UK homebuilders have signed up to a major new initiative developed by the Hub’s industry-led On Site Nature Measures Working Group.
Building a generation of high quality, affordable and sustainable homes and communities, together.
The map highlights low carbon trials and demonstrators across the country including the technologies deployed and key lessons learnt.
Future Homes Conference 2024
The new homes community took stock of progress on climate and environment on 4 December 2024.
View the conference document: One Plan: Scaling up delivery.
Conference film and report to follow.
BNG Process Flow Diagram Updated
The Future Homes Hub’s Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Process Flow diagram has been updated in collaboration with PAS.
New Future Homes Hub Lunch and Learn series
Every other Friday, from Friday, the 27th 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.
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
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
See all Future Homes Hub guidance
Guidance on 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
Building Performance Evaluation: Where to start
See all Future Homes Hub reports
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