donalbrownsdcOct 15, 20162 minCase Studies of Low and Zero Carbon homesPassivhaus – Denby Dale, Yorkshire Figure 1 Denby Dale Passivhaus, Denby Dale West Yorkshire (LEBD, 2015) One of the first certified...
donalbrownsdcOct 15, 20162 minKey Organisations and Actor networks in the UK Green Building sector‘To better and more cost-effectively target fuel poor households, greater use should be made of more trusted intermediaries, such as...
donalbrownsdcOct 10, 20162 minCase Studies of Low and Zero Carbon homesCode for Sustainable homes level 6 – Lighthouse by Potton, BRE, Watford Figure 31 Code 6 Kingspan Lighthouse by Potton, BRE, Watford...
donalbrownsdcOct 1, 20162 minData on Low and Zero Carbon housing from other EU Member StatesThe following section highlights the level of penetration of low and zero carbon buildings, in Germany, considered to have a similar...
donalbrownsdcSep 27, 20164 minBarriers to Low and Zero carbon homesThe following section highlights some of the key barriers to the diffusion of LZC new build and retrofit in the UK. Although many of the...
donalbrownsdcSep 25, 20163 minBREEAM Domestic refurbishmentThe BDR standard consists of a number of categories other than CO2 and energy performance, within the energy category there are also...
donalbrownsdcSep 22, 20166 minBarriers to Low and Zero carbon homesThe following section highlights some of the key barriers to the diffusion of LZC new build and retrofit in the UK. Although many of the...
donalbrownsdcSep 20, 20163 minUK EPC data on new buildingsDECC also publish EPC data on new build dwellings. Figure 1 shows that although there has been an increase in the number of EER A rated...
donalbrownsdcSep 10, 20162 minUK EPC data on existing buildingsBearing in mind that some of the measures and properties outlined in the HEED data may yet to show up in the EPC records. We can consider...
donalbrownsdcSep 9, 20164 minBarriers to Low and Zero carbon homesThe following section highlights some of the key barriers to the diffusion of LZC new build and retrofit in the UK. Although many of the...
donalbrownsdcSep 5, 20162 minCase Studies of Low and Zero Carbon homesThe following section illustrates a number of examples of dwellings built to the standards for low carbon retrofit and new build. These...
donalbrownsdcSep 5, 20163 minHome Energy Efficiency Database (HEED)HEED has been developed by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) on behalf of UK Government. The programme was initiated in 2001 in order to...
donalbrownsdcSep 1, 20163 minData on Low and Zero Carbon housing in England and WalesEPC records As discussed in the previous section England and Wales’ EPC data is divided into two metrics; the EER and EIR rating. As...
donalbrownsdcAug 19, 20163 minMandatory CO2 benchmarking, SAP and EPCsAll new buildings in the UK are required to submit EPC certificates as part of their compliance with building regulations. This process...
donalbrownsdcAug 5, 20163 minGreen DealAlongside the ECO scheme the coalition government’s flagship environmental scheme the Green Deal was launched on 28th January 2013 The...
donalbrownsdcJul 15, 20162 minRecent policy changes and regulatory uncertaintyIn 2014 the Housing Standards Review set out proposals for the early abolition of the CfSH, citing the need to reduce the regulatory...
donalbrownsdcJun 10, 20162 minUK policy on ‘Zero Carbon’ homesThe implications of anthropogenic climate change as outlined in the IPCC AR5 , have resulted in a major global policy shift towards...