The main priorities of social & affordable housing providers are to deliver affordability, protection from fuel poverty, safety, sustainability and opportunity for the home occupiers to progress in society.
Homes of the future, need to be designed differently.
Homes built with HONE systems integrated for social and affordable purposes deliver several vital benefits:
- Low energy bills.
- HONE systems deliver energy bills 90% lower than Heat Pumps.
- Carbon emissions.
- Homes with HONE systems have the lowest or zero-emissions which no other alternative can deliver.
- Energy rating.
- Homes with HONE systems can easily achieve A1 Super nZEB, A1 Net Zero and A1 PEB (Positive Energy Building).
- Asset value.
- Homes with HONE systems have higher asset value with an improved loan to value financing.
- Cost of construction.
- A typical low energy home with a HONE system costs €250 per sqm LESS to construct.
- Maintenance.
- HONE systems have a 10-minute fluid maintenance requirement every 5 years.
- User experience.
- Users will experience a simple, functional warm, comfortable home with weekly heating bills of less than €3.
OPTION 1 – EXAMPLE HOUSE TYPE – 4 Bed – 122 sqm
Option 1 – A1 Super nZEB
- CPC – 0.196
- EPC – 0.149
- RE – 60.5%
The heating bill for Option 1 is €97.47 per year or €1.87 per week.
OPTION 2 – EXAMPLE HOUSE TYPE – 4 Bed – 122 sqm
Option 2 – A1 Net Zero
- CPC – 0.000
- EPC – 0.05
- RE – 101.3%
The heating bill for Option 2 is €53.97 per year or €1.04 per week.