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chapter 11
Zero carbon buildings

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© Sofie Pelsmakers - Edition 2 updates highlighted with a ' tick' symbol and new sections highlighted with a star.

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Further reading weblinks - Edition 1

• BREEAM 2011 Technical Manual
• Building Research Establishment • Building Regulations: Region 2, 4;( England & Wales) Region 1 (Scotland) and Region 3 (N. Ireland)
• Code for Sustainable Homes Technical Guide
• Energy Savings Trust, Low carbon futures: zero carbon case studies 
• Integrated Sustainable Design Solutions for Modular Neighbourhoods. Developer Guidelines, 2010, East Midlands Development Agency 
• NHBC, Introduction to Feed in Tariffs (2011) 
• NHBC, Zero Carbon Compendium, Who is doing what in the housing worldwide? (2009) 
• The Carbon Trust 
• The Department for Energy and Climate Change
• UKGBC, Zero Carbon Task Group Report, The Definition of Zero Carbon (2008) 
• Zero Carbon Hub (2009), Defining Zero Carbon Homes 
• Zero Carbon Hub (2010), Carbon Compliance: Carbon Compliance For Tomorrow’s New Homes – A Review of the Modelling Tool and Assumptions (Topic 1–5) 
• Zero Carbon Hub (2010), ‘Carbon Compliance – What is the appropriate level for 2016?’ and Carbon Intensity of Fuels 
• Zero Carbon Hub, Carbon Compliance, Setting an appropriate limit for zero carbon new homes, Findings and recommendations, February 2011 
• Zero Carbon Hub, Allowable Solutions For Tomorrow’s New Homes. Towards A Workable Framework, July 2011

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Other chapter weblinks

Check www.zerocarbonhub.org for latest updates.

Allowable Solutions: check England, Wales and Scotland for latest updates.
 
Separate grants available in Scotland

Feed in Tariffs & Renewable heat Incentives  - always check latest updates at www.decc.gov.uk and here     



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