Ukhiye wokukhetha we-insulation ekufinyeleleni ithagethi yekhabhoni yezakhiwo ezintsha

Following the announcement of a mandatory 30% cut in carbon for all new buildings, an industry expert is urging the ukwakhiwa imboni ukwenza ukucatshangelwa okufanele lapho kuthuthukiswa ukusebenza kwesakhiwo.

Izindaba ezivela kuhulumeni, ezizobona ukusebenza kweMithetho Ebuyekeziwe Yokwakha kusukela ngoJuni 2022, zisho ukuthi zonke izakhiwo ezintsha kufanele zehlise izinga lawo. ukuphuma kwekhabhoni^[1]. Lokhu kubandakanya ukuncishiswa ngo-30% kwezindlu ezintsha, kuyilapho ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni ezindaweni ezintsha okungezona ezasekhaya kufanele kwehliswe ngama-27%.

I-insulation ekugcineni izoba nendima enkulu okufanele idlale ekufezeni lezi zinhloso, nokho uJolyon Berg, iNhloko Yezobuchwephesha I-CCF, unxusa abangaphakathi imboni yezokwakha to evaluate product choices and maintain best practice. He explains: “Only with robust selection of the right products and correct installation, can all the benefits of insulation be realised. This obviously includes improved energy efficiency which helps to ukusika i-carbon ukungcola, kodwa futhi kufaka phakathi uhla lwezinye izici. ”

Nearly half (46%) of the homes in England are now rated C or above for energy efficiency^[2], ikhuphuke isuka ku-14% ngo-2010. Izinguquko ku Isakhiwo sikahulumeni Imithethonqubo ibekwe ngenhloso yokuthuthukisa lesi sibalo ngokuqhubekayo. Iza kanye no-£6.6bn wokutshalwa kwezimali okuqondile ekwenzeni ngcono ukusebenza kahle kwamandla ezakhiwo.

“Ukwehluleka ukukhetha nokufaka imikhiqizo yokuvikela kahle kungaholela ekulahlekeni kokushisa okukhulu nangaphezulu ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni. Kungase futhi kuthinte ukusebenza kwezakhiwo from an acoustic and fire safety perspective too, with fire performance in the spotlight in high rise buildings,” Jolyon continues.

“Mayelana nokuqinisekisa ukusebenza okushisayo kwesakhiwo kanye nokwehliswa okuhambisanayo kokukhishwa kwekhabhoni, ukulungisa noma izesekeli ezidingekayo ukuze kugcinwe ukufakwa kwe-insulation ngendlela efanele kubalulekile, njengoba kunjalo ngokufaka ungqimba oluqhubekayo olungenazikhala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukungangeni komoya kubalulekile ekwandiseni ukusebenza kahle kwamandla, ngemikhiqizo efana nezingqimba zokulawula umhwamuko (VCLs) kanye nokhiye wamakhasethi wokunciphisa ukuvuza komoya.”

In addition to reaching government targets, Jolyon believes it’s not just thermal performance that requires consideration when adding insulation. 

Jolyon added: “Selecting the right insulation for each building application is key. To do so, there are factors such as acoustic performance, moisture behaviour and compressive strength which need to be taken on board. Not only that, the type of insulation may have a significant impact on the thickness of the walls, therefore affecting the footprint and internal space of the building. With this in mind, its crucial to review product specification during the planning stages of a building.”

^[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-homes-to-produce-nearly-a-third-less-carbon

^[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-homes-to-produce-nearly-a-third-less-carbon

Okuthunyelwe Ukhiye wokukhetha we-insulation ekufinyeleleni ithagethi yekhabhoni yezakhiwo ezintsha ivele kuqala Izindaba Zomkhakha Wezokwakha.