Our response to the Future Homes and Buildings Standards

BRE’s Head of Government and Scientific Delivery, Gwyn Roberts, commented:

“Today’s announcement is a key milestone in the UK’s green transition. After centuries of heating homes with fossil fuels being the norm in the UK, the Government has made the positive decision to transition home heating towards cleaner, more efficient technologies. The new standard is an opportunity for low carbon homes to be competitively financed with mortgages that reflect the performance that they deliver – unlocking much needed housing supply.

“However, the Government needs to take further steps to improve the standards for homes created in existing buildings to address whole building energy efficiency, and overheating risk, a known problem among much of this kind of new housing.

“It’s clear that the world is facing growing instability in fossil fuel supplies, which is driving the risk of a wider energy and fuel crisis. By shifting to cleaner, more efficient and more reliable forms of energy, we can reduce our dependence on volatile fossil fuels and protect ourselves from the kind of price shocks we’re seeing now.”