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Timeline showing the uptake of the Future Homes Standard and Part L 2021

When will UK Homes be Built to the Future Homes Standard?

Written by Stuart Elmes The Future Homes Standard (FHS) consultation response was published on 24th March 2026. The new regulations will…

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July 2026
Aerial view of a housing development with Clearlinie fusion solar on every roof

Solar PV and the Part L 2021 Transition

Written by Stuart Elmes. How has the change to building regulations in England driven solar uptake? In 2021, the Building…

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July 2026
Keepmoat Zero Bills development - three terraced houses

Meeting the Solar Requirements in the Future Homes Standard

While the 2021 update to building regulations in England and Wales have resulted in solar PV on the majority of…

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June 2026
Part L solar sizing diagram

Future Homes Standard – Homes that Cannot Meet the 40% Solar Requirement

The Future Homes Standard (FHS) will make solar PV panels mandatory on all new homes from 2027, with the government…

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March 2026
New build home at Mereside Green in Cambridgeshire, UK.

When will Homes be Built to the Future Homes Standard?

Accompanied by much excitement in the solar industry, the Future Homes Standard (FHS) consultation response was finally published on 24th March 2026,…

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March 2026
Man fire testing solar pv

Fire Classification of In-Roof Solar PV

Housebuilders, building control inspectors and Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) auditors should be alert to the increasing risk that roof-integrated solar…

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March 2025
New homes at Burnholme Green in York, UK.

Warm Homes Fund to Go All-in on Solar

Announcement in January Expected to Include Grants for Solar PV It is widely expected that a £13bn ‘Warm Homes Fund’ to…

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January 2025
Homes with a large solar array at Duncombe Square in York, UK.

Moving Fast – Solar Uptake on New Homes

New data provided by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) shows that the proportion of new homes built in England that come with…

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December 2024
The Home Energy Model diagram

The ‘Home Energy Model’ – The Artist Formerly Known as SAP

Alongside its consultation on the Future Homes Standard building regulations, the government has revealed sweeping changes to the calculation underpinning Part L…

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January 2024
Oglie Homes in Alva Scotland featuring Clearline fusion solar PV

Scotland to Adopt Passivhaus Standard for new Houses

On 15th December 2022, Patrick Harvie, Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenant’s Rights (there’s a job title…

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February 2023
Houses with solar PV in Padiham Near Burnley

The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund – A Role for Solar PV

On 19th October, the UK government revealed its much anticipated Heat in Buildings Strategy.  Headline writers entirely focused on only one…

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December 2021
Graph showing a lab bench record for solar efficiency

Where Next for Solar PV Efficiency?

In the early 1990s a research team led by Andrew Blakes and Martin Green at the University of New South…

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December 2021
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    • Roof Integrated Fusion Kits
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