Future Homes Standard heating, specified at RIBA Stage 2.
We give your practice a heating answer that survives planning, BREG, Part L and the Future Homes Standard — without you taking on the M&E risk. Drawings reviewed, room-by-room heat-loss modelled, an outline specification you can drop into your pack.
- Drawings reviewed
- Heat-loss modelled room-by-room
- Compliant by design — FHS, Part L, Lot 20
- No radiator schedule, no plant room, no flue
- Single line of accountability through to handover
- Honest comparison with ASHP and wet UFH where relevant
The deliverable, not the brochure.
Outline specification at Stage 2
A written, drawing-anchored heating spec your team can issue in the planning and tender packs. Coverage, zoning, controls, electrical loads, ceiling and floor build-up notes.
Room-by-room heat-loss model
Fabric, orientation, occupancy and U-value inputs. Output is a defensible kW figure per room — the basis every QS and BREG assessor wants to see.
PV-pairing logic
Where PV is already in the brief, we set out the self-consumption case in numbers, so the heating decision and the renewables decision line up cleanly.
Comparison appendix
Honest side-by-side against ASHP and hydronic UFH for your asset. We tell you when far-infrared is not the right answer — and put it in writing.
The proof points specifiers ask for.
- Far-infrared film is dry-fit, low-mass, and loads onto standard 230V circuits — no plant room, no manifold, no flue penetration.
- Listed and conservation-area schemes: minimal fabric intervention, no floor lift, planning-friendly.
- Modular, SIPs, CLT and light-gauge steel new-builds: factory-integrated at cassette stage, commissioned before transport.
- We do not white-label or rebadge. The hands that read your drawings sign off the spec.
Asked and answered.
At what RIBA stage should we engage you?
Stage 1 is ideal for new build; Stage 2 for retrofit or conservation. We can also pick up live tender stage and rework an existing M&E spec where the numbers aren't landing.
Do you replace our M&E consultant?
No. We sit alongside them. We deliver the heating package — heat-loss model, layout, controls schedule, electrical load — that they can integrate into the wider M&E coordination.
What's the cost of a Stage 2 specification?
It depends on scheme size and complexity. The Discovery Call is free; once we've seen drawings we quote a fixed fee for the spec, recoverable against the supply-and-install on agreed terms.