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ON THE COVER... © JAMES MCDONALD (PAGE 32)


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Built to last FROM THE EDITOR...


n anuary this year the Government fi nally announced the details of the arm omes Plan  its long-awaited scheme that aims to upgrade fi ve million homes over the next four years.


uch of the plan focuses on helping low-income families, with bn to be invested in measures such as heat pumps, solar panels and battery storage. hile the aim is predominantly to help those households move out of fuel poverty, the plan also promises that everyone will be able to access support to install technology that will reduce their energy bills.


or those of you tacling a big renovation proect, that means bn worth of low and ero-interest loans, as well .bn for so-called innovative fi nance, said to include initiatives such as green mortgages that will offer a lower interest rate for those investing in maing their home more energy effi cient.


hat impact these plans will have of course remains to be seen, but its encouraging to see the Government bacing those who are committed to improving the uality of the s housing stoc  as many self-builders and renovators are.


ess nwins case study on page  provides one such example of ust how committed they can be  and what can be achieved. sabel and enry have completely retrofi tted their s bungalow to create a Passivhaus-standard family home, constructed around the bungalow using a specially designed timber frame system.


my and drians home, built on greenbelt land within an area of outstanding natural beauty, includes a ground source heat pump, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, timber, and a sustainable lime-based plaster. ou can read more about their proect in lexandra Pratts case study on page .


lso in this issue on the topic of energy effi ciency, B answers your freuently ased uestions on heat pumps page , and the ational elf Build  enovation entre B unpacs the somewhat complex topic of Passivhaus in its fi rst asterclass instalment page .


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