FACILITATING THE MAINSTREAM DELIVERY OF LOW AND ZERO CARBON HOMES
The UK Government has set out an ambitious plan for all new homes to be zero carbon from 2016. The Zero Carbon Hub is here to help you understand the challenges, issues and opportunities involved in developing, building and marketing your low and zero carbon homes.
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The Performance Challenge (April 2013)
This leaflet introduces the Zero Carbon Hub's Performance Challenge project which has received Government funding to examine and reduce the gap between design and as-built performance of homes.
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Overheating in homes - An introduction for planners, designers and property owners (March 2013)
This brochure reviews overheating in homes and its causes. It stresses the high priority we should give to the adaptation and future proofing of our homes in a changing climate, and the role of passive cooling measures that can help minimise carbon emissions.
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Zero Carbon Strategies for tomorrow's new homes (February 2013)
This guide sets out strategic design approaches for complying with the zero carbon definition, including Allowable Solutions choices. These are illustrated with four new housing projects.
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