Energy Performance, Sustainability & Carbon in Buildings - Dion Mellows

I was joined in this episode by Dion Mellows the Managing Director of SHA Envirnmental   https://shaenvironmental.co.uk

Dion is an Energy, sustainability and Carbon consultant for the Built environment who has been awarded by the industry awards for energy for his pursuit of energy performance to make peoples lives better.

In this episode we discuss the difference between carbon reduction, energy performance and improving EPCs, what they all mean and what can be done to improve on each of these in existing building and new builds. 

The UK energy market vs other markets. 

What are the issues with current energy legislation for buildings? 

Typical energy demands of residential buildings. 

Where the majority of energy is used in residential buildings. 

Gas supply in the UK. 

Gas substitutes. 

Insulation for reducing heat loss as well as reducing the chances of overheating. 

How roof colours and exterior types can improve overheating in summer. 

Cost benefit of energy performance for end users as well as property investors. 

Cost efficient fixes for existing buildings and new builds for improving EPCs and Energy performance. 

The importance of air permeability. 

How EPC assesors can assess. 

Different certifications of certain materials and how the certifications can differ in their scoring on EPCs 

Different types of Electric heating systems. 

Changes in the regulations.

Financing benefits of having better EPCs for developers and investors.

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