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low carbon heating and the future of housebuilding
Tom Brough, GTC Sales and Marketing Director, offers an insight into digitalisation and low carbon housing...
The UK housing sector is at the forefront of a digital transformation, as the nation pushes towards a sustainable, net-zero future. Digitalisation is reshaping the way homes are built, managed, and lived in, playing a pivotal role in reducing carbon emissions and enhancing energy efficiency. By leveraging smart technologies, digitalisation enables seamless
integration between low-carbon heating systems, the electricity grid, and user interfaces, making sustainable living both practical and accessible. The role of digitalisation in decarbonising the UK housing sector Digitalisation is transforming the UK housing sector by enabling data-driven insights, automation, and connectivity between systems. This shift plays a significant role in decarbonising homes, aligning with the Future Homes Standard, which mandates new homes to achieve high energy efficiency and low-carbon emissions. With the help of digital technologies, energy-efficient heating systems can now operate in harmony with the electricity
grid, balancing energy demand and supply while giving users greater control over their consumption. Heating, which traditionally depended on carbon-intensive
sources, has become a critical area of focus in this digital transformation. Low-carbon heating systems like Networked Ground Source Heat Pumps and Community Heat Hubs, when coupled with smart technologies like a Passiv Smart Thermostat, create sophisticated ecosystems where data is used to optimise energy use, enhance comfort, and support grid stability. Through this digital integration, homes can achieve high efficiency without placing undue strain on the grid, making electrification sustainable at scale. Networked Ground Source Heat Pumps: a digital-ready, low-carbon solution Networked Ground Source Heat Pumps, when installed as part of a smart bundled solution, can meet the demands of modern, digitalised homes. Networked Ground Source Heat Pumps work by extracting thermal energy stored in the ground, which is then
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