Britain has some of the oldest building stock in Europe. Our draughty homes are poorly insulated, leaking heat and using up energy. As most of us are householders, we pay a high price for inefficient housing – and so does the planet. A quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions come from the energy we use to heat our homes, and a similar amount comes from our businesses, industry and workplaces. Very recently the Government launched the Green Deal, a programme to
The Zero Carbon Hub task group has delivered a report to housing minister Grant Shapps in which it has released its recommendations for carbon compliance levels for zero carbon homes from 2016. The task group’s recommendations are that the “built performance†emissions from new homes should not exceed: 10kg C02 sq m per year for detached houses; 11kg C02 sq m per year for other houses 14kg C02 sq m per year for low rise apartment blocks .
