developments.
MAINTENANCE of all systems
to keep at peak working order and prevent damage or failure ˆ the
permanent mechanical ventilation system in particular..
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Support for Rejection of Government Guidance on Wind Turbine Noise
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