46 BUILDING FABRIC
Senior’s PURe® and simple solution for the new Future Homes Standard
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enior Architectural Systems is helping designers and housebuilders prepare for the forthcoming Future Homes Standard (FHS), with its aluminium window systems already engineered to meet the more stringent thermal performance requirements that will apply from 2028. Published in March 2026, the updated
Standard confi rms a major shift in the way window performance must be assessed. Under the new Home Energy Model (HEM), wholewindow Uvalues must be calculated for the exact confi guration installed, replacing the previous approach that allowed the use of a standardised window. The maximum allowable Uvalue for windows in new homes will also tighten from 1.6 W/m²K under current Part L to 1.2 W/m²K.
Senior’s patented PURe® aluminium window
system is already designed to meet both current regulations and the new Future Homes Standard using double glazing, providing a straightforward route to compliance without the need for deeper profi les or tripleglazed units. This performance advantage is delivered through PURe®’s unique PUR thermal break technology, which enables signifi cantly lower wholewindow Uvalues across a wide range of styles and confi gurations. For projects requiring alternative aesthetics or specifi c design features, Senior also off ers additional window systems including the slimline, heritageinspired Ali VU and the newly launched SPW+. Both can be specifi ed in double or triple glazing to help meet projectspecifi c Uvalue requirements, off ering further fl exibility for residential schemes.
Senior Architectural Systems’ specifi cation
support manager Karl Kovak said: “The Future Homes Standard provides muchneeded clarity for the industry, and window performance will play a central role in achieving the required outcomes. PURe® has been engineered from the outset to deliver longterm, futureproof thermal performance, and we are confi dent that our full range of aluminium window systems is well placed to support designers and housebuilders as they prepare for the transition.” Senior is encouraging early engagement on new residential schemes, with full product information, technical resources and regional support available via its NBS Source profi le and company website.
01709 772600
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Proctor Group provides an ‘Air’ of luxury on new home development
pitched roof. Braddus Homes is a small housing
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developer set up by childhood friends who wanted to off er something diff erent to the volume housebuilding companies they had previously worked for. Their fi rst development is Priory Fields, a site of four homes, each with fi ve bedrooms. The company has set out to deliver excellence as standard and needed to ensure the materials they sourced would match their premium approach to housebuilding, right from their very fi rst project. Their homes are marketed as luxury, exclusive and high specifi cation – and they needed every detail to meet this high standard to ensure complete customer satisfaction. For developers of small housing sites looking
to diff erentiate themselves in the marketplace, off ering a high-end product means spending money in the right places. That includes using the best products that provide the performance they promise. For the pitched roof specifi cation,
Braddus Homes therefore chose to use Proctor Group’s air permeable, low resistance underlay Proctor Air. As an air permeable, low resistance (APLR) underlay Proctor Air allows the passage of both
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air and moisture vapour. This combination of qualities reduces condensation risk in roofs and avoids the need for separate roof ventilation products, as the underlay provides a more consistent fl ow of air than standard roof vent products. Proctor Air has a BBA certifi cate, and has been assessed against the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI). The underlay is also one of six Proctor Group products covered by an
environmental performance declaration (EPD). Furthermore, as developers and housebuilders grapple with best practice around using solar PV on new homes, Proctor Group has published industry leading guidance around the use of Proctor Air with integrated solar panels.
01250 872 261
proctorgroup.com/products/proctor-air
he fi rst site development by a new luxury housebuilder is benefi ting from Proctor Group’s Proctor Air® underlay on the
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