BFRC Proven Compliance
Find Out How BFRC Ratings Can Help You
BFRC Proven Compliance is the UK’s most trusted rating council, offering the most widely used rating system for energy performance in Windows. When installing or choosing windows, you need more than unsubstantiated claims made by companies – you need impartial proof that they will perform as promised.
Why Use a BFRC-Approved Installer
- Audited by BFRC: Ensures compliance and quality.
- Genuine BFRC-Rated Products: Installers fit windows and doors that meet BFRC standards.
- Correct Materials: They use the correct glass and spacer bars as tested.
- Energy Savings: Reduce your energy bills.
- Environmental Impact: Cut your carbon emissions.
- Comfort: Improve the comfort of your home.
The British Fenestration Ratings Council (BFRC) has developed a system that verifies all the components to ensure that the final product meets the energy-efficient standard manufacturers claim. This allows them to issue the appropriate Energy Certificate for the product. BFRC requirements include:
- Heat loss through the frame material.
- Surface coatings on the glass to reflect or trap energy.
- Air leakage between the moving and opening parts of the window.
- Solar gain that can be expected during the year.
- Values for thermal efficiency and solar gain.
Our LiniarPlus six-chambered walled frame with 28mm double-glazed units incorporates soft-coated low-E glass, warm-edge spacer technology, and Argon gas. It is designed to achieve a WER value of A+12 Window Energy Ratings with a corresponding license number as proof of compliance.
Why Insist on BFRC Energy-Rated Windows.
When choosing energy-efficient windows, checking BFRC’s Proven Compliance products is essential. BFRC windows help you make an informed choice about the energy performance rating, from the newly updated minimum requirements to a B-rated window to triple glazing A++. Our windows have the rainbow rating label, proving they perform as promised. Additionally, our insulation tape ensures no more draughts or unsightly mastic lines around the window perimeter.
BFRC Certificate – Why Are Energy Ratings Important
The BFRC ‘rainbow’ label proves that your windows will perform as promised. It allows you to compare different window products to choose the most suitable for your home. The label displays technical information about the window’s performance, enabling you to determine how effectively it conserves heat. The energy efficiency level is calculated independently by BFRC, ensuring impartiality. All our A++ and A+ energy-rated windows have a label supplied by the manufacturer as proof of the energy rating and that they have been manufactured correctly.
FENSA
Southeast Windows Ltd is authorised to self-certify our window installations as a recognised participant in the Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme (FENSA). This ensures that the correct building regulations have been implemented for your windows and provides the necessary documentation for your property.
Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme (FENSA)
Southeast Windows Ltd is part of the government’s Competent Person self-certification scheme. Our surveyors and installers have undergone rigorous vetting and inspections, which allows us to self-certify our work.
Our comprehensive survey process, conducted in the comfort of your home, guarantees that your installations meet all necessary Building Regulations requirements. We meticulously consider factors such as the correct glass selection, fire escapes in bedrooms, trickle vents for background ventilation, and the overall safety and structure of your building, ensuring a worry-free experience.
Only Fensa-registered companies can supply BFRC Energy-rated products.
Building regulations, certification (especially when selling your home), thermal performance confirming the U-value for your windows with a BFRC certificate and ensuring the installation is done to a professional standard are all essential factors.
When selling your property, the purchaser’s solicitors will require evidence that any replacement glazing installed since April 2002 complies with building regulations. When it comes time to sell, you must supply the energy performance certificate (EPC) that home sellers have provided to potential buyers. Our BFRC certificates will demonstrate your windows’ energy rating, helping improve your property’s EPC rating by five to ten points, potentially elevating it from an E to a D rating.
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