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Code for Sustainable Homes Assessors
Code for Sustainable Homes On the 27 February 2008 the Government confirmed a mandatory
rating against the Code will be implemented from 1 May 2008 in
The Code measures the sustainability of a new home against nine
categories of sustainable design, rating the 'whole home' as a complete package.
The Code uses a 1 to 6 star rating system to communicate the overall
sustainability performance of a new home. The Code sets minimum standards for
energy and water use at each level within
The Scope of
the Code Many house
builders who used the Ecohomes build process will find the credit system of the
Code familiar. Users will notice that there are new mandatory minimum levels of
performance that have been introduced across 7 key
issues:
The Code will provide valuable information to home buyers, and
offer builders a tool with which to differentiate themselves in sustainability
terms. In 2008 the Welsh Assembly Government confirmed that it would be
proceeding with the implementation of mandatory ratings against the Code for all
socially constructed homes following responses to the consultation on
making a rating mandatory. The mandatory Code level of 3 being the starting
point…. Advice on consultation for non-domestic BREEAM schemes is also available through Parlec EnergyFor advice, assessments and certification contact us; |
