Clearview Midlands November 2013 - Issue 144 | Page 72
energyefficiency
‘BEST OF THE BEST’ FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
thermal performances. Previously
the highest WER possible had
been an A-rating, although with
the increasing number of windows
that achieved this specificaiton, it
had become increasingly difficult
for homeowners and specifiers
to distinguish different levels of
performance within this band.
The new A+ branding will
now help Eurocell customers
highlight the ‘best of the best’ in
terms of energy efficiency, when
using windows fabricated using
the Eurologik 70 Casement
The Eurocell Eurologik 70
Casement window profile system
has become one of the first in the
UK to be officially awarded the
BFRC’s new A+ Window Energy
Rating (WER).
Only windows that achieve an
Energy Index of 10 or greater can
achieve the new ‘best of the best’
A+ band.
The BFRC extended its window
energy ratings bands to include
an A+ to reflect the work that
the industry is doing to push the
boundaries of PVC-U window
system, and therefore provide
a clearer indication of thermal
performance.
Phil Parry, Eurocell Accreditations
Manager, says, “Gaining an
A+ rating is a great way for
our fabricators and installers to
differentiate their highest energy
rated products from the other
standard A-rated windows in the
market.”
Call 0800 988 3049, email:
[email protected] or visit
www.eurocell.co.uk/eurologikA+.
HOMEOWNER ENERGY RATING CERTIFICATE
BFRC has responded to requests
from its registered businesses to
launch a homeowner’s window
energy rating certificate. The
certificate will be specific to
the property and the products
installed and will feature the
installers name and date of
installation as well as the wellknown ‘rainbow’ colour label.
It is the only such certificate
available in the UK glazing
sector.
If an installer uses BFRC energy
ratings as the route to compliance
for ADL (rather than U-values)
then this Homeowner Certificate
can be issued for the client. At
the point of notification on the
FENSA website installers will
now be asked if they would
like this BFRC Homeowner
Certificate issued and dispatched
with the FENSA certificate.
This new certificate will give
homeowners proof of the level
of energy efficiency their new
windows have achieved as verified
by the premier, independent
authority on window energy
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