The Future Homes Standard is a keystone of the government’s emissions reductions strategy - and timber frame construction is recognised as a prime route to compliance.
Once an underreported issue, embodied carbon is now the foundation upon which responsible whole-life carbon reporting must be built, writes Dr Lee Jones, head of sustainability at Hubexo.
More than 100 builders and self-builders attending a ‘live build’ experience of a Scandia-Hus home insulated with the Actis Hybrid system were impressed by the products’ thermal efficiency and the installation process.
Laura Selten, sustainability manager UK & Ireland at Beko, discusses the importance of choosing efficient appliances early in the process to reduce home energy consumption.
Industry leaders in the Waste Water Heat Recovery (WWHR) sector have stated that the Future Homes Standard is missing opportunities to utilise Waste Water Heat Recovery Systems (WWHRS).
Adrian Simmonds, senior risk manager at QBE, examines the key issues to address to ensure that solar deployment is underpinned by strong risk management.
The Warm Homes Plan and Future Homes Standard have placed rooftop solar front and centre of the government’s housing policy – but with fires caused by solar panels already rising at twice the rate of installations, is the industry ready to safely deliver this step-change in the role of the roof?
Experts at SuperFOIL have now warned that the critical role of insulation is being neglected, an oversight that risks jeopardising the potential for an effective rollout of low-carbon heating systems.
