Future Homes Standard

Rendesco plots £150m ground-source heat pump rollout for new-build homes

Infrastructure

Rendesco plots £150m ground-source heat pump rollout for new-build homes

Clean heating developer aiming to 'turbocharge the rollout' of ground source heat pumps in partnership with Last Mile

clock 23 August 2023 • 3 min read
Study: Slowing down heat pump rollout could see UK pay extra £9bn for gas imports

Energy

Study: Slowing down heat pump rollout could see UK pay extra £9bn for gas imports

Delaying or ditching policies for supporting heat pump installations would leave UK less energy secure, report warns

clock 08 June 2023 • 5 min read
Labour has an opportunity to house the green energy agenda

Buildings

Labour has an opportunity to house the green energy agenda

Policymakers should think bigger about the roles that new homes can play in a sustainable energy system, argues Centre for Net Zero's Lucy Yu

clock 01 June 2023 • 4 min read
'Not compliant with our climate change targets': Think tank warns many new homes will require costly retrofitting

Buildings

'Not compliant with our climate change targets': Think tank warns many new homes will require costly retrofitting

Bright Blue unveils series of policy recommendations for government to tackle both housing and climate crisis

clock 20 February 2023 • 4 min read
Government to explore how to clamp down on built environment emissions

Efficiency

Government to explore how to clamp down on built environment emissions

Government issues statement confirming it is to consider a series of recommendations from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) on how to decarbonise built environment to meet net zero

clock 03 October 2022 • 4 min read
BRE to build out Future Homes plans with new 'net zero ready' pilot project

Buildings

BRE to build out Future Homes plans with new 'net zero ready' pilot project

Croudace Homes to deliver 10 new homes in Didcot that BRE will test against the government's forthcoming Future Homes Standard

clock 09 May 2022 • 2 min read
Future Homes Standard: Government backs plan to overhaul building Energy Performance Certificates

Buildings

Future Homes Standard: Government backs plan to overhaul building Energy Performance Certificates

Building Research Establishment and BEIS announce plans to develop a new methodology to better measure energy performance of UK homes

clock 03 May 2022 • 2 min read
'Clear, long-term, detailed': Nationwide leads host of firms in demand for UK home retrofit strategy

Policy

'Clear, long-term, detailed': Nationwide leads host of firms in demand for UK home retrofit strategy

EXCLUSIVE: Nationwide Building Society, British Gas, Rockwool and E.ON among cross-sector firms calling for detailed government policy to drive green home upgrades

clock 18 August 2021 • 5 min read

Energy

'No silver bullets': Kwasi Kwarteng asserts that both heat pumps and hydrogen boilers will help drive decarbonisation

Business Secretary tells MPs Heat and Buildings Strategy will arrive 'soon', as speculation continues to mount over how the government will look to slash domestic emissions

clock 21 July 2021 • 6 min read

Buildings

Taylor Wimpey pushed for weaker Future Homes Standard, Greenpeace investigation reveals

Documents obtained by green group's investigations unit reveals housebuilder told government its plan to slash emissions by at least 75 per cent by 2025 were 'too ambitious'

clock 05 July 2021 • 3 min read