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Designing for the Future Homes Standard: Part L, energy performance and specification
The Future Homes Standard (FHS) is changing the way new homes need to be designed, coordinated and specified.
This CPD explores the key requirements introduced through the 2026 changes to Part L and the Future Homes Standard, and what they mean for architects and specifiers at each stage of a residential project. Rather than looking at individual products in isolation, the session considers how fabric performance, low-carbon heating, airtightness, ventilation, overheating and renewable electricity generation need to work together from the earliest stages of design.
Who is this CPD for?
Suitable for architects, architectural technologists, specifiers, developers, energy consultants and other construction professionals involved in the design and delivery of new residential projects in England.
It is particularly relevant to professionals looking to understand how the changing regulatory requirements affect early-stage design, specification, coordination and compliance.
What you'll learn
By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:
- Explain the key changes introduced through the 2026 updates to Part L and the Future Homes Standard.
- Identify the implications for early-stage design, including building form, orientation, fabric, heating strategy and roof design.
- Understand the relationship between fabric performance and low-carbon heating, including the design considerations associated with heat pumps.
- Recognise the importance of airtightness, ventilation and thermal bridging in achieving effective building performance.
- Understand the role of overheating risk and passive design, including solar control, ventilation and thermal mass.
- Understand the requirements for on-site renewable electricity generation, including the implications of solar PV for roof design and coordination.
- Understand the current compliance methodology, including the role of SAP 10.3 and the forthcoming Home Energy Model.
- Explore how specification choices can affect performance, buildability and design flexibility through practical worked examples.
- Identify opportunities to consider performance beyond minimum regulatory compliance.
Ready to book 'Building for Tomorrow: Part L, Future Homes Standard, and Innovative Eco friendly materials' CPD for your team or project? Request a session below.
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