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The wait is over… Government finally unveils definition of “zero carbon homes”

23 May 2011 | Richard John

The Government has finally outlined its long-awaited definition of “zero carbon homes”… but some details have still to be confirmed. The Zero Carbon Homes standard will apply to the building of...

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Zero Carbon Hub publishes final recommendations for carbon compliance standards of new zero-carbon homes

4 March 2011 | David Marsden

The Zero Carbon Hub-led Task Group recently published its final report, Carbon compliance: setting an appropriate limit for zero carbon new homes: findings and recommendations, which will assist the Department...

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Updated guidance on the CRC for landlords and tenants published

7 September 2010 | Joe Kwok

Back in July, I wrote about a recent consultation which asked property owners and occupiers for their opinions on how the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) should be treated in leases. Although the...

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Government to scale down its zero-carbon homes target… or is it?

3 September 2010 | Richard John

There has been conflicting reports in the press over the Government’s ‘zero-carbon’ target for new homes. Last month, I summarised the Government’s approach for ensuring that all new homes are...

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Business warned about Carbon Reduction Commitment

11 August 2010 | Shimon Shaw

There has been a big public awareness campaign today warning businesses about the Carbon Reduction Commitment, which comes into effect next month. This is a scheme aimed at (you guessed it) reducing...

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Government sets out its approach to zero-carbon homes

9 August 2010 | Richard John

The Housing Minister Grant Shapps has outlined new steps to give local councils and developers more flexibility to ensure that all new homes are zero-carbon from 2016 and that the costs of new build "do...

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“No consensus” following consultation on apportionment of CRC costs between landlords and tenants

23 July 2010 | Joe Kwok

On 17 December 2009, a consultation was launched by a Working Party of various real estate industry bodies to explore whether a cross-industry consensus could be achieved on the apportionment of costs...

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Latest news and views tagged carbon emissions

The wait is over… Government finally unveils definition of “zero carbon homes”

Zero Carbon Hub publishes final recommendations for carbon compliance standards of new zero-carbon homes

Updated guidance on the CRC for landlords and tenants published

Government to scale down its zero-carbon homes target… or is it?

Business warned about Carbon Reduction Commitment

Government sets out its approach to zero-carbon homes

“No consensus” following consultation on apportionment of CRC costs between landlords and tenants

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