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Code for Sustainable Homes: SDC Response
| Date: | 06/03/2006 |
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| Classification: | SDC Response, Sustainable Communities, Housing and Regeneration |
| Document type: | SDC Reports & Papers |
| Download: |  CSH-Response-060306.pdf - 107 KB |
| Summary: |  The Government is developing the Code for Sustainable Homes as a component of its sustainable communities agenda. Key environmental challenges, including climate change, water stress, materials use and waste, must be tackled if the proposed step change in housing supply is to be realised sustainably. |
| Recommendations: | SDC recommendations include: ‘Energy efficiency (Conservation of fuel and power)’ standards should be re-titled ‘carbon emissions’ The minimum standard for carbon is raised to at least 5% above Part L standards. Increasing the water saving standards for the minimum Code level, establishing fixed standards for higher levels, and publishing the compliance guidelines for water efficiency methodology as soon as possible and before the Code is launched. |