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The UK's exclusive supplier of the PowerBoard — the first 230V far-infrared heating system that installs flush into your ceiling void, with zero visible hardware.

New Build Heating

An All-Electric New-Build, Without the Heat-Pump Compromises

The Future Homes Standard ends new gas boiler installations in new-build dwellings. That leaves developers and self-builders with a real choice to make, and the default answer (an air-source heat pump plus underfloor heating plus a hot-water cylinder plus a controls package) is not always the right one for a small or medium plot.

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The new-build heating decision is changing

All-electric infrared sidesteps the trade-offs. Each room gets its own ceiling panel sized to its heat loss, controlled by its own thermostat. There is no outdoor unit competing with the elevation, no plant cupboard eating into floorplate, and no buffer tank to commission. A separate hot-water solution (small ASHP cylinder, instant electric, or PV-diverter immersion) can be specified independently.

Combined with the fabric performance most modern UK new-builds already achieve, U-values around 0.16-0.18, airtightness around 3 m³/h.m², infrared delivers a comfortable, controllable home that meets and exceeds Part L without forcing the full wet-system + heat-pump capital outlay.

See How PowerBoard Infrared Heating Works

Watch our introduction to infrared heating, the technology behind every PoweRad new-build home installation.

Why developers and self-builders are speccing infrared

The capital, compliance, and complexity case for all-electric ceiling heating in new-builds.

Future Homes Standard ready

No gas. No combustion. No flue. No 2025-onward retrofit risk if regs tighten further. Built compliant from day one.

Lower SAP10 carbon factor

Electricity's SAP10 carbon factor is lower than gas, so an all-electric infrared dwelling actually scores better on Part L emissions than a gas-combi alternative.

PV-native pairing

Daytime PV generation directly offsets heating demand, especially valuable in shoulder seasons when new-build heat loads are highest.

Under 10 Mins

Room up to temperature

Room by Room

Set each space perfectly

Child Safe

Cool-touch panels

10-Year Warranty

25-year lifespan

The new-build business case in one screen

No gas connection cost

Save the gas-utility connection fee, the meter cabinet, and the internal gas run. On many sites this alone pays for the panels.

Smaller M&E package

Strip out radiators, pipework, boiler, flue, cylinder, expansion vessel, condensate run. Simpler build sequence, fewer trades on site.

Compliant without specialist trades

No gas-safe registration, no MCS heat-pump installer, no F-gas certificate. A standard electrician completes the heating install.

Faster to plot completion

No 1st-fix plumbing for radiator pipework. No commissioning of a wet system. Heating is fitted at 2nd-fix electrical.

Lower whole-life cost for the buyer

No annual service, no boiler replacement at 10-15 years, no F-gas inspection. Predictable bills for the homeowner.

Better EPC headline

Combined with PV, an infrared new-build typically lands on EPC A. Strong sales and lettings advantage.

See exactly how many panels your new-build needs

Typical new-build heating specification

Indicative panel schedules for two common UK new-build typologies. Final design is sized to your SAP / Part L heat-loss calculation.

2-bed semi (75-95 m²)

4-bed detached (140-180 m²)

PoweRad PB-S-250 panel, 1200×600mm, 250W, surface or flush ceiling mount

New-build heating, common questions

Ready to plan your new-build heating?

Our specialists will design your system for free, no obligation.

Spec the Right Heat Source for a Future Homes Standard New-Build

Send us your floor plans and SAP heat-loss figures. We'll come back with a Part L compliant panel schedule, indicative PV pairing, and a single-page spec your electrician can build from.

New-Build Heating, panels from £249 exc. VAT · 10-year warranty

New-Build Heating from £249

View the new-build architect slide deck

The same new-build home pitch in slide form, ideal for sharing with the family or your installer.