On Wednesday I sat in on a Zero Carbon Hub consultation event relating to the defining-zero-carbon-homes-presentation2zero carbon definition for buildings. I did manage to send some tweets via twitter during the session, and here, I have pulled these together to give a view on the consultation paper.
The event was not quite what I was expecting, as [...]
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defining zero carbon – more clarifications (for homes at least)
Posted in comment, greenwashing, housing, legislation, links, route2zero, sustainability, technology, tagged code level 6, Twitter, zero carbon, zero carbon hub on February 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
sustainable resources and publications update
Posted in built environment, carbon, construction, education, green business, housing, improvement, links, politics, resilience, schools, sustainability, tagged Climate Change, fuel poverty, green collar economy, SRDN, sustainable communities, zero carbon on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Items of interest to built environment + natural environment + sustainable communities filtered from the Sustainability Development Research Network (SDRN) update
Engaging Places
A new initiative has been launched by CABE and English Heritage to help every school exploit the world’s biggest teaching resource; ‘Engaging Places’ will champion and support teaching and learning through the whole built [...]
keeping communities of practice alive
Posted in collaborative working, comment, facilities management, links, web2.0, tagged Communities of Practice, CoP on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week I find myself involved with and or facilitating four communities of practice (CoP) , two new and getting started like the Leeds Sustainability Forum and Green Drinks Lancashire ( which after the second ‘gathering’ is becoming a useful green business network) one well established like the BAE FM CoP, and the Constructing Excellence [...]
defining zero carbon
Posted in built environment, carbon, comment, construction, energy, facilities management, futures, green buildings, legislation, links, quality, route2zero, sustainability, technology, tagged DCLG, facilities management, zero, zero carbon on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As a post on this blog noted at the end of last year, the definition of zero carbon buildings is currently under consultation by the Department for Communities and Local Government.
I am in full agreement with Casey over at Carbon Limited who blogs for a call to arms on this one, this consultation is so [...]
zero carbon definition
Posted in News, built environment, carbon, green buildings, housing, links, sustainability on December 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Climate Change and Sustainable Development Team at the Department for Communities and Local Government have launched the consultation on the definition of zero carbon homes and non-domestic buildings.
see the press notice at http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1101131.
They are interested in views on the definition of zero carbon homes and non-domestic buildings – consultation closes on Wednesday 18 [...]
smart sustainable homes?
Posted in carbon, comment, housing, links, tagged be2camp, Code for Sustainable Homes, BRE, CSH, homecamp on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Reading the BRE Smart Home Systems and the Code for Sustainable Homes published from ibexellence and available from their site (thanks for the info on this from Derek over at Keeping Ahead of the Oil Curve
The objective of this report is to identify the role smart home solutions could play in supporting delivery [...]
code for sustainable buildings
Posted in News, built environment, comment, construction, green buildings, links, sustainability, tagged be2camp, Code for Sustainable Building, CSB, UKGBC on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A while ago I posted on the UKGBC task force UKGBC task group too important to be so narrow? and how it should embrace an open collaborative wiki style approach to the development of the Code for Sustainable Buildings.
This code will be so influential and far reaching that it cannot be developed behind closed doors, [...]
on low-carbon existing homes
Posted in housing, links, sustainability, tagged low carbon, UKGBC on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the UKGBC website, will comment when I have time to digest!
UK-GBC Releases new report
Report submitted to Government 13/1008
After a summer of stakeholder engagement, including a ‘webinar’- an online seminar – which attracted around 100 participants, the report on Low Carbon Existing Homes has been submitted to Government this morning and is available to [...]
on public building epc’s
Posted in News, comment, design, facilities management, green buildings, links, refurbishment, sustainability, tagged Communities and Rural Affairs, energy performance certificates, EPC, facilities management, Guardian, hall of shame, public buildings on October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The UK Communities and Local Government government website states
Our buildings are responsible for almost 50 per cent of the UK’s energy consumption and carbon emissions.
October 1st marked the date by which UK public buildings have to display their energy performance for buildings and facilities as an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate). Currently around 18,000 buildings, including [...]
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Carbon Consultation Confusion (update)
Posted in carbon, comment, links, sustainability, tagged code level 6, zero carbon on February 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There are a number of papers and proposals out for consultation at the moment, one just closed and another still to come. So as a guide (and really looking for correction here if anyone can add to):
Code for Sustainable Buildings Consultation closed – expected feedback from UKGBC at Eco-Build
Zero Carbon Definition for Housing and Non Domestic [...]
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