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LEADING THE WAY WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY
Renewable Energy for New Build Housing
Many new housing developments are a mixture of re-sale, affordable and social housing units, and Photon Energy has worked for some of the country’s largest housing developers, including Leadbitter Homes, Lovells and Persimmon Homes, as well as smaller developers such as Rushmon Homes, either directly or through a main contractor.
Many of our projects have ultimately been for housing associations such as Aldwyck Housing Group, Berwickshire Housing Association and Moat, and we have also given advice on technology options to numerous others.
The Code for Sustainable Homes has meant that renewable energy technologies play an increasingly important role in new housing, with most new developments currently being built to Code Levels 3 or 4.
A brief analysis of the Code Levels shows that different technology options are best suited to the higher code evels. One way to meet the different code levels is through the technologies that we offer:
- Code 3 Solar thermal or air source heat pumps
- Code 4 Solar PV (1.3 kWp/10 m)
- Code 5 Solar PV (2.0 kWp/16 m2)
- Code 6 Solar PV (4.5 kWp/35 m2)
Although we are not Code Assessors, our staff have been trained on SAP software and can offer advice on the most appropriate renewable energy options.
