Environmentally friendly and sustainable

It is a fact that the Government's targets for Carbon Emissions cannot be met building "zero carbon" new houses our existing stock of old houses need to be improved.

There has been a lot of work done by BRE ( Building Research Establishment) to investigate who we can improve the carbon foot-print of our homes from improved forms of insulation, to heat recovery and using solar panels, wind turbines and the re-use of grey-water. These can work in conjunction with intelligent metering of our fuels. Heating and lighting controls are becoming smarter by the use of sensors buried in our walls and ceilings. Controls that can be operated away from the house to ensure that the house does not over-heat or freeze while you are away.

Our homes can become highly efficient.

Mankind is slowly waking up to the fact that our current demands on the planet's resources are unsustainable. Alternative energy sources and energy management technologies are developing and improving constantly, and many products are now economically available.

Insulation

We can improve the existing levels of insulation not only in our lofts but have you ever thought of insulating under your floor for those of you have timber floor-boards, not just on the groundfloor but also between floors. We can also increase insulation to our outside walls by use of high-performance insulation 'celotex' boards.

Building Services Integration

There are huge advances in technology to provide you with 'Smart Homes' we can provide you with expert advice and a very broad spectrum of the best technologies, so that you can confidently claim to possess truly Smart Homes.

Our installations employ advanced automation systems to centralize control over heating and ventilation (HVAC) equipment, lights and blinds. An array of sensors constantly monitors environmental conditions, adjusting equipment settings to maximize the use of available free energy. Rooms are maintained at optimum temperatures by the automatic control of HVAC, windows, lights and blinds.

Eliminate Electrical Wastage

A carefully designed system will eliminate electrical wastage caused by equipment in Standby. Whole circuits and ring mains can be safely and automatically shut off when you are sleeping or away from home, or when equipment is not in use. You can be confident that your house will not be wasting gas or electricity, and that only essential equipment such as fridges and freezers remain switched on. The whole house can be easily activated at the touch of a button when required. Smart metering can be installed that informs you what you using and where.

heating & ventilation

We are experts at integration, and can offer considerable additional functionality when using one of our home automation controllers interfaced with a compatible HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning) system. The heating system can incorporate heat recovery taking heat from the discharged area in the summer and warming the incoming air in the winter.

Ground-source heat pumps can also be provided that take heat from either a horizontal area of your land or if land is at a premium from a vertical field via bore-holes.

We also consider photo-voltaic solar panels and solar hot water as sources of energy - in 2011 there is a new Government's ‘Renewable Heat Incentive’ (RHI) which ensure that energy from heat pumps will be free to use.

We are able to configure home automation technology to function as a master ‘umbrella’ controller to monitor and adjust the environmental conditions of your home. This might include automatically opening and closing windows or operating electric blinds and curtains as well as adjusting the heating or air conditioning units.

The aim is to use as little energy as possible, whilst maintaining a constant temperature within your home that will keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter. By using the natural energy of the sun, we can use our technology to help store heat and direct it to where it is required and to naturally shade or cool other areas.

Another benefit of integrating your heating and ventilation systems within the larger home automation system is unification. Traditional room thermostats are the most attractive of on-wall fittings, but they can be completely eliminated by using tiny thimble sensors for monitoring and touch-panels for displaying and setting the desired temperature within a room. The same touch-panelwhich is controlling your lights, audio visual and security equipment.

lighting

Intelligent lighting systems prolong bulb life by running the lamps more effectively and use less electricity. When integrated with PIR sensors, lights can switch off automatically after a period on inactivity. These energy savings add up to a significant and positive impact on the environment, not to mention your pocket. Low energy fittings can be incorporated into your lighting design.

water recycling

Installing rainwater recycling tanks hidden underground hwerever possible will ensure we can use all rainwater either for the garden or in the home.

Low volume water efficient sanitary-ware and appliances can be installed and together with grey water recycling where water coming from appliances can be re-used for flushing.

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