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Why RouteOne?

The UK housebuilding industry faces an extraordinary challenge in these times of worry over climate change and security of fuel supplies. Legislation and initiatives aimed at improving the sustainability of the built environment require an increasingly holistic approach between construction and building services; and with the industry moving so quickly, where can building services specifiers go for guidance on how heating and hot water solutions fit within the “bigger picture”?

Dimplex RouteOne is designed to guide specifiers through this regulatory maze, by providing in depth, practical solutions to complying with Building Regulations and the Code for Sustainable Homes, focusing on achieving different levels of building efficiency through combinations of fabric, heating, hot water and ventilation strategies, culminating in flexible solutions to help you build a system that works for you.

This section of the website is designed to give you relevant information of the key issues and solutions including different compliance strategies and case studies.

“Reducing the carbon emissions in our new housing is a good starting point but we need to be realistic and set targets that are achievable by the house building industry in reality and not just on paper.”

Dr. David Strong
Inbuilt Consulting

The Future Of Energy In The UK

Climate change is the greatest threat facing the planet, with rising temperatures causing more droughts, floods, storms and sea levels to rise. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2001), it appears that the impacts of weather related disasters are increasing two to three times more rapidly than impacts due to earthquakes.

Most scientists agree that climate change is largely due to human activity, mainly the increased use of fossil fuels which release greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide) when burnt, prompting the government to set itself some tough targets for the reduction of carbon emissions.

As a major contribution to the “global deal” on climate change, the UK has a commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80% over 1990 levels by 2050. The UK also has a binding commitment under the EU Renewable Energy Directive to provide 20% of its energy from renewable resources by 2020 – currently just 2% of electricity comes from renewable sources such as wind and hydro power. Without doubt, cleaner and more efficient forms of energy generation and distribution will be required to ensure the government meets its obligations.

What’s more, aside from the climate change issue, security of the UK’s energy supply is a concern. With peak global oil availability approaching and the UK a net importer of gas since 2004, there is a recognised need for a dramatic shift in UK energy policy.

The inevitable move to low carbon, renewable energy plus a longer term objective to increase the contribution from nuclear power in the face of dwindling fossil fuel supplies will mean a greater dependency on electricity as the prime energy source.

“Now over the coming decades, we must move from a largely fossil fuel based economy to an economy primarily powered by low carbon energy.”

Gordon Brown
Speech to Foreign Press Association, November 2007

“Renewable power can play a bigger role, not just in electricity but heating too... We need a [energy] market that secures future supply, including investment in nuclear power.”

Ed Milliband
Energy and Climate Change Secretary, October 2008

Zero Carbon Homes

The energy we use to heat, light and power our homes produces 27% of the UK’s CO2 emissions, with each household producing around 1.54 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. Improving energy efficiency in buildings is the most cost effective way to both cut climate-destroying CO2 emissions and reduce the amount of fossil fuels we require.

It makes sense to address the issue of carbon emissions from new homes – the undersupply of housing in the UK now requires a new build programme to produce 30% of the country’s housing stock by 2050. This presents a vital opportunity to address the issues not just of carbon emissions but also of water usage, waste generation and numerous other key environmental areas, by changing the way we design our homes.

The “zero carbon home” is held up as an ideal for the housebuilding industry with the Code for Sustainable Homes providing a roadmap towards all new homes meeting this standard by 2016.

Energy for heating, hot water and ventilation services are today the major energy consumers in the home. In the future this will have to be dramatically reduced through improved building fabric standards, heat recovery systems and renewable source of heat and power.

“We [the government] have committed to ensuring that all homes built from 2016 will be zero carbon… There is broad agreement that this is ambitious, but achievable.”

Caroline Flint
Former Minister for Housing, speaking at Ecobuild
February 2008

One Solution. All The Options.

Electric heating works hand-in-hand with renewable energy sources, such as solar thermal water heating, heat pumps, heat recovery systems and wind generators, and as the electricity supply becomes decarbonised, it really is the fuel of the future.

With domestic space and water heating accounting for over 70% of the average home’s carbon emissions, using a variety of technologies creatively and incorporating renewables can reduce emissions dramatically.

Dimplex offers a wide range of advanced heating solutions, including renewable options, for an efficient, economical and low-carbon way to meet the different demands of Part L and the Code for Sustainable Homes.

Electric space heating

Today’s electric heating solutions are flexible and controllable. From highly accurate electronic thermostats through to advanced four-zone programmers for whole-house control, electric heating can be matched closely to the user’s lifestyle for maximum energy efficiency.

Heat pumps

Across air, ground and water source models, Dimplex offers the UK’s widest range. Highly efficient, heat pumps can deliver up to 4kWh of useful heat for every 1kWh of energy they consume and are widely regarded as one of the most efficient forms of heating available today.

Solar water heating

Solar thermal water heating is one of the most straightforward ways to add green points to a development. Easily integrated with electric heating, it can provide up to 60% of a domestic property’s hot water requirement.

Water heating

As water heating can now account for a higher proportion of the overall energy requirement, matching the water heating system to the user’s requirements avoids wastage.