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A new quality mark for new houses has been launched that will transform the way consumers choose their homes to buy and rent\u2026<\/h2>\n

Leading building science centre, BRE <\/a>has introduced a new national 5 star rating system \u2013 Home Quality Mark \u2013 that will give home buyers a clear indication of the quality and performance of their new home.<\/p>\n

It will illustrate the home\u2019s overall running costs at a time when average energy bills top \u00a31000, and will also show the impact of the home on the owner\u2019s health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Additionally the mark will demonstrate the home\u2019s environmental footprint and resilience to flooding and overheating in a changing climate, and evaluate the digital connectivity and performance of the home.<\/p>\n

In a survey carried out by BRE to test the consumer\u2019s response to the Home Quality Mark, 97 percent said they would welcome it.<\/p>\n

Chief Executive of BRE, Dr Peter Bonfield said: \u201cIt is our long term goal that the Home Quality Mark<\/a> will become the de factor sign of a better home \u2013 something that home buyers can rely on and use in their purchase decisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will also be used by house builders to demonstrate the quality and performance of the homes they deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mark is currently being trialled by building products manufactures Wienerberger on a new project called the E4 brick house<\/a>, which is under construction on the BRE Innovation Park in Watford<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CALA Homes, one of the UK\u2019s top ten house builders plan to trial the mark. Its Chief Executive Alan Brown said: \u201cIndependent benchmarking of new homes is hugely important. For CALA, it provides third party recognition of our commitment to consistently build high quality sustainable homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor homeowners, it offers a simple and reliable measure of the energy performance of the property they are buying.\u201d<\/p>\n

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