Responding to a report from the National Housing Federation on the sustainability of new homes, HBF Executive Chairman Stewart Baseley says:
“Following the 40% improvement in the energy efficiency standards of new homes already seen in the last few years, private homebuilders are now working hard with the Government and other stakeholders to make further improvements to help tackle climate change.
“HBF is fully signed-up to the 2016 Commitment, which aims to deliver an increased supply of homes to zero-carbon standards by 2016, and will drastically reduce the carbon emissions from new homes in the interim. The national timetable the Government has set out for changes in statutory building regulations will enable homebuilders to work progressively to improve building standards, including the incorporation of groundbreaking renewable energy technology.”
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Notes for Editors
1. The Home Builders Federation (HBF) is the principal trade federation for private sector home builders and voice of the home building industry in England and Wales. The HBF’s 300 member firms account for some 80% of all new homes built in England and Wales in any one year, and include companies of all sizes, ranging from multi-national, household names through regionally based businesses to small local companies: www.hbf.co.uk
2. Details of the Government’s document ‘Building a Greener Future,’ which sets out the timetable for the introduction of zero-carbon homes, can be found here.
3. Changes to Part L of the building regulations in April 2006 saw a 40% increase in the energy efficiency of new homes compared with pre-2002 levels.
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