zero carbon homes

Thriving communities, affordable homes

Zero Carbon Homes

Tracy Gordon

Exemplar Programmes


Government Policy

All new homes Zero Carbon by 2016 Feed-in Tarriffs and Renewable Heat Incentive Increase in Part L Building Regulations 2013 Potential introduction of Fabric Standard in 2013 All buildings Zero Carbon by 2019


Zero Carbon definition

Energy efficiency

Carbon compliance(on-site + connected heat)

Allowable solutions

Cost not exceeding £X per tonne CO2

1

2

3


Fabric Energy Efficiency Standard


Carbon Compliance

10 kg CO2(eq) /m2/year for detached houses 11 kg CO2(eq) /m2/year for other houses 14 kg CO2(eq) /m2/year for low rise apartment blocks

Roughly in comparison to 2006 BR: 60%, 56% and 44% reduction

As Built vs As Designed Localism agenda Regional weather data High rise flats Climate change adaptation


New Zero Carbon definition


Carbon Compliance As Built vs As Designed

Designed

Actual

Heat loss

co-efficient

127K/W 196K/W

Air Tightness 3m2 7m2

Heat Pump CoP

3.5 2.1

Total Electricity

6,300kWh

15,000kWh

CO2 pa 2.7t 6.4t

Elm Tree Mews http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/


BRE Innovation Park


CfSH level 6 - Upton

Metropolitan HA

6 Homes

RuralZed

Communal biomass boiler, PV, solar thermal, micro-wind

Thriving communities, affordable homesCaption 18pt Arial, corporate purple colour


Hanham Hall


Peterborough Carbon Challenge


Peterborough Energy


Plot M


Low Carbon Materials

£6.3m DECC Renewable materials

250 homes Code 4

zero carbon homes

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