Free resources for housing professionals

If you're a housing professional – an architect, builder, designer, developer, specifier, installer, or manufacturer – access the free resources here to reach the maximum energy efficiency potential of your new build or refurbishment projects.

Retrofits

Under Government plans, all old homes will have basic energy efficiency measures by 2015, and by 2020 seven million homes will have been upgraded to significantly improve the energy performance.

New build

We are working with a wide range of partners in the housing and supply chain industry to research and develop best practice solutions for low carbon design and construction.

Enhanced construction details

Designed to help the construction industry achieve performance standards that exceed those set out in Part L1A 2006 of the Building Regulations, our Enhanced Constructions Details help developers and builders to achieve the energy requirements in the Code for Sustainable Homes.

Performance evaluation of homes

Easy access to our guidance on how to measure the energy performance of homes and regular updates on all our monitoring activities.

Energy Credits Calculator

Find the potential approaches and features necessary to achieve a range of energy credits within the Code for Sustainable Homes.