Following the government’s publication of the Future Homes and Buildings Standard, which will see a number of sustainability measures become the norm, Jeff House, Director of External Affairs and Policy at Baxi, has shared the following comment:
“After many years of workshops, consultations and industry debate the long-awaited standards are finally here.
“Effectively new dwellings and non-domestic buildings will be required to adopt low carbon heating technology to comply. Functional changes will be enacted through Building Regulations with new versions of Approved Documents L and F published today, although owing to transitional arrangements March 2028 will be the pivotal moment where change really happens in practice.
“Heat pumps and low carbon heat networks will become the norm here and we are well placed to provide a fully engineered solution with our extensive UK product, training and aftersales support offer.
“We also welcome the requirement to include a defined amount of on-site generation through solar PV which will help to reduce running costs of what will be fully electrified properties.
“On a practical note there is still much to do behind the scenes regarding the Home Energy Model (HEM) which is not yet ready, so Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) V10.3 will be adopted as an interim measure.
“We look forward to continued collaboration between industry and government to help bring the new standards to life.”
