News
Politicians back
combined heat
Healey in legal pledge
and power
on zero carbon homes
The importance of combined heat
and power (CHP) and district
heating in helping to cut carbon n
An extra £3.2m will be spent
on researching how to design
was outlined by a cross-party group and build energy efficient homes
of politicians at the Combined after the government announced it
Heat and Power (CHPA) annual will be the first country in the world
conference. to establish a legal requirement
Labour Energy Minister Lord for the building of zero carbon
Hunt reiterated the importance dwellings from 2016.
of CHP to government. Other The government had already
panellists in the conference policy set a target for zero carbon homes
debate – including MPs Greg from this date, but the latest
Barker, Simon Hughes and Paddy announcement means it will be
Tipping – emphasised the central enshrined in law, under a Labour
role the technology has to play. government.
Their calls came a day after Separately, Housing Minister
Shadow Chancellor George John Healey also launched a new
Osborne announced a Conservative consultation on proposals to combined green buying power – today are expected to still be
party commitment to reduce C02 achieve zero carbon non-domestic potentially more than £10bn – to standing by 2050.
emissions by 10 per cent across the buildings, such as offices, shops build demonstration homes to Healey also announced a
public sector if it wins office at the and hotels – all of which will have to Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable second wave of scaled-down
next election. The Conservatives be built differently to meet the zero Homes, using energy efficiency eco-towns, each containing about
would also introduce a scheme to carbon target from 2019. measures alone, without on-site 5,000 homes, as opposed to up to
offer home owners up to £6,500 in The extra millions of Technology renewables. 20,000. Funding to support local
energy home improvements. Under Strategy Board funding pledged to These homes will be built and authorities has been doubled, from
the scheme, every household would research energy efficient homes will sold alongside existing homes to £5m to £10m.
be able to get home improvements, test new technologies and materials test how they will perform with Four eco-town locations
such as energy-efficient lighting, to provide valuable evidence for ventilation, warmth and comfort were confirmed in July, while a
new boilers, cavity and loft future standards. It is estimated that levels, as well as boosting green further nine local authorities have
insulation, at no cost to them. such measures could save up to skills and technology. Healey expressed an interest to develop
£150 a year in bills for households. described the moves as providing eco communities in: West Sussex;
Healey also announced that a the momentum to ‘radically rethink Cambridgeshire; 10 locations in
Code for
new government consortium of how we design our towns and Taunton; Yeovil; Leeds; Lincoln;
building, design and academic homes for the future’. Coventry; Cornwall; and Sheffield.
Homes to
organisations will use their One in three new homes built See News Analysis, page 20
be revised
$1.6bn health
The Code for Sustainable Homes is
to be made more consumer friendly
boost for Mott
for developers and householders to
Mott MacDonald has been
understand, housing minister John
appointed by Ithmaar
Healey has announced.
Development Company to
A consultation is expected to be
provide infrastructure design
launched outlining three areas for
and supervision services for
improvement:
Dilmunia Health Island. The
• aligning the code with the latest
first of its kind, this new health
developments in the zero carbon
island, anticipated to be worth
homes policy;
around $1.6bn (£1bn) is set to
• streamlining the standard and
be an international health and
processes; and
wellness facility in a resort-
• resolving problems that have
style environment based on a
arisen in use.
125 hectare manmade island
The Code was introduced in April
off the north-east coast of
2007 as a standard to improve
Bahrain. Mott will design and
the overall sustainability of new
supervise the construction of
homes. It scores against a star
all infrastructure services, from
rating system, using one to six stars
roads and bridges to power
depending on how the property
network, water and sewerage
performs against categories such
treatment, all of which is due
as energy use, waste, materials
for completion by mid 2013.
and water.
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