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2023考研英语二新题型原文
Net-Zero Rules Set to Send Cost of New Homes and Extensions Soaring
New building regulations aimed at improving energy efficiency are set to increase the price of new homes, as well as those of extensions and loft conversions on existing ones.
The rules, which came into effect on Wednesday in England, are part of government plans to reduce the UK's carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. They set new standards for ventilation, energy efficiency and heating, and state that new residential buildings must have charging points for electric vehicles.
The moves are the most significant change to building regulations in years, and industry experts say they will inevitably lead to higher prices at a time when a shortage of materials and high labour costs are already driving up bills.
Brian Berry, chief executive of the Federation of Master Builders, says the measures will require new materials, testing methods, products and systems to be installed. “All this comes at an increased cost during a time when prices are already sky high. Inevitably, consumers will have to pay more,” he says.
Gareth Belsham, of surveyors Naismiths, says people who are upgrading, or extending their home, will be directly affected. “The biggest changes relate to heating and insulation,” he explains. “There are new rules concerning the amount of glazing used in extensions, and any new windows or doors must be highly insulated.”
Windows and doors will have to adhere to higher standards, while there are new limits on the amount of glazing you can have to reduce unwanted heat from the sun.
Thomas Goodman, of MyJobQuote, says this will bring in new restrictions for extensions. “Glazing on windows, doors and roof lights must cover no more than 25% of the floor area to prevent heat loss,” he says.
As the rules came into effect last Wednesday, property developers were rushing to file plans just before the deadline. Any plans submitted before that date are considered to be under the previous rules, and can go ahead as long as work starts before 15 June next year.
Builders which have costed projects, but have not filed the paperwork, may need to go back and submit fresh estimates, says Marcus Jefford of Build Aviator.
Materials prices are already up 25% in the last two years. How much overall prices will increase as a result of the rule changes is not clear. “Whilst admirable in their intentions, they will add to the cost of housebuilding at a time when many already feel that they are priced out of homeownership,” says Jonathan Rolande of the National Association of Property Buyers. “An average extension will probably see around £3,000 additional cost thanks to the new regs.”
John Kelly, a construction lawyer at Freeths law firm, believes prices will eventually come down. But not in the immediate future. “As the marketplace adapts to the new requirements, and the technologies that support them, the scaling up of these technologies will eventually bring costs down, but in the short term, we will all have to pay the price of the necessary transition,” he says.
However, the long-term effects of the changes will be more comfortable and energy-efficient homes, adds Andrew Mellor, of PRP architects. “Homeowners will probably recoup that cost over time in energy bill savings. It will obviously be very volatile at the moment, but they will have that benefit over time.”
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41D
42F
43B
44A
45G
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41Brian Berry：选择最匹配的信息。
答案D
解析原文中Brian Berry称新规需安装新材料与系统，“All this comes at an increased cost…Inevitably, consumers will have to pay more”，点明房价会因新规再被推高，故选D。A说涨价只是暂时、G说业主最终受益均属他人观点；B对应Jefford、F对应Belsham，均与Berry无关。
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42Gareth Belsham：选择最匹配的信息。
答案F
解析Gareth Belsham指出升级或扩建房屋者会直接受影响，“The biggest changes relate to heating and insulation…any new windows or doors must be highly insulated”，故F正确。C的25%玻璃面积限制出自Thomas Goodman；D是Berry的成本论、G是Mellor的长期收益，均非其原话。
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43Marcus Jefford：选择最匹配的信息。
答案B
解析Marcus Jefford明确说已报价却未递交手续的建造商“may need to go back and submit fresh estimates”，与B完全对应。A、G谈价格走势属Kelly与Mellor；D是Berry观点，C、F分别对应玻璃限制与门窗隔热，均非Jefford所述。
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44John Kelly：选择最匹配的信息。
答案A
解析John Kelly认为价格“will eventually come down. But not in the immediate future…in the short term, we will all have to pay”，即涨价只是过渡期现象，对应A。G强调业主最终受益是Mellor；D只讲会涨更高是Berry，未提“暂时”。B、F与其无关。
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45Andrew Mellor：选择最匹配的信息。
答案G
解析Andrew Mellor指出长期将带来更舒适节能的住宅，“Homeowners will probably recoup that cost over time in energy bill savings”，故G正确。A侧重涨价暂时属Kelly；D只谈推高房价属Berry，未提长期回本。C、F为门窗与玻璃细则，非其观点。
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