Future Homes – Electrical Safety in the Net Zero Home considers some of the key technologies of the home of the future and their associated risks, as well as recommendations to enhance electrical safety. The report offers an integrated approach to the future home, reviewing four key themes: housing infrastructure, electric vehicles, product safety, and growing the installer base.
Lesley Rudd, Chief Executive of Electrical Safety First, said: “Transitioning to net-zero is of critical importance but we need to ensure it is not at the cost of consumer safety. We believe that by addressing these key, interrelated issues now, will help ensure the future home is not only low carbon and smart, but also safer.
“From 2025, all new homes must be future-proofed with low carbon heating. A net zero home is also likely to be highly insulated and may include on-site renewable electricity generation and smart technologies, as well as electric vehicle home-charging points.
"So electricity – now increasingly produced from renewable sources – is set to play a key role in newbuilds. However, retrofitting existing homes will be a greater challenge. The UK has the oldest housing stock in Europe and deploying such new technologies introduces inherent safety risks, particularly since we are in the midst of a major skills shortage."
The full report plus summary briefings can be downloaded here.
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