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Boilers
The efficiency of a boiler has a significant impact on the overall energy efficiency of a building. Over 50 per cent of the total energy consumption and CO2 emissions for buildings come from heating and hot water use. Providing advice to home owners and businesses about the current efficiency of their heating and hot water systems is a vital step in increasing awareness of how the energy costs and CO2 emissions from heating and hot water costs can be reduced.
Communities and Local Government, in conjunction with the heating and hot water industry, are launching a new energy efficiency advice programme for heating and hot water systems, covering homes and businesses. Communities and Local Government, together with industry, are encouraging heating and boiler installers to provide basic energy advice to users of heating and hot water systems about the energy efficiency of their systems. The advice given is in the form of a simple checklist and recommendations that can be included in a service visit and now forms part of industry recommended good practice guidelines.
Communities and Local Government would like to acknowledge the contribution from the following members of the heating and hot water industry to develop the advice and checklists. Thanks and acknowledgement to the following parties:
- ICOM Energy Association (external link) working on behalf of heating and hot water appliance manufacturing companies.
- The Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association (external link) works on behalf of firms involved in the design, installation, and maintenance of heating and ventilating products and equipment.
- OFTEC (external link) the Oil Firing Technical Association and is a competent persons scheme for oil heating in England and Wales. It represents the oil heating and cooking industry throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland.
- Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) (external link) - UK institution for building services engineers, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
- The Carbon Trust (external link) an independent company funded by Government helping the UK cut their energy costs and combat climate change.
- British Gas (external link) a leading supplier of gas, electricity and home repair services to customers in Scotland, Wales and England.
- CORGI (external link) the national watchdog for gas safety in the United Kingdom.
- The Institute of Domestic Heating and Environmental Engineers (IDHEE) (external link) is an independent non-profit making professional for domestic heating engineers, promoting energy efficient domestic central heating components and the installation of safe and efficient systems.
- Energy Saving Trust (EST) (external link) the Energy Saving Trust is a non-profit organisation, funded both by government and the private sector, set up to address the damaging effects of climate change.
- Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) (external link) is an independent organisation dedicated to providing installers, consumers, merchants, manufacturers, industry organisations and government with accurate and unbiased information on all heating and hot water matters.
