Definition of Zero Carbon Consultation

Definition of Zero Carbon Consultation: this consultation closed March 2009. It builds on the Government’s policy as set out in Building A Greener Future that all new homes should be built to zero carbon standards from 2016. The consultation also sought views on the ambition that new non-domestic buildings should be zero carbon from 2019 as announced in the 2008 Budget.

Government’s Preferred Hierarchy

Source: Definition of Zero Carbon Homes and Non-Domestic Buildings Consultation document, CLG, December 2008

It aims to clarify what exactly is meant by zero carbon and what the industry needs to do to achieve this. The consultation aimed to clarify what exactly is meant by zero carbon and what the industry needs to do to achieve this. The consultation proposed a hierarchy of measures for meeting the zero carbon standard, starting with on-site energy efficiency (see figure). www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/zerocarbondefinition