Affordable New Homes works closely with leading innovators in the building industry.

	The Alpha Solar Smart system offers three fundamental ways of saving energy and reducing heating bills. 1: The stored volume of hot water is only heated using energy collected from the solar panel – so there is never any gas used in maintaining the cylinder temperature. 2: If the boiler does fire, then the water being fed to it will usually be pre-heated, so it will only need to operate at part load, using less gas. 3: Because the system works with a combination boiler, hot water isn't stored unnecessarily, but is always available, on demand, even if the cylinder is depleted.
	The Zenex Gassaver sits on top of your traditional boiler, and helps capture heat that would be typically lost as it travels up the flue. This heat energy is used to pre-heat cold water, and helps you save on hot water heater expenses.
	Atmos Heating Systems have ingeniously reinvented the Air Source Heat Pump by looking at the emersion heater problem, and sidestepping it. Their new Combinair ASHP guarantees its 360% COP efficiency by combining it not with an electric emersion heater backup, but with a conventional combi gas boiler. The two work together seamlessly, with the gas boiler taking over when the ASHP falls below its optimum efficiency. Whole house ventilation as part of the package means that with a solar panel linked in to the system, Code 4 is easily and economically achieved.
	Focus Consultants have assessed all our properties during the learning curve to Code Level 4. They have given sound advice and researched many soultions with us in an attempt to find the right solution for Code 4, for our clients' affordable housing budgets, and for their clients, the tenants. And if it doesn't work for them, it doesn't work.
	Oswestry Timber Frames have recognised the importance to us of designing a frame that is both generic and adaptable. We need a solution that allows for future adaptation at minimal cost and together we have evolved a solution that builds this in at the outset. They have also worked with us to develop a system that allows for the fastest on site erection. Build time efficiencies are the most important and one of the few remaining routes to lowering build costs.