the need to be green

Approximately one third of the energy produced in the UK is used in domestic heating, and of that energy approximately one third is lost to the environment through poor insulation and lack of air tightness in domestic dwellings.

The Building Regulations Code has been changing over recent years in an attempt to address this issue, and continues to change, with the introduction of the EPBD (energy performance building directive) and further improvements to Part L of the code.

The Government intends to improve energy efficiency in buildings by 40 percent in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions and tackle climate change.

Timber Framed houses meet and surpass all present and forthcoming legislation, and can be designed to provide living environments that require no heating at all, so called ‘zero heat’ housing.
Furthermore, these structures are produced from a truly sustainable product using timber selected from carefully managed sources of supply.

Embedded energy describes how much energy was involved in the production of the materials used.
Timber, since it is a natural product with minimal post processing has little embedded energy.
Cement and aggregate based products however have a high level of embedded energy present from the pre and post processing required.

As a company we try to be proactive in the environmental housing market.

We are able to advise upon, supply and fit a range of components and systems which further enhance the green credentials of a building and provide energy and cost saving benefits for the home owner. These include: