BUILDING FABRIC 59 THE WHOLE PACKAGE


As sustainability becomes a key priority in anticipation of 2025’s Future Homes Standard, product specifi cation becomes more challenging, not least for roofs. Stuart Nicholson of Marley explains how providing a single point of contact can help housebuilders produce energy-effi cient, low carbon housing


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he news that installations of solar PV panels on UK property roofs has risen by  over the ast fi ve years and by 15% in the last year alone, according to government data released by the ffi ce for ational tatistics , is further evidence of a shift towards a ore sustainable aroach driven by the net zero challenge and consuer deand ndeed, solar  is now the second largest renewable energy enerator after wind or housebuilders, as they create new hoes, or undertake refurbishent projects, the policy changes to Part L and art  of the uildin eulations are drivin the utake of systeled renewable solutions that contribute to the buildin of enery effi cient and low carbon hoes


And there are increasing indications that hoeowners are otin to urchase hoes that can offer a full ackae of renewable solutions to underin a ore sustainable aroach and do their bit to hel tackle the cliate eerency The inclusion of renewable systes that include solar on the roof, heat us to rovide low carbon heatin and charging points for electric vehicles, are now not ust nice to have otions, they are deeed by any wouldbe house urchasers to be essential The focus on renewables is also reinforced durin a tie of escalatin enery bills The source and cost of energy generation in the home is now a subect of widesread interest and concern for any consuers s a result, otential buyers want to see


housebuilders hel the address future eneryrelated costs, and this resents a real oortunity for coanies to differentiate theselves in the arket nd it is easy to see why the built environent has such an in uence on how the UK is responding to the net zero challene ccordin to The liate hane oittee, it accounts for around  of  reenhouse as eissions, with approximately 14% coming from 28 illion  hoes s a aor contributor to carbon eissions, the need to ake the nations housin stock ore enery effi cient is ivotal to net ero success uch arket drivers are also seen in the contet of rearation for the introduction of the uture oes tandard in  t that oint, all housebuilders and develoers will be reuired to ensure


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