Polymer window producer REHAU is launching a brand new CPD for sector stakeholders overlaying the fenestration issues when retrofitting the housing inventory.
Social housing suppliers should presently meet internet zero emissions targets by 2050, with an middleman goal of a 68% discount by 2030 in contrast with 1990 ranges. But with the Local weather Change Committee’s 2023 Report back to Parliament suggesting discount charges should nearly quadruple to realize 2030’s goal[1], stress is on specifiers to establish new approaches to make sure general sustainability.
Confronted with this problem and former analysis suggesting that the most important share of social housing was present in buildings constructed between 1945 and 1980[2], REHAU is highlighting the position of retrofitting in decarbonising current constructing inventory. Particularly, following the Authorities’s announcement of an extra £1.25bn to the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the polymer options supplier is encouraging specifiers to evaluation element choice with thermal effectivity as a precedence.
“To meet its ambitious net zero goals, the social housing sector needs to identify where their actions can have the biggest impact possible when reducing emissions,” explains Martin Hitchin, CEO for REHAU UK. “Of the available decarbonisation routes, component specification stands out as a key area where improvements can be made – especially in retrofit projects. Considering the scope of the UK’s social housing stock and the funds available to improve energy performance, there are huge opportunities available to well-informed sector stakeholders, which is why we have launched this new CPD.”
Titled ‘Retrofit Window & Door Solutions for Social Housing,’ REHAU’s newest CPD explores key components when choosing elements for current constructing inventory, together with compliance issues, constructing laws and requirements, and third-party approvals processes. In response to Mr. Hitchin, given the important thing position of home windows and doorways in a property’s general thermal effectivity, elevated consciousness of the sustainability and efficiency of particular elements shall be very important to the sector reaching its internet zero targets.
“Windows and doors are the main routes through which heat leaves or is retained within a property, so it is logical to begin with these systems when improving thermal efficiency,” he explains. “Making certain these essential elements can meet the compliance necessities of constructing laws and obtain extra product accreditations ought to due to this fact be paramount among the many priorities of social housing specifiers.
“With that in mind, we hope this new CPD can assist the sector in its decarbonisation journey and keep project decisionmakers updated on what is possible with more sustainable systems. By working together with third parties in these areas, the industry is sure to make greater, swifter progress against net zero goals and deliver greener social housing that is fit for the future.”
To search out out extra about REHAU’s newest CPD, Retrofit Window & Door Options for Social Housing, CLICK HERE.
Notes
[1] https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Progress-in-reducing-UK-emissions-2023-Report-to-Parliament-1.pdf
[2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/292252/age-of-housing-dwellings-in-england-uk-by-tenuree/
