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Zero Bills home energises market

Editorial Type: News     Date: 03-2016    Views: 1893      





Zero Bills has a bold ambition: to make home energy bills obsolete

With a clever design that minimises energy requirements, the very low energy needs of the household are met by a roof-integrated PV and energy storage system that, it is claimed, can also generate enough power to service a small electric vehicle.

The home is heated by a small air source heat pump that recycles heat recovered from stale air that's been processed by a mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system. With the average annual household spend on home energy exceeding £1,300 and car fuel exceeding £1,000, significant lifetime savings can be met for the Zero Bills householder. It comes as a kit of parts - a steel frame with timber wall panels, the bulk of which is manufactured in the UK. The system is affordable at £1,350 per sq m, and quick and easy to build with. Zero Bills is aiming to be one of the first homes assessed under BRE's new Home Quality Mark, which provides consumer-friendly, impartial information via a star ratings system on the quality and sustainability of new homes. It has already been commissioned for use on a development in Newport Essex for the Sir Arthur Ellis Trust (subject to planning permission).

Zero Bills is located on the world-renowned BRE Innovation Park in Watford, a mini-demonstration community of homes and buildings of the future.
www.bre.co.uk

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