All Future Homes Standard articles
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How Labour can ensure its 1.5m homes are future-proofed
Building 1.5m homes is a bold ambition, but the government must ensure they are built right, Grant Schlereth and Sue Riddlestone write
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Sector groups call for more support for social landlords to meet energy efficiency rules
The Housing Forum and CIH among the bodies to respond to consultation that closes today
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Concern at software failure as government delays green homes consultation
Housebuilders worried that glitch in Future Homes Standard software will mar roll-out of energy efficiency standard
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Industry groups urge stronger Future Homes Standard
Consultation response airs demands for embodied carbon conisderations and mandatory testing of buildings in use
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SNG issues £400m bond as it aims to build 25,000 homes over the next 10 years
The funding has been raised under SNG’s sustainable finance framework
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Future Homes Standard can be delivered at scale by next year, testing centre shows
Two test homes subject to rigorous testing for past year
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Bellway and Octopus Energy agree ‘zero bills’ homes partnership
The homes will have no energy bills for at least five years
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Telford Homes calls for industry action on embodied carbon
CBRE-owned Build to Rent specialist says it has reduced embodied carbon on its schemes by 10%
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How ready are we for the Future Homes Standard?
The new standards will be with us in just two years – but to meet them, the industry is going to need a lot more government support, argues Laura Reeve
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South west council to require all homes to be net zero
Bath says new resi developments will have to go beyond building regs requirements and generate energy needs on site
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Redrow to fit heat pumps and underfloor heating as standard
The housebuiler says it the first to install heat pumps and underfloor heating in all new developments
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Low carbon housing schemes held back by false cost fears
Five-year government-funded study says sustainable development need not be expensive
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Barratt boss appointed chair of Future Homes Hub
David Thomas will head up homebuilding industry collaboration aimed at accelerating the transition to net zero
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Government slammed for ‘shocking’ failure on retrofit
UK’s official advisor on climate policy also brands lack of zero carbon homes standard as ‘scandalous’
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Housebuilders hit out at EV infrastructure ‘stealth tax’
Criticism follows yesterday’s announcement requiring electric vehicle charging points on all new homes
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Homes England offers £175m of green loans for SMEs
Chief executive Peter Denton says alliance with lender will create “new paths to net zero”
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Plans for low carbon homes on Bristol Zoo site approved
Sixty two homes to be built on car park adjacent to Zoo as first part of plan to move historic attraction
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Tory MPs demand the government moves faster on low carbon homes
Rising star Bim Afolami says net zero ready homes needed urgently, even if housebuilders “scream and shout”
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Government action on overheating is needed. Now.
The scandal of highly insulated newbuild homes that overheat in summer has been evident for years, climate advisers’ warnings can no longer be ignored
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Cala appoints analysts for eco-housing drive
New staff to devise route to meeting housebuilder’s 2030 zero carbon target