Passivhaus – Denby Dale, Yorkshire Figure 1 Denby Dale Passivhaus, Denby Dale West Yorkshire (LEBD, 2015) One of the first certified...

‘To better and more cost-effectively target fuel poor households, greater use should be made of more trusted intermediaries, such as...

Code for Sustainable homes level 6 – Lighthouse by Potton, BRE, Watford Figure 31 Code 6 Kingspan Lighthouse by Potton, BRE, Watford...

The following section highlights the level of penetration of low and zero carbon buildings, in Germany, considered to have a similar...

The following section highlights some of the key barriers to the diffusion of LZC new build and retrofit in the UK. Although many of the...

The BDR standard consists of a number of categories other than CO2 and energy performance, within the energy category there are also...

The following section highlights some of the key barriers to the diffusion of LZC new build and retrofit in the UK. Although many of the...

DECC 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...

Bearing 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...

The following section highlights some of the key barriers to the diffusion of LZC new build and retrofit in the UK. Although many of the...

The following section illustrates a number of examples of dwellings built to the standards for low carbon retrofit and new build. These...

HEED has been developed by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) on behalf of UK Government. The programme was initiated in 2001 in order to...

EPC records As discussed in the previous section England and Wales’ EPC data is divided into two metrics; the EER and EIR rating. As...

All new buildings in the UK are required to submit EPC certificates  as part of their compliance with building regulations. This process...

Alongside the ECO scheme the coalition government’s flagship environmental scheme the Green Deal was launched on 28th January 2013  The...

In 2014 the Housing Standards Review set out proposals for the early abolition of the CfSH, citing the need to reduce the regulatory...

The implications of anthropogenic climate change as outlined in the IPCC AR5 , have resulted  in a major global policy shift towards...