July 2, 2025

Making Detached Houses More Sustainable: The Power of a Solar Carport

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Making Detached Houses More Sustainable: The Power of a Solar Carport

Making a detached home more sustainable is a smart investment to reduce energy costs, improve the energy label, and increase the value of your home. An innovative solution such as the Solar Carport plays a key role in this. In this blog, you will discover how you can make your home more sustainable and why Renewable Partners is your ideal partner.

Why make a detached house more sustainable?

Detached homes often have higher energy consumption due to their larger surface area and exposure to the elements. Sustainability offers several advantages:

  • Lower energy costs: Energy-saving measures reduce your monthly expenses.
  • Better energy label: A higher energy label increases the value and attractiveness of the home.
  • Increased comfort: Less drafts and a more stable indoor climate.
  • Future-proofing: Comply with stricter regulations, such as the energy label C requirement for 2030.

The Role of a Solar Carport

A Solar Carport is a canopy for your car with integrated solar panels that generate sustainable energy for your home. This is ideal for detached homes with sufficient space on the property. Advantages of a Solar Carport:

  • Generate your own energy: Supply your home or electric car with green electricity.
  • Cost savings: Reduce your energy bill with self-generated solar energy.
  • Increased value: A sustainable upgrade such as a solar carport increases market value.
  • Aesthetics and functionality: Protects your car while adding a modern, durable look.

Other Sustainability Measures

In addition to a solar carport, there are other ways to make your detached home more sustainable:

  • Insulation: Improve roof, floor, and wall insulation to minimize heat loss.
  • HR++ glass: Replace single glazing with high-efficiency glass for better insulation.
  • Heat pump: Switch to an energy-efficient heating solution.
  • Air tightness: Perform an air tightness measurement to detect and seal air leaks.

These measures increase the WWS points (Housing Valuation System), which mainly enables private sector rentals for rented properties. Read more in our WWS Optimization blog.

How Renewable Partners Helps

At Renewable Partners, we offer a Free Sector Analysis to make your detached home more sustainable. We analyze the energy label, WWS points, and location to propose sustainable improvements, such as a Solar Carport or insulation. Our certified reports, starting at €650 (excl. VAT) , are delivered within 5 working days with no call-out charges.

We also provide support in implementing measures, so that you can quickly benefit from lower costs and a higher property value.

Invest in a Sustainable Future

Making your detached home more sustainable with solutions such as a Solar Carport is an investment in comfort, value, and sustainability. With rising energy costs and stricter regulations, now is the time to take action.

Contact Renewable Partners for a free quote and discover how you can make your home future-proof!

I want to upgrade my label!

What is the difference between energy label A and A+++?

The difference lies mainly in the degree of insulation and the proportion of sustainably generated energy. An A label can be achieved with good insulation and an efficient installation. For A+++, more is needed: a large proportion of the energy must be generated sustainably, for example with solar panels and a heat pump.

What requirements must my home meet to qualify for energy label A?

The energy label is determined based on the fossil energy consumption of the home, expressed in kWh/m² per year. For an A label, this value is between 105 and 160 kWh/m² per year. With good insulation, an A label is easily achievable. Homes built after 1991 often already have sufficient basic insulation to fall into this category. Solar panels are therefore not necessarily required to achieve an A label.

What are the benefits of an A label?

  • An A-label home is excellently insulated.
  • You enjoy greater living comfort and lower energy bills.
  • You are contributing to a better climate.
  • Many banks offer interest rate discounts on mortgages for homes with an A label (average 0.1%–0.2%).
  • With an average home value of €387,000, this can amount to savings of €500–€1,500 per year.
  • I want to register my energy label!

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    Making Detached Houses More Sustainable: The Power of a Solar Carport

    Making Detached Houses More Sustainable: The Power of a Solar Carport

    Introduction

    Making Detached Houses More Sustainable: The Power of a Solar Carport

    Making a detached home more sustainable is a smart investment to reduce energy costs, improve the energy label, and increase the value of your home. An innovative solution such as the Solar Carport plays a key role in this. In this blog, you will discover how you can make your home more sustainable and why Renewable Partners is your ideal partner.

    Why make a detached house more sustainable?

    Detached homes often have higher energy consumption due to their larger surface area and exposure to the elements. Sustainability offers several advantages:

    • Lower energy costs: Energy-saving measures reduce your monthly expenses.
    • Better energy label: A higher energy label increases the value and attractiveness of the home.
    • Increased comfort: Less drafts and a more stable indoor climate.
    • Future-proofing: Comply with stricter regulations, such as the energy label C requirement for 2030.

    The Role of a Solar Carport

    A Solar Carport is a canopy for your car with integrated solar panels that generate sustainable energy for your home. This is ideal for detached homes with sufficient space on the property. Advantages of a Solar Carport:

    • Generate your own energy: Supply your home or electric car with green electricity.
    • Cost savings: Reduce your energy bill with self-generated solar energy.
    • Increased value: A sustainable upgrade such as a solar carport increases market value.
    • Aesthetics and functionality: Protects your car while adding a modern, durable look.

    Other Sustainability Measures

    In addition to a solar carport, there are other ways to make your detached home more sustainable:

    • Insulation: Improve roof, floor, and wall insulation to minimize heat loss.
    • HR++ glass: Replace single glazing with high-efficiency glass for better insulation.
    • Heat pump: Switch to an energy-efficient heating solution.
    • Air tightness: Perform an air tightness measurement to detect and seal air leaks.

    These measures increase the WWS points (Housing Valuation System), which mainly enables private sector rentals for rented properties. Read more in our WWS Optimization blog.

    How Renewable Partners Helps

    At Renewable Partners, we offer a Free Sector Analysis to make your detached home more sustainable. We analyze the energy label, WWS points, and location to propose sustainable improvements, such as a Solar Carport or insulation. Our certified reports, starting at €650 (excl. VAT) , are delivered within 5 working days with no call-out charges.

    We also provide support in implementing measures, so that you can quickly benefit from lower costs and a higher property value.

    Invest in a Sustainable Future

    Making your detached home more sustainable with solutions such as a Solar Carport is an investment in comfort, value, and sustainability. With rising energy costs and stricter regulations, now is the time to take action.

    Contact Renewable Partners for a free quote and discover how you can make your home future-proof!

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