Advice to the Self Build Market on an Energy Efficient Home
A Self Build Improvement Report is the most effective way of reducing costs in running your new home by saving energy. This service will outline areas where efficiency can be improved and identify renewable technologies that will suit your new home. The report enables you to decide on the most practical course of action in achieving high levels of energy efficiency.
The Self Build Improvement Report concentrates on gearing your home towards the highest standards of energy efficiency. By investigating and calculating energy requirements we can guide your home towards achieving its optimum building energy rating (BER). Every product on the market has its merit but every home is different and it is extremely important to use the products best suited to your home. Our team of energy consultants research and investigate solutions which will be tailored with your new home in mind.
The preparation of your Self Build Improvement Report will include:
- Analysing all areas of the house and surroundings.
- Calculating the provisional energy ratings for your home using Dwelling Energy
- Assessment Procedure (DEAP)- the provisional rating is the rating currently held by your home.
- Discovering what exactly your energy needs for this house are.
- Outlining what you expect from the Self Build Improvement Report.
- Researching new products and technologies that are available and suitable for your home.
- Discussing the possibility of achieving grant funding for the technologies you plan to use.
- Investigating improvements and products relating to the building fabric.
- Implementing and re-calculating the building energy rating based on new technologies and improvements to building fabric.
- Providing a menu of different products and outlining their effects on the energy rating of your home.
We provide independent professional advice on the different types of products on the market. Based on our research we know that a large selection of all types of renewable and innovative solutions exists. We investigate each technology on an individual project basis. Our research helps you to make informed decisions on both cost effectiveness and best fit for your new home.
Your Self Build Improvement Report provides:
- A step by step plan on how your house can achieve its optimum energy rating
- A breakdown of how each alteration to the building fabric affects the energy rating
- A cost benefit analysis of each element being installed.
- Guideline costs are provided for all technologies that are investigated and implemented in the energy calculations