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🏠 FEATURED BLOG: https://lnkd.in/gTK8QwZf 🏠 A new set of minimum energy efficiency standards will be introduced to the UK’s housing market in a piece of legislation scheduled for next year. But what exactly does the Future Homes Standard 2025 mean for housing market stakeholders? Protect your property portfolio in 2025 with this week's featured #CCGBlog! #EnergyEfficiency #Sustainability #PropertyInvestment

A new set of minimum energy efficiency standards will be introduced to the UK’s housing market in a piece of legislation scheduled for next year. But what exactly does the Future Homes Standard 2025 mean for housing market stakeholders? #esginvestment #propertyinvestorsuk

In their latest article on affordable housing #Trends, Fast Company discussed how developers incorporate #PassiveHouse principles, like installing energy recovery ventilators (#ERVs), into #AffordableHousing projects. #LearnMore: https://lnkd.in/gnBZ5SQn

This recent case study conducted by IBACOS for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) helps homebuilders better understand the largest sources of carbon emissions in their homes, and in turn, help select materials and construction practices that bring us closer to our decarbonization goals. #carbon #homebuilding #sustainability https://lnkd.in/ejuV3ih2

Building sustainable homes in the UK reduces carbon footprints, lowers energy costs, and creates resilient communities. Eco-friendly designs support national climate goals and ensure long-term environmental protection, helping to build a greener, more sustainable future for everyone. Find out more about Acorn Property Group sustainable homes and how you can become involved as an investor with Acorn Property Invest. Send me a message to find out more. #sustainablehomes #greenerhomes #energyefficiency #investments #investors #propertyinvestors

🚨 More energy-efficient homes are coming!! The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced their strongest energy efficiency standards to date for new home construction. This means that 1 in 4 new homes across the nation could be built to stronger energy standards per RMI analysis. What are the benefits? 💸 Reduced Energy Bills: These new standards are projected to cut household energy bills by up to a third! That's significant savings that can add up quickly. 🦺 Improved Safety: Energy-efficient homes often have features that enhance indoor air quality and reduce the risk of moisture-related problems, creating a healthier and safer living environment. 🌍 A Greener Future: By lowering overall energy consumption in new homes, these standards contribute to a more sustainable future for our communities for generations. Ready to learn more? Visit: https://bit.ly/3WfyuCk #EnergyEfficiency #SustainableHomes

Buildings lose or gain heat through air leakage and/or through conduction, which is the ability of a material to transfer heat. The volume of warm air lost through air leakage is however much higher than that lost through conduction. Quite the most constant and assured source of renewable heat in any occupied building is that which is derived from its occupants. Now that over 70% of the population spend up to 90% of their time indoors we must explore the benefits of Passivhaus standards. There is no need to spend any more time on the Future Homes Standard as this is already outdated. We must focus our efforts on dramatically reducing our energy consumption, and reducing costs. We can easily do this immediately, by embracing Passivhaus standards and improving on these standards. We must develop positive energy homes, those which produce more renewable energy than they consume so that households can reverse outgoings on energy, into income. That is how best to eliminate the housing crisis and to eliminate fuel poverty. Passivhaus do have a standard for retrofits, and that is where we can make a start in our continued journey to net zero. The mistake which governments make is to focus on reducing carbon emissions only, what governments must do is to reduce costs by reducing consumption, and allow the reduction of carbon emissions to be a consequence of the former.

Take a look at our #energyready tool to see how you can #decarbonise homes as Rachel Eggington (née Gill) explains below #energyefficiency #netzero

New homes built from 2025 must produce 75-80% less carbon emissions than homes built under the current Building Regulations.* How can that be achieved? We have built our 'Energy Ready' tool specifically to help you explore all available options and ensure your business is at the forefront of reducing carbon emissions and delivering EPC-A rated homes. Visit our webpage to see how we have helped clients ensure they are on the right track. https://lnkd.in/ea4dQsUm #EnergyLawyers #EnergyEfficiency #NetZero *Future Homes Standard (FHS) will be mandatory in just over 1 year