Future Buildings Standard must be more ambitious

Future Buildings Standard must be more ambitious, say construction and environmental groups

A coalition of built environment and climate action organisations has written to the Government to share concerns about the current Future Buildings Standard.

A coalition of built environment and climate action organisations has written to the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Jeremy Pocklington, to share concerns about the current Future Buildings Standard.

The letter – signed by twenty-one organisations including the AECB, Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) and Greenpeace – highlights significant shortcomings of the proposed new energy and ventilation standards for non-domestic buildings and existing homes in England.