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First report - Building to net zero: costing carbon in construction
Environmental Audit Committee
HC 103
Published 26 May 2022
Recommendations
8
Rejected
Para 76
The timeline for the Future Homes Standard should be brought forward to December 2023 to...
Recommendation
The timeline for the Future Homes Standard should be brought forward to December 2023 to align the timeframes for addressing operational and embodied carbon. This will help provide the industry with the confidence it requires to construct low- carbon, energy …
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Government Response Summary
The government will not alter the timeframe for the Future Homes Standard (2025), stating it delivers on net zero commitments while ensuring new homes are delivered. However, they are accelerating work on a full technical specification for the Future Homes Standard, to be consulted on in 2023 and legislated in 2024.
Conclusions (1)
34
Conclusion
Rejected
Para 181
Public procurement policy which mandates the completion of whole-life carbon assessments could kick-start the market for low-carbon construction. In time, a low- carbon standard for public works projects would help to remove the data barriers to establishing this market. The introduction of a Procurement Bill in the 2022– 23 Session …
Government Response Summary
The government states that while the Procurement Bill offers an opportunity to reform procurement rules, it does not include specific provisions on the target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and it would not be appropriate to include such policy priorities on the face of the Bill to include in individual procurements.