HEATING, VENTILATION & SERVICES 67


A HOT TAKE ON THE SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA


Looking at the Government’s consultation on the proposed Future Homes Standard and also the Heat and Buildings Strategy, Dennis Milligan of the British Flue & Chimney Manufacturers Association says that it’s easy – but incorrect – to assume that there is no place for wood burning stoves and fi replaces in the homes of the future.


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y 2025, the Government plans to introduce the Future Homes Standard for new build homes to be futureproofed with low carbon heating and world leading levels of energy effi ciency, as part of the ourney to achieve net zero by 2050. The recent consultation set out what the government thinks a home built to the Future Homes Standard will be like. They want an average home built to the Standard to have 75-80% less carbon emissions than one built to current energy effi ciency reuirements pproved Document L 2013). The plan is that this will be achieved through very high fabric standards and a low carbon heating system. The focus is on heat pumps, triple glaing and standards for walls, fl oors and roofs that signifi cantly limit any heat loss.  low carbon heating system will be integral to specifi cation to the uture Homes Standard and the anticipation is that heat pumps will become the primary heating technology for new homes. BEIS is looking for sustainable low carbon heating solutions that can be rolled out across the country. Stoves are regarded as secondary heating and not scalable at the national level. For many homeowners stoves are a source of primary heating, particularly in the spring and autumn when it is not cold enough to ustify turning on the central heating. Heat pumps work best when they are used in a steady state. Stoves can complement heat pumps as an effi cient and sustainable way to boost heat uickly and give heat security in a cold snap.


BEIS is not opposed to wood burning stoves and believes that their use should be governed by Defra’s policy on emission limits. The Environment ct, published last year, sets out more stringent emission limits for wood burning stoves. ll new appliances must now comply with the new effi ciency and emission limits. There


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