Client
Log in
Homebuyer
Sign Up
the smarter way to buy a new home
HomebuildersSpecial OffersAffordableFirst Time BuyersInvestorsRetirementOverseasServicesRental

FIND A NEW HOME
  
Location / Postcode:
Property type:
Search Type:
Radius:
  Unit:
Price from (£):
Price to (£):
Min bedrooms:
  Max bedrooms:
View by Developers:
Tagged with:

Government announces zero carbon homes policy
RSS Icon
Search:  
 Related News
 Designer homes in Caldicot are a hit with families
Family homes built to the highest specification, styled by a team of top interior designers and surrounded by beautiful countryside are now open in south east Wales.
 Affordable homes shortages 'costs economy £542m' a year
Social tenants are finding themselves living in unsuitable accommodation because of a lettings shortfall, claims a new paper.
 New release of homes satisfies increasing demand at The Rodings
Following a flurry of sales in Loughton, Essex, Redrow has released a new wave of homes which offer the best of urban and rural living on your doorstep.
 Why wait to buy that longed for new home in Newton Abbot?
While the average home locally is spending more than six months on the market, Redrow is offering its buyers the chance to sell their current property in just one week.
 Register your interest now to have the pick of the plots in Fleetwood
The wait is almost over for Lancashire buyers looking for a new home in a coastal location.
 VIPs help Redrow launch its New Heritage Collection in Grimsby
Developer Redrow has been congratulated for making its new collection of premium quality homes available at affordable prices in Grimsby.
 Tag Cloud
Property News Taylor Wimpey Daily Property Headlines McCarthy & Stone Press Releases McCarthy & Stone Retirement Barratt Homes Redrow Redrow Homes McCarthy and Stone Kent Housebuilder George Wimpey Essex Press Release HomeBuy Direct Bryant Homes David Wilson Homes Milton Keynes Telford Coventry Colchester Northamptonshire Leighton Buzzard Norfolk Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Exeter London Derbyshire New Heritage Collection Nottinghamshire Shropshire Manchester New Homes Market Newport Plymouth Property Articles Basingstoke Leicestershire East Sussex Staffordshire Bristol David Wilson Dartford Heath Meadows Scotland Stamp Duty West Sussex Ashford

Housing minister Grant Shapps has announced details of the government's zero carbon homes policy.

Shapps confirmed that the proposed minimum level of building fabric efficiency under the zero carbon homes policy, as featured in the Code of Sustainable Homes consultation, would be adopted in future Building Regulations.

Councils and developers will also be granted greater flexibility to meet the standards. As part of this, Shapps explained that he would look into ways that developers could pay into local energy funds for wind farms and district heating schemes as two examples.

Shapps also announced that the Zero Carbon Hub would be given £600,000 to continue its work on zero carbon homes. The Hub has been asked to test what would be an appropriate level for a carbon compliance requirement for onsite measures.

HBF welcomed the new details, but warned that work on carbon compliance and local energy solutions “must provide affordable answers and reduce risk.”

Source: Housebuilder

See Also:   (6701), (23), (16), (1), (2), (6), (5)

Date Published: 28 July 2010

Bookmark and ShareShare this Content
Find us on Facebook
Copyright © Trinity Mirror Digital Property   Client Search Places About Us Press FAQs Privacy T&C's Site Map Home
SmartNewHomes | Email4Property | Homes Overseas | Zoomf