Heating with electricity
Electric heating is one of the most expensive and environmentally unfriendly forms of heating.
Houses used all year
- If you do have electric heating, it makes sense to increase the level of insulation and to supplement the system with other sources of heat such as an environmentally friendly wood-burning stove and solar panels.
- The Trust recommends the installation of a central heating system that distributes heat and hot water round the building. This guarantees a high degree of energy efficiency and flexibility in relation to fuel supply options in the future.
- In areas covered by collective heat supplies we recommend district heating or natural gas.
- In areas not covered by collective heat supplies we recommend energy sources with a low level of environmental pollution such as biofuels, oil-fired systems or a heat pump (water-to-water, air-to-water or a Nordic Eco-label heat pump, which is geothermal) which meets the energy efficiency and quality requirements laid down by the Trust.
New construction in Denmark
The minimum requirement for new buildings in Denmark is that, from 2010, they should conform to low energy class II and low energy class I as laid down by the Danish Energy and Construction Authority.
You can save energy and make better use of your heat sources by having, for example, time-controlled and well insulated underfloor heating.
Page last updated 03.12.2009