Midland Heart achieves Future Homes Standard (FHS)

Midland Heart’s approach to achieving Future Homes Standard (FHS) 3 years in advance of the legislation

Project 80, the first phase of 12 homes built by Tricas in Birmingham for social homes provider Midland Heart, is complete and the residents have moved in. Built to the Future Homes Standard (FHS) 3 years in advance of the 2025 legislation’s introduction and using brick and block construction or masonry construction, the site consists of eight three-bedroom houses of two-and-a-half storeys, two four-bedroom three-storey houses and a pair of two-bedroom two-storey houses.

This development of high-quality social homes is not connected to the gas grid, is highly insulated with good ventilation and is designed to provide between 75% to 80% reduction in carbon.

Once residents have moved in, the homes will also be the subject of an extensive programme of evaluation by a team at Birmingham City University.