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Is triple glazing worth the extra expense in the UK?

 

With the current focus on energy efficiency, and many homeowners replacing their old inefficient windows – Iis triple glazing worth the extra expense?

The PassivHaus Institute tested surface temperatures on various forms of glazing when the internal air temperature is designed to be at 21°C:

Next to a single-glazed window, the internal surface temperature is around 1°C.
Next to a double-glazed window (circa 2000), the temperature is around 11°C.
Next to a modern, energy-efficient double-glazed window, the surface temperature is 16°C.
Next to a triple-glazed window the temperature is 18°C.

So whilst triple glazed windows performed better than modern double glazing, it was a relatively small difference, and something worth considering when comparing quotations.

Read article in Homebuilding and Renovation “Does triple glazing make sense?

Conclusion It is certainly worth replacing single-glazed windows. Whether you want to go for double or triple glazing will really depend on how much you can afford and how well insulated the rest of the house is. There is little point in adding triple-glazing if there is a lot of heat loss from uninsulated solid brick walls.

In June 2014 the UK government launched the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund that includes a grant for replacing single glazed windows with double or triple-glazed windows and solid wall insulation. For more details about the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund click here

Also read the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) leaflet on Energy efficient glazing

 

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New home-owners will get a 500 pound bonus for making energy efficiency improvements

New home-owners will now get a £500 bonus if they make energy efficiency improvements to their homes that they have bought them in the last 12 months. This is in addition to up to another £7100 that might be available to them under the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund that was launched by the UK government in early June 2014.

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Improvement measures include solid wall insulation for older houses, a new condensing gas boiler, cavity wall insulation and replacing single glazed windows with double or triple glazed windows. There is also a £100 cash-back towards the cost of a Green Deal Assessment and accompanying advice from a Green Deal Advisor – who will be able to recommend the most appropriate energy efficiency improvements in the form of a Green Deal Advice Report (GDAR)

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12 improvement measures

For more details about the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund click here

The 80 percent Hub has a network of Green Deal Advisors who can carry out Green Deal Assessments and offer impartial and independent advice – but trying to tell you anything. Click here for more information or ring Peter Bates on 01353 667973.

 

 

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Green Deal relaunches with a 1500 pound sweetener

Homebuyers who install energy-saving measures within the first 12 months of moving into their new home will be able to claim new grants – typically up to £1,500 – after a government revamp of the green deal.

In an article in The Guardian the Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change – Ed Davey said the government had listened

“I think it’s much more generous. It’s also much simpler. We did a lot of research on what consumers would react to, to make their homes warmer and cheaper to run.” Research, he added, also showed that people liked the “pick two from a list and get £1,000” approach. “We’ve gone for things that people most want – a new boiler, double glazing, cavity wall insulation.”

Read the full article here.

 

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1000 pound grant for installing a new gas boiler

The UK government is now offering a £1000 grant to householders and private landlords who replace their old boiler with a flue gas heat recovery system. Under the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund that was launched early June 2014 this funding is available to all householders who have an old gas boiler.

one type of flue gas heat recovery system that can be added to a boiler or integrated within a boiler casing

What is a flue gas heat recovery system?

A flue gas heat recovery system can make boilers more efficient by capturing and re-using heat energy that would otherwise have escaped out of your flue or chimney. It can be added to a boiler system or comes combined with the boiler. These systems, sometimes referred to as ‘passive flue gas heat recovery systems’, tend to cost around £600, but you could save up to £100 on your fuel bills each year. That means it should pay for itself in about six years according to the Centre for Sustainable Energy. They have a leaflet with more information click here.

Green Deal Home Information Fund

The UK government has made up to £7600 available per household. A new condensing boiler and a flue gas heat recovery system are two of the twelve eligible measures under Core One where you can claim back up to £1000. You will need a Green Deal Assessment and can also claim an additional £100 towards the cost of the assessment.

For more details about the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund click here

The 80 percent Hub has a network of Green Deal Advisors who can carry out Green Deal Assessments. Click here for more information or ring Peter Bates on 01353 667973.

 

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