TRACKING HOUSEBUILDERS’ STRATEGIES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE FUTURE HOMES STANDARD INDUSTRY VIEWFINDER 47


Which of the above options, if any, do you consider to be the biggest risks to delivering Future Homes Standard-compliant homes?


infl ation, installer sills shortages, grid constraints, supply chain readiness, and customer demand. he research proided an updated picture of industry readiness, deliery confi dence and specifi cation trends as the sector prepares for the transition towards S-compliant deelopments.


he ey change under the new art , rought in under the S umrella, is the airtightness target used in the notional uilding used as a model to test a home designs performance against. his increases from  mhm at  a art   to  mhm under the interim S . compliance route used for the initial phase of the S. here is a legal acstop minimum air tightness of  mhm, ut thats seen as a worst-case ceiling, not a woring target. ost new uild homes achiee air-tightness in the - m hm range, ut achieing the new notional target of  m cant e achieed y design only. t demands a etter leel of site discipline, etter detailing at unctions and penetrations, and independent erifi cation of the fi nished uildings performance y a ualifi ed professional. s stated earlier, the transitional arrangements for fi rms uilding S-compliant homes mean that home designs with an initial uilding notice or full plans application sumitted efore  arch  can e uilt under preious art   rules, proided construction commences y  arch . ealistically, all new home schemes which are eing initiated currently should e designed and uilt to the new reuirements.


KEY CHANGES


side from limited faric upgrades, the main changes in the S are the reuirement to transition to low-caron heating, alongside the introduction of renewales in the form of  to the tune of  of a homes ground fl oor area in the notional uilding. hasing out gas oilers means shifting entirely to electric-powered alternaties lie air-source heat pumps or heat networs, which means changes in utility coordination and grid capacity reuirements.


igher insulation and tighter airtightness demand comple mechanical entilation and wastewater heat recoery systems to preent indoor air uality and oerheating issues. n-site renewale integration and  charger installations complicate roof design, procurement, and site logistics. eyond these practical challenges, the issues of the wor pipeline for schemes with multiple homes oil down to the need to manage mied timelines across different phases and sites. f done adly, this creates inconsistent specifi cations, supply chain confusion, and potential costly reworing of proects. nd as eer, the perennial sills shortages in the industry compound all of these challenges, with a lac of specialised laour, and technical epertise in planning and S assessment maes signing off proects and erifying good uality eecution at scale diffi cult for traditional uilders.


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