Sustainability

Sustainability: Investing in the future

Making your home more sustainable is a good investment in the future. With sustainable solutions, you save energy and the monthly costs. In addition, the value of the house increases.

Check your energy label

Every house has an energy label that indicates the energy consumption. It also lets sustainable solutions to make the house more energy efficient.

HuisAssist helps you find the right specialists to make your new house more sustainable. Read on to learn more about the different solutions.

Types of Insulation

Insulating is the first step in making your home more sustainable. Good insulation depends on the walls, floor, glass and roof. By insulating well you save a lot of energy and money.

Start with the roof

When improving insulation, it is important to start with the roof. Because warm air rises, a lot of heat is quickly lost via the roof. Therefore, when insulating, work from top to bottom.

Neighborhood discount

If you have solar panels installed together with your neighbors, you will save a lot of money. This is because the installation and travel costs are a large part of the total cost of installing solar panels. By dividing these costs among your neighbors, you will save a lot of money.

Salary Settlement

By solar panels you can easily save a lot of energy. The energy you generate is directly from the energy you consume. Most people use more energy than you use, the energy goes into the energy network. You receive a compensation for this per kWh.

The current compensation per kWh will probably be a little lower in 2023. So don't wait any longer if you still want to gain maximum benefit.

Solar panels pay for themselves

For 10 solar panels you pay around €500 euro. You will earn this amount around 5 years. Installing less than 6 solar panels is relatively expensive, because the installation costs are very high.

Subsidy

There is no national subsidy in the Netherlands. However, there are municipalities that pay subsidies for solar panels. In addition, you may claim 21% VAT on the purchase.

Is my roof suitable?

The angle of the roof is important for the energy yield. A 35-degree angle provides the highest yield. However, it is not so bad that the yield decreases at a different angle. A flat roof at a 10-15 degrees angle is still suitable for solar panels.

Heat pump for using less gas

A heat pump heats your home in an environmentally friendly way for most of the year. Only when it is around zero degrees outside does a central heating boiler being better at hand. With the water pump, you use 50% less gas.