Including 6 closely related terms such as future homes standards, future homes, and future homes standard.
… L of Building Regulations is the key mechanism that prescribes standards for the conservation of fuel and power in buildings in the UK, based on metrics such as the estimated level of energy demand and CO2e emissions. At the time of writing, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has recently released a consultation on proposed Future Homes Standards, that would…
…; Worthing Councils 9 6 BEIS, ‘The Future Homes Standard Consultation’ (2019). Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/843757/Future_Homes_Stan dard_Consultation_Oct_2019.pdf 7 Building Research Establishment, ‘SAP 10 The Government’s Standard Assessment Procedure for Energy Rating of Dwellings Version 10’ (July 2018). Available…
…/739460/road-to- zero.pdf 10Air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in UK (2017) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-quality-plan-for- nitrogen-dioxide-no2-in-uk-2017 The Future Homes Standard Under the Future Homes Standard, new buildings would be required to meet significantly higher targets for energy efficiency and carbon savings. The Government states that, ‘As part…
… of the journey to 2050 we have committed to introducing the Future Homes Standard in 2025. This consultation sets out what we think a home built to the Future Homes Standard will be like. We expect that an average home built to it will have 75- 80% less carbon emissions than one built to current energy efficiency requirements (Approved Document L 2013). We expect this will be achieved through very high…
… fabric standards and a low carbon heating system. This means a new home built to the Future Homes Standard might have a heat pump, triple glazing and standards for walls, floors and roofs that significantly limit any heat loss.’ - BEIS, ‘The Future Homes Standard Consultation’ (2019) Adur & Worthing Councils – Carbon Neutral Plan AECOM design and manufacturing techniques and next…