Yeah, no room for complacency! But that’s why we need to do the difficult things quickly (e.g., building all the pylons we need to link up new green energy developments) and also do things that aren’t likely to be undone (which is why Labour shouldn’t drop the requirement for new homes to have solar panels).
Yup. I’m living in a new build right now and broadly enjoy it, but in some ways I’m shocked it’s not more forward-thinking.
No solar panels, gas boiler, radiators on the walls, no heat pump. I keep thinking why the hell was a house built in 2019 not built with this stuff in mind.
Homebuilders need to be told, they won’t do it by themselves unless it’s cheaper.
Exactly. I think Labour would do it, more than happily, were it not for the housing crisis. They understandably want to build a lot, quickly, but they need to be convinced that the crisis won’t really be ‘solved’ without medium- long-term thinking, which includes eco-friendly standards.
Yeah, no room for complacency! But that’s why we need to do the difficult things quickly (e.g., building all the pylons we need to link up new green energy developments) and also do things that aren’t likely to be undone (which is why Labour shouldn’t drop the requirement for new homes to have solar panels).
Yup. I’m living in a new build right now and broadly enjoy it, but in some ways I’m shocked it’s not more forward-thinking.
No solar panels, gas boiler, radiators on the walls, no heat pump. I keep thinking why the hell was a house built in 2019 not built with this stuff in mind.
Homebuilders need to be told, they won’t do it by themselves unless it’s cheaper.
Exactly. I think Labour would do it, more than happily, were it not for the housing crisis. They understandably want to build a lot, quickly, but they need to be convinced that the crisis won’t really be ‘solved’ without medium- long-term thinking, which includes eco-friendly standards.
Building new houses that are cheap to run, and don’t need gas lines put in place should be a positive.