The Future Homes Standard was launched in the spring statement earlier this year. It proposed that from 2025 all new homes will incorporate world-leading energy-efficiency levels of performance, incorporating low-carbon heating systems, and that new homes from 2025 will not be able to connect to the gas network.

The government has now published a consultation document entitled The Future Homes Standard: 2019 consultation on changes to Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations for new dwellings.

The document sets out the plans for reaching the 2025 standards with changes to Building Regulations in 2020 and 2025. The 2020 changes will be a partial step towards the planned 2025 standard whereby new dwelling energy performance will achieve a 75-80% reduction in carbon emissions over that required by the current Approved Document L1A 2013.

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