The new Part L regulations – a stepping stone towards the Future Homes Standard due around 2025, which come into effect in July 2022 – will require the planning and implementation of a solution that meets compliance targets, contributes to lower operating costs and is cost-effective and sustainable for developers…
#1. The Future Homes Standard will happen in two stages. The full set of standards will come into effect in 2025, while the Part L Uplift element – which will deliver a 31% improvement on current sustainability and energy efficiency standards over 2013’s building regulations – will take effect from…
Since the Part L Uplift to the new Building Regulations will change both the internal and external components of new build homes, the next 10-11 months will be a critical time for housebuilders. They’ll need to conduct extensive design work to determine whether solar is feasible and fit-able on the…
As the new Part L Building Regulations begin to gain momentum, the majority of medium and volume housebuilders have started to design and plan how they’ll meet the required Uplift to Energy Efficiency requirements in new homes from 1st July 2022. This uplift aims to deliver a 31% improvement on…
The Part L Uplift to energy efficiency requirements in the new Building Regulations stipulates that from 1st July 2022, all new homes in England must be built in line with the new regulations. The only exception is if planning permission has been submitted and approved before that date; a caveat…
The forthcoming Future Homes Standard, set to be implemented in 2025, will see the housebuilding industry take a giant leap towards helping the UK government meet its 2050 net zero target. Through this initiative, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) aims to shrink carbon dioxide emissions in…
It’s been a challenging year for all of us, but for those who have lost their jobs, are struggling to buy food or are facing homelessness, 2020 has been unimaginably hard. In the absence of our usual Christmas get together this year, Eco2Solar wanted to do something to support those…
Eco2Solar have officially installed the most solar PV installations from Solar Trade Association (STA) members this year, according to the Association’s 2020 Impact Report – a fantastic achievement in a year that hasn’t exactly gone to plan! The Solar Trade Association is the leading specialist group for solar and energy…
Recent research published by the House Builders Federation (HBF) and Knight Frank has identified the staggering economic value of the UK property market. While the sector’s contribution to the UK economy is widely acknowledged, the research report notes that until this research was conducted, there wasn’t a tangible monetary value…
When Paul Hutchens first formed Eco2Solar to install solar energy, he had a vision to help combat the effects of climate change by making solar standard on all homes. At the end of the first year of installing solar PV, Eco2Solar had installed solar PV systems on a total…
In the last of our series on what today’s homebuyers want, we looked at the features people would expect to see as standard in any New Build property. Environmental features rated very highly in the responses, with 27% rating thermostats or smart plugs as most important, followed by double…
In this month’s series, we’ve explored how the pandemic is influencing what people want from a home. Today, we look at the property features homeowners value the most. In our poll of over 25,000 Brits, we found that space is the now the most in-demand feature, with 43% of…
