Why Midland Heart’s new development project is already achieving the Future Homes Standard

Homes that meet the Future Homes Standard are being built before it is implemented. Inside Housing, in association with manufacturer H+H, asks experts how the project will inform future housebuilding.

In the Midlands, a project is under way to create homes that meet the Future Homes Standard – three years before it is formally introduced. Tony Hopkin, head of construction, quality and innovation at Midland Heart; David Boyd, professor of construction at Birmingham City University; Amos Rodrigues, building solutions manager at H+H; and Mike Leonard, visiting professor of manufacturing and construction at Birmingham City University, discuss the aims of Project 80 and the impact …