Clearview Midlands September 2013 - Issue 142 | Page 74

energyefficiency

A+ RATING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT WINDOWS LAUNCHED
BFRC has officially launched a new ‘A+’ band at the top of its energy efficiency scale for Window Energy Ratings (WERs). BFRC is now accepting applications for the new ‘A+’ band, which applies to windows only. Any BFRC ‘A’ rated product that achieves a rating index of 10 or more can be upgraded to an ‘A+’ for an administration fee of £50 (ex VAT). Alternatively, manufacturers can also apply for new ‘A+’ licences. All applications must be accompanied by a simulation report and can be made either directly to BFRC or through an Independent Agency. These new ‘A+’ licences are available both as Simplified Energy Licences (SELs) and Detailed Energy Licences (DELs). The first batch of ‘A+’ rated windows were announced on the same day in August. “The availability of the BFRC ‘A+’ rating band allows manufacturers to offer the most energy efficient product to homeowners,” commented BFRC Chairman Giles Willson. “It also allows the most technically advanced producers to benefit from the marketing opportunities derived from BFRC ratings and being among the first in the industry to offer ‘A+’ windows”.

For more information on ‘A+’ please contact BFRC direct: Tel [phone] or enquiries@ bfrc.org

Green Deal will ‘take-off’ in the autumn, says industry expert
The Green Deal has come in for significant criticism in recent weeks, due to the DECC statistics for the first six months which showed only four approved schemes have been put in place. “The big challenge we face is the sniping and unwarranted criticism, which could de-rail the whole scheme,” commented Paul Joyner, director of Sustainable Building Solutions, Travis Perkins

‘The big challenge we face is sniping and unwarranted criticism, which could de-rail the whole scheme’
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