More Food for Thought on the impending Building Regulations TGD L for Dwellings which includes NZEB Compliance.
The impact an open Fireplace can have if installed in a new house.
We have used the quantity of PV Panels to demonstrate the negative impact of an open fire in this case.
The Table below shows the increased number of PV Panels required to compensate for an open fire in the Living Room of different sized houses – other technologies can be used too, we have just used PV Panels to demonstrate the point.
House Type |
No. of PV Panels |
|
Normal Spec to achieve NZEB |
With Open Fireplace |
|
2 Bed Mid-Terrace |
3 |
4 |
2 Bed End-Terrace |
3 |
4 |
3 Bed End Terrace |
2 |
5 |
Semi-detached 2 bed |
2 |
4 |
Ground Floor Apartment |
2 |
4 |
First Floor Apartment |
2 |
4 |
Simon O’Brien, CEng
Joint Managing Director of Homan O’Brien Consulting Engineers
