| | | ten year period. For example new Building Regulation Documents L & F. Xpelair sees these real environmental issues as an opportunity and accepts that the scope for cost-effective energy efficiency improvement in the home is large and will continue to be created by innovation. Tight buildings need controlled home ventilation so the first in a forthcoming series of energy efficient products is a range of new Xpelair Xcell whole house heat recovery systems featuring the latest generation of contraflow heat recovery cells combined with long life, low energy use, DC motors. This DC technology is now also available in the new Xvent central extract system, the single room heat recovery unit and the EverDri range. To complement the whole house systems the range now also includes SystemX whole house ducting kits with self | | regulating intake and extract terminals designed to eliminate the need for system balancing on site. Xcell systems are not only good for the environment. They reduce user heater costs, maintain a 'fresher' home and lower humidity levels, providing important health benefits for many allergy sufferers. | | |
| | | It is estimated that we spend 90% of our time indoors and 70% of that time in our homes using heating, televisions, lighting and computers. It's hardly surprising then that domestic buildings in the UK contribute 30% of national CO2 emissions. By far the nation's largest source of CO2 pollution. With the addition of perhaps 4 million new homes to the housing stock over the next 20 years, the energy needs of buildings are likely to grow faster than those of other sectors. So it is to the indoor environment that we need to look if we truly want to reduce our energy consumption. There are a number of Government initiatives intended to deliver savings in energy consumption of 20% over a | | |