This will help reduce householders' heating/light bills,etc.
2006-10-31 00:44:11 · 23 answers · asked by TOMTOM 1 in Environment
I'd love to see this. I'm looking to move house in about a year and would love to see that offered in a new build.
2006-10-31 00:46:45 · answer #1 · answered by jg655 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, absolutely! Especially solar water heating panels which can provide free hot water
There is much more opportunity to plan this well in new-build houses. There are also opportunity to have small community generation of heat and electricity - since new houses tend to be built in groups of 20 or more.
There are some houses built in Fife by "Kingdom housing association" which were made as "green" as possible with solar panels etc. and the estimated extra building cost was £10,000 per house- so the builders won't do it unless there are strong tax insentives or legislation making them.
Woking council is another good example of how intelligent planning can a huge difference see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kloors-jj...
2006-11-05 04:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by saz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If green energy sources were incorporated into all new builds it would bring the cost of the equipment down for everyone. Whilst there is a green cost in producing solar cels etc in the longer term it must be a benefit for everyone. Where I live a wind turbine would be more useful than a solar panel but to have all new houses having the appropriate green energy power source is a great idea.
2006-10-31 00:56:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It should be possible to make a roof completely out of solar panels the cost would partly offset by the savings in slates or tiles I'm envisaging a complete factory assembled unit which would be fitted as a whole roof possibly even the structural parts of the roof could be incorporated and the roof simply lowered on by crane.
2006-10-31 02:54:43 · answer #4 · answered by bo nidle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and those tiles that can give you some hot water which work on a similar process. It would reduce so much, of course there's the cost of the panels but when looking at the cost of the greenhouse effect they've menioned this week then you have to spend to lower the contuing amount we pump into the air.
You can acutally buy stuff like this in B&Q now but I think you should be able to get some benefits from the government if you do.
2006-10-31 00:48:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes and a small wind turbine in the gardens of all new houses as well as a bicycle with a dynamo for when it's cloudy and not windy.
Seriously though. It's a good idea and as part of the green moves by the government some sort of electrical self sufficiency should be insisted upon for every newly built house with grants for anyone wishing to do it for older ones (I believe these exist but aren't highly publicised because they like to keep our taxes and not give it back to us).
Or they could just tax petrol loads and cain the working man with more taxes.
I wonder which one Labour will do....
2006-10-31 00:54:19 · answer #6 · answered by Martin G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not a case that they should but that all new house should be designed with the view to being environmentally friendly design this should include all forms including Wind and Solar. If you do it sensibly you can almost get free electricity and heating. The cost of these type of system is around £10,000 and if done at build is cheap
2006-10-31 00:54:48 · answer #7 · answered by FlyingPm 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes this is a wonderful idea, have wondered this myself, its got to be a great help, much less noisier then the wind turbines I believe.? Why don't the government subsidise as many houses as possible to have them set up, makes perfect sense. I have often looked out on our estate, lots of flat garage roofs, wondered if it could not be a great place to put a solar panel???
2006-11-06 08:33:05 · answer #8 · answered by SUPER-GLITCH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think all new houses in Spain have to have solar panels. If the British government was really serious about renewable energy it would exempt panels from VAT and increase the present subsidy to make installation genuinely economic.
2006-10-31 03:23:15 · answer #9 · answered by llanestli 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Theres a environmental cost in fossil fuels and resources in manufacturing solar panels. They only start paying for themselves after many years of use. Theres a bit more to being green than just buying solar panels.
2006-10-31 00:51:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
most definitely and existing homes should be offered the same not only would it reduce household bills but help the environment so the big Q is why dose the government not insist that this be a priority for all homes?now that would be a government i would vote for
2006-11-05 10:41:49 · answer #11 · answered by stirling silver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋