Future Homes Standard consultations
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| − | In October 2019 the government launched a consultation on stronger building regulations to help pave the way for | + | In October 2019 the government launched a consultation on stronger building regulations to help pave the way for a Future Homes Standard. |
[https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TQW8GQ9 The Future Homes Standard: 2019 Consultation on changes to Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Power) and Part F (Ventilation) of the Building Regulations for new dwellings]. | [https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TQW8GQ9 The Future Homes Standard: 2019 Consultation on changes to Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Power) and Part F (Ventilation) of the Building Regulations for new dwellings]. | ||
| − | Views are being sought on how changes to building regulations can drive down the carbon footprint of homes built after 2025. This will include changes to the ventilation and efficiency requirements as well as the role of councils in getting the best energy standards from developers. | + | Views are being sought on how changes to building regulations can drive down the carbon footprint of homes built after 2025. This will include changes to the ventilation and efficiency requirements as well as the role of councils in getting the best energy standards from developers. Proposals involve technologies such as air source heat pumps and the latest generation of solar panels to help drive down the cost of keeping homes warm and tackle the threat of climate change. The Future Homes Standard will also see gas boilers and other fossil-fuel heating systems banned from new homes. |
| − | The government expects that an average home built the Future Homes Standard will have 75-80% lower carbon emissions than one built to Approved Document L 2013 | + | The government expects that an average home built the Future Homes Standard will have 75-80% lower carbon emissions than one built to Approved Document L 2013. They propose introducing a meaningful but achievable uplift to energy efficiency standards in 2020 as a stepping stone to the Future Homes Standard making new homes more energy efficient and future-proofing them in readiness for low-carbon heating systems. |
| − | + | The consultation document is the first stage of a two-part process that will also cover the wider impacts of Part L for new homes, including changes to Part F (ventilation) and its associated Approved Document, airtightness and improving the as-built performance of constructed homes. | |
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| − | The consultation document is the first stage of a two-part process that will also cover the wider impacts of Part L for new homes, including changes to Part F (ventilation) | + | |
You can respond to the consultation by 10 January 2020 at [https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TQW8GQ9 https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TQW8GQ9] | You can respond to the consultation by 10 January 2020 at [https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TQW8GQ9 https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TQW8GQ9] | ||
| − | The consultation was launched as part of a wider drive for a Green Housing Revolution that also | + | The consultation was launched as part of a wider drive for a Green Housing Revolution that also includes: |
| − | * A national design | + | * A national design guide to ensure developers ‘build beautiful, well-designed homes that people are proud to live in’. |
* Plans to overhaul the planning system so that it becomes simpler, fairer, faster and works for everyone. | * Plans to overhaul the planning system so that it becomes simpler, fairer, faster and works for everyone. | ||
Revision as of 08:12, 4 October 2019
In October 2019 the government launched a consultation on stronger building regulations to help pave the way for a Future Homes Standard.
Views are being sought on how changes to building regulations can drive down the carbon footprint of homes built after 2025. This will include changes to the ventilation and efficiency requirements as well as the role of councils in getting the best energy standards from developers. Proposals involve technologies such as air source heat pumps and the latest generation of solar panels to help drive down the cost of keeping homes warm and tackle the threat of climate change. The Future Homes Standard will also see gas boilers and other fossil-fuel heating systems banned from new homes.
The government expects that an average home built the Future Homes Standard will have 75-80% lower carbon emissions than one built to Approved Document L 2013. They propose introducing a meaningful but achievable uplift to energy efficiency standards in 2020 as a stepping stone to the Future Homes Standard making new homes more energy efficient and future-proofing them in readiness for low-carbon heating systems.
The consultation document is the first stage of a two-part process that will also cover the wider impacts of Part L for new homes, including changes to Part F (ventilation) and its associated Approved Document, airtightness and improving the as-built performance of constructed homes.
You can respond to the consultation by 10 January 2020 at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TQW8GQ9
The consultation was launched as part of a wider drive for a Green Housing Revolution that also includes:
- A national design guide to ensure developers ‘build beautiful, well-designed homes that people are proud to live in’.
- Plans to overhaul the planning system so that it becomes simpler, fairer, faster and works for everyone.
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- Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission interim report.
- Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission.
- Green Housing Revolution.
- National Design Guide.
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