The Future Homes Standard is due to come into effect in 2025 and aims to increase fuel conservation and ventilation in new homes to make them much more energy-efficient. Where heating and powering our homes currently makes up 40% of the UK’s energy use, the Future Homes Standard aims to reduce carbon emissions by an impressive 75%–80% compared to current standards.

In the Tomorrow Home, we’re trialling alternative electric heating systems to see which ones are the most reliable, energy-efficient, and affordable. Our trials, in partnership with an external consultancy and Teesside University, include air source heat pumps, triple-glazed windows, battery storage, improved air tightness, waste water heat recovery, infrared heating, and solar panels. The results will help inform new, cost-effective housing specifications and support our wider decarbonisation strategy.

Lovell continues to engage in discussions with universities across the country to foster collaboration and explore innovative solutions together.

Aligned with our parent company, the Morgan Sindall Group’s ambitious target to reduce our Scope 1, Scope 2, and operational Scope 3 emissions by 60% by 2030, along with the UK government's target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, the Tomorrow Home is working towards achieving the high standards established by the Future Homes Standard.

Working with our partners, Lovell is presently delivering homes to the anticipated Future Homes Standards across a number of our sites and testing alternative methods of construction and specification to ensure we can meet – and exceed – the requirements.