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Reference Number
CI 71/7/23
Title
Technical guidance manual - guide for sustainable homes
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Renewable Energy Sources (Wind Energy)
Energy Efficiency (Residential and commercial)
Other Power and Storage Technologies (Electric power conversion)
Renewable Energy Sources (Solar Energy)
Research Types
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Town and Country Planning)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Law)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Law)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance)
Principal Investigator
Project Contact
Building Research Establishment (BRE) Limited
Building Research Establishment (BRE) Limited
Award Type
Standard
Funding Source
DCLG
Start Date
31 January 2007
End Date
08 April 2007
Duration
3 months
Total Grant Value
£221,200
Industrial Sectors
Manufacturing
Region
East of England
Programme
DCLG Building regulations research and technical support
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Objectives
(BD2631) To produce guidance documentation for the new Code for Sustainable Homes so that credits and scoring criteria are clearly understood. Summary of results: This project was set up to provide support in producing a technical guide to accompany the launch of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The Code was launched in April 2007 and is now mandatory for all new public sector housing. Further updates to the technical guidance will be carried out under a new contract in FY 2007/8.
Abstract
The Code for Sustainable Homes was launched by DCLG in December 2006 and will be mandatory for all new public housing from April 2007. The purpose of the new Code is to encourage robust sustainable design of new homes across a broad range of environmental criteria.
Note link is to the 2010 version of the Code and it was withdrawn in 2015
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