RIBA attacks proposed homes’ efficiency standards

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Government’s Future Homes Standard is not ambitious enough, says architects’ trade body

Plans to increase the energy efficiency of newly-built homes lack ambition, say critics, who have urged ministers to make them more demanding.

Responses to the government’s consultation on its Future Homes Standard have criticised reform Part L of the building regulations, which covers energy efficiency standards.

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