{"id":101772,"date":"2021-11-12T13:40:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T13:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=101772"},"modified":"2021-11-12T13:40:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T13:40:38","slug":"new-build-housing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/new-build-housing-2\/101772\/","title":{"rendered":"Hybrid working to influence new build housing in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A survey from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labcwarranty.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LABC Warranty<\/a> has revealed that more than a third of builders and developers plan to include work-from-home study rooms or areas in new build housing from 2022, as hybrid working rises<\/h2>\n<p>Builders are also anticipating better insulation, more electric car charging points, integrated digital connections and alternative heat sources as well as underfloor heating.<\/p>\n<p>The poll, conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/stakeholders\/labc-providing-expert-independent-public-service-building-control-through-local-authorities\/91690\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">structural warranty provider LABC Warranty<\/a>, has revealed how the pandemic and the climate-change agenda has influenced developers\u2019 and builders\u2019 thinking as the UK continues to tackle the housing shortage.<\/p>\n<h3>Changes ahead of the fossil fuel heating ban<\/h3>\n<p>With the Future Homes Standard requiring alternatives to fossil fuel-based heating systems in new homes from 2025, builders and developers are already considering a range of measures needed to transition to new technologies, such as air- and ground-source heat pumps.<\/p>\n<p>69% of respondents said that they intend to improve insulation in new homes from 2022, while 42% are already looking at installing alternative heating systems.<\/p>\n<p>Other energy efficiency measures such as triple-glazed windows (23%), power generation, for example solar panels (29%), and mechanical air ventilation (29%) are less likely to be specified in new homes, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/glazed-home-extensions\/93045\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sustainable housing<\/a> becomes the new normality.<\/p>\n<p>Homebuilders are also anticipating the continued growth of electric car use, with 44% saying they will be installing electric car charging points in new homes.<\/p>\n<h3>Hybrid working to influence new-home design<\/h3>\n<p>Developers and builders also expect the work-from-home era to continue post-pandemic, with 35% intending to include either a dedicated home office room or space, while 40% recognise the value of combined USB, internet and power sockets.<\/p>\n<p>Outdoor space, which became so valued during the pandemic lockdowns, remains lower priority, with 20% stating they will be providing larger outdoor areas.<\/p>\n<h3>Smaller, town-based developments on the rise<\/h3>\n<p>72% of the respondents in the LABC Warranty poll expect to build more new homes in 2022 than in 2021 to meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/housebuilding-challenges\/96810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">increasing housing demand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The most likely location for new homes will be in commuter and provincial towns, with larger suburban developments expected to make up 24% of new-home provision.<\/p>\n<p>Just over a quarter of developments will be smaller in size, located in village or town boundaries, whilst one-in-five (20%) will be inner-city residences.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Increased use of new technologies\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Daniel Hughes, technical partnership director at LABC Warranty, said: \u201cAs one of the UK\u2019s largest providers of structural warranties for new homes, we are seeing increased use of new technologies, methods and materials in new-home 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