zero carbon

Stepping Up To The Zero Carbon Challenge

by lexoremman on Nov 27, 2011

House builders face the challenge of constructing new builds that comply with the UK governments zero carbon guidelines by 2016. Architects in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland are challenged with designing homes that meet these guidelines.

What Does Zero Carbon Mean?

The definition of a truly zero carbon house is:

where the carbon dioxide emissions resulting from all the energy used in the dwelling is zero or better.

So far some of the eco friendly builds are not living up to their green promise and steps need to be taken to improve the green home design of the future. Although the people living in these homes are happy with the reduced heating bills the houses are losing approximately 54% more heat than they should be.

What Does Zero Carbon Mean For Great Britain?

While lessons can be learned from some of our European colleagues we need to revisit the 'Great British Home' and not flood the country...Read More >>