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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...

Tags on this discussion: carbon carbon emissions Construction definition emissions housebuilders housebuilding new homes shapps Zero Carbon Hub zero-carbon homes

Government wants all planning decisions to be made within 12 months

11 May 2011 | David Marsden

Grant Shapps, the Housing minister, announced yesterday (10 May) that he will launch a consultation on introducing a guarantee to determine all planning applications within 12 months. The 12-month...

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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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The ‘Green Deal’: Government may offer greater financial incentives to housebuilders, businesses and homeowners

17 February 2011 | Richard John

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned the Government that unless it provides greater clarity on how its 'Green Deal' scheme will be financed, it could fail to attract the businesses it...

Tags on this discussion: Energy Bill Green Deal housebuilders housebuilding new-build stamp duty zero-carbon homes

New technical guidance for Code for Sustainable Homes published

15 December 2010 | Richard John

Housing developers should be aware that, following a consultation in December 2009, the Government has now published an updated version of the technical guidance which accompanies the Code for Sustainable...

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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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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...

Tags on this discussion: carbon emissions Residential Developer residential property zero-carbon homes

Latest news and views tagged zero-carbon homes

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

Government wants all planning decisions to be made within 12 months

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

The ‘Green Deal’: Government may offer greater financial incentives to housebuilders, businesses and homeowners

New technical guidance for Code for Sustainable Homes published

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

Government sets out its approach to zero-carbon homes

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