The NHBC Foundation, the UK’s leading independent provider of warranty and insurance for new build homes, has published a new report that gives advice and guidance to housebuilders on unlocking the full potential of the Future Homes Standard. The free report considers the challenges that may arise from energy-saving measures in new homes and how these could be overcome.
While construction principles and technology largely exist to enable new build homes to be future-proofed with low carbon heating and world-leading levels of energy efficiency by 2025, there is still work to be done on bridging gaps in the housebuilding industry’s knowledge, skills and practices to deliver these homes reliably and at volume.
The report has three key themes: heating, ventilation and design considerations, and covers issues that are fundamental to homeowners such as comfort, usability and resilience to climate change. Designed to act as a valuable resource for the industry, this free report, in association with Studio Partington, is available to view here.
Richard Smith, NHBC’s head of standards, innovation and research, said: “The Future Homes Standard will set the UK at the forefront of global ambitions to achieve net-zero homes. We want this ongoing project to become a forum for knowledge and a stimulus for thinking about the home in use, as well as its design for future homeowners. Our aim is for it to prompt discussion, identify the scale of the challenge and be a reminder of lessons from the recent past.
The NHBC Foundation’s research programme is steered by an expert panel of senior representatives from the house-building industry and academic world. NHBC Foundation research is funded by NHBC and is one way in which the company re-invests its profits into achieving its core purpose of raising standards in house building.
To access the full report, click here.
