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HEAT PUMPS
FACE UP TOTOUGHER
LEGAL TIMES
The Government’s focus on cutting fossil fuel use is likely to mean tighter
controls on building regulations and a demand to lower heat losses and make
more efficient use of heating systems. Some specialist heat pump companies
have already anticipated this and its impact on the swimming pool trade but
it is likely to bring more pressure to a growing but changing market place
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arbon reduction through reduced By 1 January 2010 many new properties Ironically, the greater demand for the
fossil use is high on the political will require, by law, a degree of recognised products has come on the back of
agenda. renewable heating and this could well environmental concerns. Yet the market
Approximately 40% of carbon emissions include domestic dwellings that contain also faces the influx of new products from
are from domestic dwellings, so not swimming pools. the Far East and China as well as new
surprisingly a key target to reduce UK This is likely to be the background of brands working hard to establish
carbon consumption is from tighter control change for the heat pumps market over themselves from Europe.
of building regulations. the next few years – keeping up with In the UK up to eight companies fight it
Legislation is under way that will increase in demand yet meeting the out for what is now a steadily increasing
demand lower heat losses and higher Government’s ever increasing demand for market. They all know the market is
heating system efficiencies on all newly high energy efficiency standards. expanding but they also know consumers
built UK properties and any existing The next few years will be a key time for are demanding lower prices and improved
properties that fall under building heat pumps – their use and their efficiency performances.
regulations for refurbishment. and development. But there is now what many people
“BY 1 JANUARY 2010 MANY NEW PROPERTIES WILL
REQUIRE, BY LAW, A DEGREE OF RECOGNISED
RENEWABLE HEATING AND THIS COULD WELL INCLUDE
DOMESTIC DWELLINGS THAT CONTAIN SWIMMING POOLS”
70 swimming pool news AUGUST 09 Digital edition available at www.swimmingpoolnews.co.uk
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