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WITH NZEB REGULATIONS SOON TO BE IMPLEMENTED, SEAN MCGUIGAN, NATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR KINGSPAN, OUTLINES WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW... It’s time to zero in on nZEB
T he move to Nearly Zero Energy achieve our target Carbon reductions and ultimately achieve Net Zero by 2050. This was set out by legislation signed by the UK Government in 2019 committing the UK to a legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2050. nZEB means buildings that have a very high energy performance in which the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required should be covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including energy from renewable sources produced on-site or nearby. Buildings (nZEB) is one part of the climate action plan aimed to help us
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY?
We need to maximise the performance of the building fabric to significantly reduce energy demand, then use the most efficient method (using renewable energy) for heating, hot water and electrical requirements. A high performance building fabric is easy to achieve. It’s
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