{"value":{"id":1551933,"askingMemberId":1796,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-12-14T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-12-30T00:00:00","uin":"HL4314","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that building standards on construction of new housing developments maximise energy efficiency.","answeringBodyId":211,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4553,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-12-28T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>In December 2021, the Government amended Building Regulations to require new buildings, as of June 2022, to meet higher energy efficiency standards. This means that new homes will produce 30% less Carbon Dioxide emissions compared to previous 2013 standards with new non-domestic properties producing 27% less Carbon Dioxide emissions. The amendment also included improvements in the energy efficiency standards required of new and replacement thermal elements, replacement building services, and controlled fittings when undertaking a renovation or extension of an existing building.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Housing: Energy","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1551933","method":"GET"}]}