26 COMMENT Infrared heating is another highly


effi cient solution, which is both sustainable and affordable nlike heat pumps, infrared heating does not need secially ualifi ed installers  any electrician can install infrared anels Infrared uses electricity to heat surfaces and objects (the ‘thermal mass’) and eole, not the air around the y absorbing the heat, infrared heated objects then re-emit warmth back into the room and, once the thermal mass is warm, the building retains heat for a eriod of tie


While the removal of gas under the FHS will undoubtedly place a strain on electricity and thereby, the grid, electric solutions – while seemingly contradictory – can have a huge impact on reducing this ressure With more and more homeowners also installing solutions such as solar panels and crucially, battery storage systems, unused power can be harnessed and used again or transferred back to the grid, thereby supporting overall enery oututs


of people wanting to swap over to heat pumps, let alone to meet the demand for 200,000 new build houses which will also need heat us to be installed If heat pumps are the preferred option, where are the tradespeople coming from?


Every existing plumber should be thinking about retrainin to install heat us n line with demand, those tradespeople who are ualifi ed are then in a osition to ask for more to do it, resulting in increased installation costs


lonside this, the introduction of the   software eans electricity now has a lower carbon factor than gas, so it’s now much easier for electrically heated buildings to comply with the target eissions rate T than before Ultimately, when it comes to reducing household carbon emissions, it’s iortant to look at the otions available Suppliers need to be on-hand to offer the best advice they can and work with housebuilders to fi nd the ost effective, and indeed effi cient, solutions The Future Homes Hub is going someway to help housebuilders and developers work out what needs to be said and done to meet this requirement and what they need to do ore work and research needs to be done not only into the best solutions for the job but also how we fi t the all into odern homes to ensure not only reduced carbon emissions but a good living environment for hoeowners While changes like Part L and the FHS mark a pivotal moment in the housebuilder and developer industry, electric solutions have long been paving the way as sustainable, energy- effi cient alternatives With the market now bigger than


ever, there really is no onesiefi tsall option but the range of solutions is far- reaching, giving builders more options and making compliance with regulations ore straihtforward


IF HEAT PUMPS ARE THE PREFERRED OPTION, WHERE ARE THE TRADESPEOPLE COMING FROM?


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