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Carbon study establishes a data-driven path to net zero for UK housebuilders
by Jennie Ward|01 December 25|Build, Supply, Sustainability
The Future Homes Hub has released its Whole Life Carbon (WLC) Benchmarking Study for 2025, a report that aims to address a critical knowledge gap in the UK homebuilding industry. For the first time, this study provides empirically grounded evidence on the embodied carbon performance of new low-rise housing -...
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timber outperforms masonry
New report on carbon shows timber outperforms masonry
by Liam Macandrew|26 March 25|Design, Sustainability
The report from the Future Homes Hub on the whole life carbon impact of new homes looks at three options for house builders, two variations on masonry and one of timber frame, finding that timber has lower carbon intensity whether a home was end-terrace, mid-terrace, or detached. While the report...
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