Design Buy Build Issue 38 2019 | Page 58

Heating Homes of the Future The 2025 Gas Boiler Ban The Rise of Electric Heating ‘the UK government announced plans to ban gas boilers in all new homes by 2025’ In a recent spring statement, the UK government announced plans to ban gas boilers in all new homes by 2025, forcing property developers, architects, and contractors to choose alternative means of heating future projects. The days of central heating systems are numbered and in today’s environmentally conscious world, a new breed of versatile, efficient, electric systems is ready to take their place… Electric Heating for New Homes Intelligent & Versatile The proposed 2025 gas boiler ban is set to deliver low-carbon heating for future homes throughout the UK, setting a new standard that effectively ends our dependency on fossil fuel heating systems. In the wake of this game-changing development, what are your options going forward? The government suggests that electric radiators used in conjunction with renewable energy provide an optimised, efficient means of creating heat, without wasting our planet’s limited resources. This setup offers controllable, independent heating that can be used in domestic and commercial spaces, large and small. electricradiatorsdirect.co.uk