At urbanpods™, we don’t just create stunning garden rooms; we are deeply committed to research and development, ensuring that our products consistently deliver superior performance.
Discover the urbanpods™ advantage: Why choose us over other garden rooms?
At urbanpods™, we don’t just create stunning garden rooms; we are deeply committed to research and development, ensuring that our products consistently deliver superior performance. Every detail, from design to functionality, is meticulously crafted to maintain the highest standards in durability, efficiency, and innovation.
Key Technical Specifications
At urbanpods™, we continuously research the marketplace to ensure our products remain superior to other garden rooms. Our focus on thermal performance helps lower running costs, with advanced insulation, energy-efficient materials, and smart technology. The table below showcases key differences, highlighting the meticulous research and innovation that sets UrbanPods apart from competitor products.
A simple question to ask our competitors… “Does your product meet building regulations standard in terms of thermal performance”…urbanpods™ does!
| Feature | urbanpods | Competitor A | Competitor B | |||
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| Material | 145mm full filled timber frame | 95mm full filled timber | 75mm full filled timber frame | |||
| Insulation | 145mm Hyrbis exandable insulation | 95mm mineral wool | 75mm mineral wool | |||
| Thermal performance walls | External – U-Value = 0.22W/m²K* | External – U-Value = 0.32W/m²K | External – U-Value = 0.36W/m²K | |||
| Thermal performance floor | Floor – U-Value = 0.11 w/m²K | Floor – U-Value = 0.19 w/m²K | Floor – U-Value = 0.22 w/m²K | |||
| Thermal performance roof | Flat Roof – U-Value = 0.18 w/m²k | Flat Roof – U-Value = 0.28 w/m²k | Flat Roof – U-Value = 0.34 w/m²k | |||
| Air Tightness | 3.0 m³/h/m² | 11.0 m³/h/m² | 15.0 m³/h/m² | |||
| Energy performance rating | urbanpods are EPC rated A | Non rated | Non rated | |||
| Smart home features | Fully integrated (heating, lighting) | None | None | |||
| Heating system | Infrered integrated mesh System between 300 and 600 watts | 2 kw panel heater | No heating as standard |
* The smaller the U value, the better the level of insulation.
Running Costs
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urbanpods™: £385.20 per year (based on only needing the heating system for 4 months of the year, due to our high energy performance, air tightness and solar gain retrieval). Calculations are based on the UK average home energy cost of £0.22p per kWh.
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Competitor A: £2332.00 per year – due to its use of a smaller frame thickness of 95mm, filled with low energy performance mineral wool insulation. Additionally, it features an inefficient panel heater with no smart home integration for app-enabled flexibility or functionality—lagging far behind UrbanPods™ in terms of performance and energy savings.
- Competitor B: £2885.00 per year – the frame thickness at just 75mm, holds less insulation than Competitor A. This results in significant heat loss and lower thermal efficiency. Moreover, Competitor B offers no heating system as standard, meaning the homeowner must bear the extra cost and effort of installing their own system, further driving up the overall expense.
These calculations highlight the superior build quality, insulation, and energy-efficient systems of urbanpods™. Effectively an urbanpod is constructed to the same standard in terms of performance as most eco-homes in the UK today, an urbanpod even achieves an energy performance rating A!
While lower-cost options exist in the UK market, the long-term heating costs for less well-constructed models like Competitor A and Competitor B clearly demonstrate how urbanpods™ offer better value for money over time.
“The Bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”
Benjamin Franklin
OUR PODS
Our urbanpods™ are pre-manufactured either fully constructed or in parts and shipped out to our clients’ homes for swift construction on site thus minimising time spent at your home, we endeavor at all times to keep the process as simple as it can be from conception to completion, it’s what separates us from our competitors.
