Insights

Thinking, writing & thought leadership on the future of low-carbon building.

Perspectives from the ecoHeatwave team on design, regulation and the buildings we are heating.

Contemporary UK new-build house with solar PV on the roof

The Future Homes Standard — what developers need to know.

From 2025, every new home built in England must meet a step-change in carbon performance. Here is what specifiers, developers and housing providers should be planning for now.

12 February 2026 · 6 min read

Modern luxury interior with warm radiant light from a clean ceiling

Design

Invisible heating — the architectural case.

Radiators, plant rooms and visible vents have shaped residential interiors for a century. Radiant ceiling heating quietly removes them. Why that matters for design.

28 January 2026 · 4 min read