One in Two Self Builders Include Sustainable Heat Sources, New Report Finds

Michael Gove and Richard Bacon
(Image credit: NaCSBA)

Over half of self builders use Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and one in two includes a sustainable heat source such as a heat pump in their project, new research shows.

The findings are from the National Custom and Self Build Association’s (NaCSBA) first annual Custom and Self Build Market Report, the most comprehensive assessment of the state of the self build sector to date.

Jack Woodfield
News Editor

Jack has worked in journalism for 11 years and is the News Editor for Homebuilding & Renovating, a role he has had since 2019. He strives to break the most relevant and beneficial stories for self builders, extenders and renovators, including the latest news on the construction materials shortage and hydrogen heating. In 2021 he appeared on BBC's The World at One to discuss the government's planning reforms. 


He enjoys testing new tools and gadgets, and having bought his first home in 2013, he has renovated every room and recently finished a garden renovation.