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Durham County Council

…. Heating will instead be provided by heat pumps (air, ground, or water source) or as part of a low carbon district heat network. The Council is also developing a new home building programme for construction in 2022/23. These new homes will be built to a standard in excess of current building regulations, matching the proposals in the Future Homes Standard that will come into force by 2025. Homes…

… with climate change as concrete is a source of a large proportion of the agency’s emissions. Ask of Government • The Future Homes Standard must be implemented at the earliest opportunity. • The Future Buildings Standard for non domestic properties must be brought forward and a target set for net zero as soon as possible. • Government must demand better insulation levels. • Government must emphasise…

… a move away from a car centric society, which is facilitated by how new developments are currently designed and instead focus upon how new developments connect with existing communities and local public transport and cycling networks. 6https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-homes-standard-changes-to-part-l-and-part-f-of-the-building-regulations-for-new-dwellings 7https://ukgbc.s3…

….eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/05150855/Net-Zero-Carbon-Buildings-A-framework-definition-print-version.pdf View action plan on page 102 Back to contents https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-homes-standard-changes-to-part-l-and-part-f-of-the-building-regulations-for-new-dwellings https://ukgbc.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp…

… will be heated by heat pumps, have a small roof mounted solar PV installation and provision for electric vehicle charge points. Building homes in this way will ensure they are best practice at construction and will have a path to net zero before 2050. Back to contents https://bregroup.com/products/breeam/ Actions & Partnerships Government have indicated in the forthcoming Future…