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<p>We expect that homes built to the Future Homes Standard will have carbon dioxide
emissions 75-80 per cent lower than those built to current Building Regulations standards,
which means they will be fit for the future, with low carbon heating and very high
fabric standards. These homes will be ‘zero carbon ready’, with the ability to become
fully zero carbon homes over time as the electricity grid decarbonises, without the
need for further costly retrofitting work.</p><p>Some home-builders are already building
to fabric standards above the current Building Regulations or installing low carbon
heating systems, but it is important that all parts of industry are ready to build
homes that are fit for a zero carbon future.</p><p>Our October 2019 consultation on
an interim uplift to energy efficiency requirements acknowledged that in order to
meet the Future Homes Standard, industry will need time to develop the necessary supply
chains, skills and construction practices to deliver homes that incorporate low-carbon
heat and very high fabric standards.</p><p>The consultation set out a proposed implementation
timeline for the Future Homes Standard, with indicative timings for further research,
industry engagement and a full technical consultation. We anticipate that the two-stage
approach that we are taking to implementing the Future Homes Standard will help to
prepare the necessary supply chains by encouraging the use of low-carbon heating in
new homes, while accounting for the skills of industry and market factors.</p><p>We
will be publishing the Government response to the Future Homes Standard interim uplift
consultation as soon as possible and this will set out a roadmap to the Future Homes
Standard.</p>
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