The importance of sustainable solutions to heating around the home and for business purposes has led to a huge increase in demand for sustainable products and ensuring products are greener and more environmentally friendly. Underfloor heating is not only a more comfortable way to heat your home but also a much more energy-efficient heating method than traditional systems such as radiators. Underfloor heating truly is one of those luxury additions to a property that instantly attracts people and will boost your property value.
Is underfloor heating a greener solution?
As countries around the world work towards becoming carbon neutral by 2050, the future of home heating is in more energy-efficient solutions that utilise sustainable technologies.
So, it’s important for us to look at ways to improve the sustainability of our homes and installing a water floor heating system is a great way to lower your home’s carbon footprint.
Floor heating’s innovative technology such as under-floor heating provides evenly distributed heat for any room in your property. The air that is circulated from underfloor heating is cleaner than the air pushed around by radiators. Along with warm air, radiators push around moisture. Having moisture in the air can result in damp and mould forming, reducing the air quality of your home environment. Underfloor heating systems heat water to a lower temperature making your heating system more environmentally friendly and cheaper to run than traditional heating systems such as radiators.
Our design team consider all aspects of room-by-room heat loss and ensures optimised efficiency. Underfloor heating is suitable for most properties, is energy efficient, maximises space in your home and provides a luxurious feeling with heated floors.
How will a wet floor heating system reduce my properties carbon emissions?
Due to the increased efficiency of water floor heating systems over traditional radiator systems, significant CO2 savings are possible for your home.
Central heating systems use convection heat to just warm the air of a space, taking long periods of time to heat up a room which results in wasted energy and increased reliance on fossil fuels for the heat source. Warmup’s heating systems utilise radiant heat technology to gently warm the people and objects in a room directly and quickly.
This process uses less energy and requires lower temperatures than traditional heating systems whilst still producing the same level of warmth. Central heating also relies on carbon-emitting heat sources such as a gas-fed boiler whereas underfloor heating can be used with a wider variety of low-carbon heat sources.
Ready for renewables
Fully future-proof, underfloor heating is designed to be paired with efficient heat sources such as ground source and air source heat pump systems. These renewable heat sources typically produce much lower flow temperatures than a standard gas or oil boiler. Heat pumps and solar panels are a more sustainable heat source that takes the natural warmth from the environment and converts this into energy for your home to use and area perfecting pairing to use aside your underfloor heating.
Stepping up stainability
With traditional radiators only expected to last for around 10 – 15 years, good quality underfloor heating pipe is made from superior quality, sustainable materials built to last. The pipes used must have a projected lifespan of 50 years, in accordance with industry standards. This sustainable material can also be melted down safely and reused.
Can I purchase underfloor heating directly from Woodhouse Environmental Services?
Absolutely!! If you’re interested in an energy-saving heating solution that can contribute to the global reduction of CO2 emissions, then a Woodhouse Environmental UFH system is perfect for your home. Contact us today.
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