Gas boilers will be banned in all newly built homes in Bracknell within three years.
The governments “green industrial revolution” will see gas boilers banned and all new homes fitted with ground and water heat pumps to help tackle climate change.
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This will see around 1,000 per year in Bracknell by 2028 according to research by Bracknell HVAC contractor AirCon.co.uk.
Libby Jones, of Bracknell HVAC contractor AirCon.co.uk, spoke of the research and said: "Boris is really going for it, first cars, and now boilers – basically you are witnessing the phasing out of traditional gas boilers for new homes being built in Bracknell.
“This is a huge opportunity for those working in both the building and heating industries in Bracknell, because the systems need more installation time and groundworks than a simple gas boiler – the industry recons on an extra 17,000 jobs Nationally and Bracknell will benefit from this.”
Under the new plan, new-build homes will need to be heated without gas from 2023, two years earlier than previously announced.
Bean Beanland from the Heat Pump Federation, added: "The heavy lifting must start now to ramp up the manufacture of heat pumps in the UK and their increased deployment in people’s homes in Bracknell.
"Working in partnership with Government, there is also a job to do to communicate the benefits of heat pumps to consumers.”
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