Code for sustainable homes [electronic resource] technical guide

Code for sustainable homes technical guide [electronic resource] - London DCLG 2007

Purpose of the guide -- Organisations involved in the delivery of the code -- The process of gaining a code rating -- Scoring -- Environmental weightings -- Code categories and issues -- Category one: energy and carbon dioxide emissions -- Category two: water -- Category three: materials -- Category four: surface water runoff -- Category five: waste -- Category six: pollution -- Category seven: health and wellbeing -- Category eight: management -- Category nine: ecology

Revised in October 2007, this technical guidance manual provides more clarity on how water efficiencies are calculated and the future eligibility of different energy sources. The manual contains a detailed list of requirements for each credit area of the "Code for sustainable homes" (L135998) and sets out the process of obtaining a code rating. The guidance explains how new homes can deliver environmental improvements in key areas such as energy use, water, materials and waste. Supersedes first edition (L137461).


DCLG CODE FOR SUSTAINABLE HOMES


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