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to FHS, we’re not moving the conveyance boundary and dropping plots.” He also said a further delicate balance was needed on fabric, because “enough has changed in the notional dwelling calculation that will make trading a wall U-value against a fl oor -value, or against solar gains from glaing a lot more diffi cult He reiterated that they will not know the likely way ahead until HEM appears. Danielle of Barratt Redrow noted the lack of feedback from Government on the likely shape of the standard and the industry responses, given that the Tier 1 contractor submitted its responses “back in 2024.” She told the delegates: We have seen nothing on the responses – So we don’t actually know how many respondents there were, what category they fell into, whether they chose Option 1 or 2. We are completely blind in terms of the outcome.”


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ROUND TABLE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE INDUSTRY & GOVERNMENT


Our attendees each provided a recommendation for the construction industry and/or Goverrment to adopt.


Jo Conceicao, Savills Update regulatory and planning frameworks to facilitate private wire smart grids in new and existing developments to unlock local energy sharing, and greater fl exibility on prescriptive onsite renewables targets. Have a higher ambition on


airtightness, and mainstream high-performance timber frame via a coordinated eff ort across fi nance, insurance, warranty, planning and regulation, so it’s not classifi ed as a ‘non-standard’ build type.


Marc Stevens, Trustmark A coherent approach for FHS implementation, to ensure all sectors in the retrofi t and new build sectors are aligned; especially in HEM standards for assessment of the improvement for consumers.


Julie Godefroy, CIBSE Government urgently needs to provide a timeline to implementation of the FHS/FBS, possibly including version 2 in a few years, and a timeline for embodied carbon regulation.”


Mark Wilkinson, Hoare Lea Focus on outcomes and what the end user wants.


Ian Poole, Elliott Wood Construction Bring embodied carbon into mandatory reporting requirements, invest in a low carbon, bio-based local supply chain.


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