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Zero Carbon homes

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  • 05-10-2010 11:50am
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    lynchy
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭


    Hi

    I have been asked to do a critical reveiw on zero carbon homes with particular reference to the uk 2016 deadline. I was wondering if anyone had any material or ideas where I could look for info. Cheers

    lynchy


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    bnt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,961 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    Well, the official details are at http://www.zerocarbonhub.org/ . Ideas? For starters, what exactly do they mean by "zero carbon"? Do they mean carbon-neutral in construction, or when in use, or both? There's a lot of literature on the "PassivHaus" (Germany) and Zero Energy Buildings (USA), if it's about the house. Or, can you meet the requirement by offsets e.g. buying credits or planting trees? ;)

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