BEIS consultation on proposed changes to SAP to enable Future Homes Standard (anticipated)

DLUHC Consultation on proposed Future Homes Standard (anticipated)

Consultation response sets direction of travel and key decisions on certain parameters

Part L 2025 final text agreed and AD published (anticipated)

SAP 11 available in commercial tools

DLUHC Project "Refining the Future Homes Standard 2025 - shaping the FHS consultation". Convening a cross-industry working group to review and shape the FHS Consultation on the Future Homes Standard

A formal report with accompanying evidence base, exploring potential specifications that deliver zero-carbon-ready homes and their impact on critical elements of home design, construction and use.

Create collaboration space to enable developers to share learnings from new technologies, procurement methods, supply partnerships, design and implementation.

Convene delivery board with representation from government departments, developers, the supply chain, infrastructure, skills bodies and customer groups. The Delivery Board will be responsible for the successful delivery and scaleup of the FHS, by defining the roadmap, identifying barriers and coordinating means to effectivly overcome them.

Create schedule of all barriers to successful implementation and means to address them. This work can commence on conclusion of the initial project "Informing the consultation" and can be concluded following publication of the FHS consultation.

Based on the "lenses" identified in the scale-up project, coordinate and manage the activities that enable delivery at scale for the FHS, in particular
- Supply chain: that the products and materials are available, suitable and meet the needs of the home user and developers.
- Skills: that the knowledge and resources are available both in design and construction
- Infrastructure: that the required infrastructure, especially in electricity supply, is ready to meet forecast demand
- Customer: that the home user is provided with simple-to-operate, cost effective, comfortable and long-lasting homes and services.

FHH-led working groups to provide recommendations to Government to inform detailed guidance. Advise on sector constraints and viability of delivery due to customer acceptance, technology capacity and skills.

Create guidance and design tools to support developers in meeting the FHS