| Building
A Greener Future: Towards Zero Carbon Development (pdf) |
'This publication is a consultation document seeking views on the Government's proposals to reduce the carbon footprint of new housing development. It sets out the Government's views on the importance of moving towards zero carbon in new housing. It explores the relationship between the planning system, Code for Sustainable Homes and Building Regulations in delivering our ambitions for zero carbon. And it proposes a timetable for revising the Building Regulations so as to reach zero carbon development in all new housing in England & Wales.' (Communities and Local Government, Dec 2006) |
| 'This work aims to put us in a position to meet the
two major long-term challenges in UK energy policy: • we need to tackle climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions; and • we need to deliver secure, clean energy at affordable prices, as we move to increasing dependence on imported energy' (DTI July 2006) |
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| 'The new Climate Change Programme sets out our policies and priorities for action in the UK and internationally. Climate change is a global problem, so we will strive to secure global action on the scale needed to tackle it. But we will also take further action at home, to meet our commitments and demonstrate that climate change can be tackled without damaging our economy.' (DEFRA March 2006) | |
| Potential for Microgeneration (pdf) | 'An independent report: Potential for Microgeneration Study and Analysis was commissioned by DTI in 2005. It provides information on the feasibility of the various technologies in the marketplace, and estimates market development out to 2050.' (DTI November 2005) |
'A
bright future' (pdf) |
'The aim of this modelling exercise was to create realistic and transparent scenarios for future development of the energy sector...(it) has identified six possible outcomes that would help reduce emissions by large amounts and help achieve secure energy supplies' (FOE March 2006) |
| 'Decentralising UK Energy' | 'The World Alliance for Decentralised Energy (WADE) model compares traditional centralised energy systems to decentralised systems using local generation, under the same conditions of demand growth, fuel costs and so on.' (Greenpeace 2006) |
| Planning and Climate Change (pdf) | 'Planning Policy Statement 1 (PPS1): Delivering Sustainable Development sets out the overarching planning policies on the delivery of sustainable development through the planning system. (Communities and Local Government, 2007.) |
| 'Planning Policy Statement 22' | Planning Policy Statement 22: Renewable Energy (2004) PPS 22 states that ‘local planning authorities may include policies in local development documents that require a percentage of the energy to be used in new residential, commercial or industrial developments to come from on-site renewable energy developments.’ |
| 'Green
light to clean power' The Mayor of London's Energy Strategy |
'This Strategy sets out a coherent energy policy for London for the next ten years and beyond. It aims to minimise negative impacts on health and on the local and global environment, while still meeting the essential energy needs of all those living and working in London.' (Ken Livingstone 2004) |
| 'In October 2003 Merton became the first local authority in the UK to include a policy in its Unitary Development Plan that requires new non-residential developments to generate at least 10% of their energy needs from renewable energy equipment such a solar panels and wind turbines. ' |
| Introduced in January 2006, the Directive is intented
to lead to substantial increases in investments in energy efficiency
measures within both domestic and non-domestic buildings. This briefing paper was written by Andrew Warren, Director of the Association for the Conservation of Energy. (CIBSE 2006) |
| 'Strategy for Sustainable Construction' | This Strategy aims to provide clarity about the range of Government commitmenets and targets which are relevant to the delivery of a sustainable construction industry. (BERR, June 2008) |
| 'Code for Sustainable Homes' | 'This document sets out the assessment process and the
performance standards required for the Code for Sustainable Homes (the Code). It covers those elements of the Code that will not change over time unless they are subject to consultation.' (Department for Communities and Local Government: February 2008 ) |
| 'Code for Sustainable Homes - Technical Guide' | 'This technical guidance manual sets out the requirements for the
Code, and the process by which a Code assessment is reached' (Department for Communities and Local Government: April 2008) |
| 'Cost Analysis of The Code for Sustainable Homes' | This report presents the findings of research to update and enhance
existing cost benchmarks for achieving different performance levels under the Code for Sustainable Homes (the Code). (Department for Communities and Local Government: July 2008) |
| 'Carbon Reductions in New Non Domestic Buildings' | This report prepared by UK-GBC investigates the opportunities for achieving zero carbon in new non domestic buildings. (Department for Communities and Local Government: Dec. 2007) |
| 'Stock Take: Delivering improvements in existing housing' | Homes already built account for 99% of the total housing stock. This report assesses the level of savings in resources, energy, water and waste that can be achieved by implementing the full range of technical options in those homes. (Sustainable Development Commission, 2006) |
| 'Review of Sustainability of Existing Buildings. | The Energy Efficiency of Dwellings - Initial analysis (Department for Communities and Local Government, November 2006) |
| 'The Energy Performance of Buildings Regs. 2007' | The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 |
| The Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act | The Act is a piece of enabling legislation and is not prescriptive. However, it does require building regulations (which are defined within the 1984 Buildings Act) to incorporate a number of fuel and power related obligations. The obligations relate to fuel and power usage, metering, building emissions and reporting on micro-generation facilities within housing stock. |
| 'Procuring the Future' | Sustainable Procurement National Action Plan: Recommendations from the Sustainable Procurement Task Force. |
| 'Planning Policy Statement 1' | Planning Policy Statement 1: Delivering Sustainable Development (2005). PPS 1 outlines the Government’s objectives for the planning system. It states that ‘regional planning authorities and local authorities should promote resource and energy efficient buildings; community heating schemes, the use of combined heat and power, small scale renewable and low carbon energy schemes in developments; the sustainable use of water resources; and the use of sustainable drainage systems in the management of run-off.’ |
'Sustainable
Design and Construction' |
This document sets out the Mayor of London's essential and preferred standards on a whole array of issues related to sustainable design and construction. Being the status of Supplementary Planning Guidance, the document does not set policy. 'However the SPG can be taken into account as a further material consideration so has weight as a supplement to the London Plan.' |
| 'Zero Carbon Task Group Report' | The UK Green Building Council defines Zero Carbon (UKGBC, May 2008) |
| 'Low Carbon Standards and Assessment Methods' | This document reviews recommended low carbon performance standards and assessment methods for new and existing buildings. (RIBA, 2007) |
| 'Low Carbon Design Tools' | This document reviews design tools that are available for architects designing low-carbon buildings. (RIBA, 2007) |
| 'The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution reported that the UK needs to achieve a 60% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050 if we are to contribute to an avoidance of significant climate change. The domestic sector is crucial to the achievement of this target as it represents almost a third of the UK's energy. The 40% House project studies behavioural and technological changes in the search for how UK households can meet the 60% target.' (Environmental Change Institute 2005) | |
| 'AECB Energy Standard(s)' | This document sets out the rationale for the proposed AECB energy standards for new buildings. It outlines what levels of energy efficiency and renewable energy use they would require. It explains what further work is needed before we can apply both standards to new buildings. (David Oliver, 2005) |
| 'A low-carbon roadmap to 2050' | 'Using ZEDstandards gives us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change the way the construction industry produces infrastructure and buildings, enabling a higher quality of life and a step-change reduction in environmental impact.' (BDa-ZEDfactory 2005) |