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Energy efficient options can
save you money
With rising fuel and living costs, it makes sense to let technology help reduce
the heating you need – and cut carbon emissions, too.
If the windows in your home consist of The Government has set itself a specific Council, have created a performance
single or older double glazed units, target of ensuring all new homes built label clearly defining the energy
replacing them with energy efficient after 2016 are ‘zero carbon’. This is in efficiency of windows from
windows will save you money: in fact it addition to the general requirement of any manufacturer.
can reduce the energy you need to heat an overall carbon emission reduction as
a home by up to 20%. set out by the Kyoto agreement. The Window Energy Rating label is
similar to that used on many white
With visible benefits for both the To highlight this topic and enable a goods in our homes, such as fridges
environment and your home, it’s clear system which is both an independent and washing machines. Windows are
why energy efficient windows are source of information and also easy to scored on a scale of A – G, with an
important. So how do you choose the understand, the BFRC (British A rated window being more energy
best ones for you? Fenestration Rating Council) working in efficient than a G rated window.
conjunction with the Energy Efficiency
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