New Future Homes Hub Lunch and Learn series

Every other Friday, from Friday, the 27^th of September, join us for a 60-minute webinar featuring a different hot topic from industry experts. Learn about the latest in sustainable homebuilding, ask questions, share your thoughts and network with fellow professionals.

CEO Update

Now that the Government has broken up for summer recess, I’m writing to update you on Future Homes Hub activity to support the new homebuilding community to meet our shared climate, nature and sustainability objectives in line with the Hub’s business plan for 2024/5. I also share reflections on what will change in coming months as we align our work to the rapidly changing Government landscape. 

New Demonstrator Digest Shares Key Learnings for Builders Embracing Low Carbon Homes

With the introduction of the 2025 Future Homes Standard accelerating the move to low carbon homes, it will be vital for the sector to share experiences to meet the changing regulation. The Hub, with the support of homebuilders from across the UK, has published a digest of case studies and key learnings, which covers topics from air source heat pumps to building envelope and embodied carbon.

Homes for Nature commitment launches

UK homebuilders have signed up to a major new initiative developed by the Hub’s industry-led On Site Nature Measures Working Group, and working with the RSPB, Action for Swifts, Hedgehog Street and the NHBC, to support more wildlife on new developments.

Whole Life Carbon Conventions for new homes and free Tool

The Future Homes Hub has published the Whole Life Carbon (WLC) Conventions and launched a free Future Homes Carbon Assessment Tool to support SMEs in measuring the carbon impact of new homes

Future Homes Hub Water Efficiency Report

The Future Homes Hub has released a water efficiency roadmap for the hew homes sector - Water Ready: A report to inform HM Government’s roadmap for water efficient new homes

Biodiversity net gain is live

From 12 February, all new applications for major developments include Biodiversity Net Gain and from 2 April this also applies to smaller sites. That means as we build the homes we need as a country we will also improve biodiversity by at least 10%.

Watch our short film I Visit BNG Online I Read the language of BNG I View and upload sites to our biodiversity unit finder map

Low Carbon Homes Trials and Demonstrators Map

View the map which plots low carbon trials and demonstrators across the country, the technologies deployed and key lessons learnt. This work, in partnership with Homes England and Arcadis, is to accelerate learning for the Future Homes Standard 2025. Share your information here.

Biodiversity Unit Finder Map

This is a free-to-use service to help homebuilders and other developers connect with landowners, land managers and others developing and selling biodiversity units under Biodiversity Net Gain. View the map

Guidance on 2021 changes to the building regulations

Read the guidance on the 2021 changes to the building regulations

Householder guidance: Buying a new low energy home - heat pump edition

Find out more about the features and benefits of living in a low energy home

Guidance on Biodiversity Net Gain

Find out how to get ready for the introduction of BNG in November 2023

Building Performance Evaluation: Where to start

Read Building Performance Evaluation where to start

Ready for Zero: Evidence to inform the development of the 2025 Future Homes Standard

Read the full task group report, Appendix F, Appendix G and Appendix H

Embodied and Whole Life Carbon: 2023-2025 Implementation plan for the homebuilding industry

Read our full report  

Read the report overview