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Buildings consume more than half of all the energy used in the developed countries of the world, and produce more than half of all greenhouse gases. In the UK, energy consumed in the home is responsible for 27% of carbon dioxide emissions.
It was not until the 1970s that designers seriously began to consider energy efficiency as being at all relevant in their approach to design. In 1995 energy efficiency was included for the first time, and only in a minor way, in the Building Regulations, and these apply only to new buildings. The vast majority of houses in the UK pre-date our awareness of climate change and its relationship to energy efficiency in buildings.
In spite of Government proposals to build many thousands of new homes in the immediate future, 85% of our existing housing stock will still be standing and occupied in 2050. Most of our older houses are not energy efficient and do not lend themselves readily to radical retro-fitting at costs which are affordable. Nevertheless there is much which can be done to improve their performance at relatively low cost.
AES has expertise in identifying appropriate measures for addressing the problems inherent in older, traditionally built houses including historic or listed buildings. We can provide house owners with accredited Energy Performance Certificates mandated by Government for rental properties or properties put on the market for sale.
In addition we can advise on the suitability of the latest renewable energy technologies and whether or not they are appropriate to specific sites or buildings.