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30/06/2025

5 key changes expected with the introduction of the Future Homes Standard ...

1. Gas boilers will no longer be able to provide heating in new homes. The Future Homes Standard will require low/zero carbon heating systems to be used, expected to be heat pumps in the majority of cases.

2. Use of both SAP 10.3 and the Home Energy Model to assess compliance of new homes. In recent news the government announced that the Future Homes Standard will use both SAP 10.3 and the Home Energy Model, with the Future Homes Standard wrapper, to calculate the metrics used to determine compliance. You can find out more on this in our recent news article here >

3. New standards for Material Change of Use. The compliance standards for material change of use are currently based on achieving minimum standards for thermal elements and services. However, the Future Homes Standard is expected to set primary energy, carbon emission and fabric energy efficiency compliance standards for material change of use work in a similar manner to a newly constructed home.

4. Sunsetting of older transitional arrangements. In order to build as many new homes to the Future Homes Standard it is expected transitional arrangements for sites under Part L 2006, 2010 and 2013 will be closed. Therefore, for plots that have not started construction by the end of the transitional period they will need to be constructed to the Future Homes Standard.

5. The use of regional weather data. In previous versions of Part L, the compliance metrics are calculated based on UK average weather data, allowing the same house design to give the same compliance metrics regardless of where it is constructed. For the Future Homes Standard, homes will be assessed against regional weather data, resulting in the metrics use for compliance differing with the location the home is constructed in.

With the expected publication of the Future Homes Standard in Autumn 2025, Elmhurst take a look at what key changes we can expect. Find out more >

27/06/2025

The UK government has announced that the Future Homes Standard (FHS) and Future Buildings Standard (FBS) will be released this autumn. These standards will introduce major updates to construction regulations aimed at enhancing energy efficiency and cutting carbon emissions in both new residential and commercial buildings.

Read the press release here:

New homeowners stand to benefit from rooftop solar and cheaper bills, with the Future Homes Standard being published this Autumn.

25/06/2025

The Government has confirmed that both Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP 10.3) and the Home Energy Model (HEM) will be used to calculate compliance with the Future Homes Standard (FHS) as part of a phased transition for new build homes.

When the consultation for the Future Homes Standard was initiated in 2023, it was anticipated that the Home Energy Model (HEM), along with a customized Future Homes Standard framework, would serve as the exclusive tool for compliance. However, after receiving feedback from the industry, the government decided to permit the use of a newly revised SAP 10.3 version as a temporary methodology. This updated version will include a new standard dwelling, revised carbon and primary energy metrics, and enhancements to the existing SAP 10 to facilitate adherence to the Future Homes Standard. This approach aims to ensure the delivery of more energy-efficient homes.

In essence, both SAP 10.3 and HEM will be utilized during a gradual transition period, with the specific timelines becoming clearer once the Future Homes Standard regulations are presented to Parliament.

By continuing to use the well-known SAP 10 alongside the progressive implementation of HEM, the government intends to facilitate a more seamless transition when HEM and its associated systems are fully operational.

Read more here:

The Government has confirmed that both Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP 10.3) and the Home Energy Model (HEM) will be used to calculate compliance with the Future Homes Standard (FHS) as part of a phased transition for new build homes.

16/06/2025

Anticipation is mounting for a new AI tool set to become available to local government planning departments, aimed at reducing the workload of planning tasks.

Named ‘Extract,’ this AI assistant is designed for planning officials and local councils to transform records into digital format.

Created by Google with governmental backing, Extract is anticipated to assist councils in converting outdated, hand-drawn planning documents and maps into digital information within minutes. The tool is expected to drive new types of planning software, potentially saving the 250,000 hours planning officers spend annually on manually reviewing documents.

Each year, approximately 350,000 planning applications are submitted in England, yet the process remains heavily dependent on paper records, some spanning hundreds of pages. Once submitted, these documents require manual validation and approval by a planning officer.

In pilot tests conducted in Hillingdon, Nuneaton & Bedworth, and Exeter councils, Extract was able to digitize planning records, including maps, in just three minutes each, compared to the usual one or two hours taken by hand. This suggests that Extract could handle around 100 planning records daily, greatly accelerating the process and swiftly addressing the national backlog.

There are high hopes for new AI tool that is to be made available to local authority planning departments.

05/06/2025

Avoid Failure from Air Tightness -

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04/03/2025

A complete ban on issuing new leasehold apartments is nearing implementation...

Plans to overhaul homeownership in England and Wales include eliminating new leasehold flats.

Currently, the leasehold model involves third-party landlords, known as freeholders, owning the structure, while a leaseholder purchases the right to reside in a unit for a specified duration.

The government intends to transition to a commonhold system, aligning more closely with international homeownership practices, where residents own a share of the building and have governance over the properties they inhabit.

Read more here:

Ministers want to move to a "commonhold" system where flat-owners own a share of their buildings.

03/03/2025

Old tyres become aviation fuel! 🚀🌍

£100m Sunderland plant will produce around 30,000t of liquid fuel

20/02/2025

The government’s consultation on reforming EPCs went live on 4 December 2024...
New EPC metrics will be produced using the Home Energy Model (HEM) and they plan to consult on the HEM methodology this year in 2025. The intention is to transition to reformed EPCs, based on HEM and RdHEM (the reduced form of HEM used by EPC assessors), in the second half of 2026.

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Be nice if OCDEA & DEA assessors weren't kept in the dark until the last minute...

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19/02/2025

It's back! Following delay by Rishi Sunak in September 2023 the wheels are rolling again for the MEES requirement for EPC's to be band C for the private rented sector by 2030 or face fines for un-compliance...

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02/02/2025

If you haven't already... check out this podcast episode from the Construction News podcast First Site; Episode 18 - Live from Leeds at Speedy Hire Live Sustainability Summit: racing to net zero and battling modern slavery.

CN deputy editor Ben Vogel speaks to industry insiders at Speedy Hire’s Live Sustainability about what’s fuelling the race to net zero on construction sites, and what’s on the horizon. He also sits down with an expert panel to discuss what contractors should do to crack down on modern slavery.

01/02/2025

Energy secretary Ed Miliband has given the go-ahead to two new solar farms in Lincolnshire.

The development will comprise ground-mounted solar arrays plus associated energy storage, grid connection infrastructure and other facilities required for the operation and maintenance of the development.

According to planning constultant Lanpro, the West Burton solar farm will generate enough power to supply 144,000 homes and will replace around 24% of the capacity of the former coal-fired West Burton Power Station (currently operating as a combined-cycle gas turbine facility).

Read more here:

Energy secretary Ed Miliband has given the go-ahead to two new solar farms in Lincolnshire

31/01/2025

In September 2024, the UK made significant progress in its quest for carbon-neutral buildings with the introduction of the trial version of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard. Although the comprehensive verification process will be outlined in a forthcoming document, professionals in the industry are urged to utilize the pilot version to get ready for compliance and ensure their projects meet the standard's requirements.

Read the full article here:

The launch of the pilot version of the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard is a monumental step forward for the UK, writes Dr Anastasia Mylona

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