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SIP System - Building System and the Code for Sustainable Homes
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The Code for Sustainable Homes is
a standard for key elements of design and construction which
affect the sustainability of a new home.
It will be the single national standard for sustainable homes.
What Is the Code for Sustainable Homes?
The Code is intended as a single national
standard in the design and construction of sustainable homes.
It will drive continuous improvement, greater innovation and
exemplary achievement in sustainable house building.
The Code will complement the system of Energy Performance
Certificates which is being introduced in June 2007 under
the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The EPBD
will require that all new homes have an Energy Performance
Certificate providing key information about the energy
efficiency/carbon performance of the home.
A Set of Sustainable Design Principles
The Code measures the sustainability
of a home against design categories, rating the ‘whole home’
as a complete package.
The design categories included within the Code are:
Energy/CO2
Pollution
Water
Health and Well-being
Materials
Management
Surface Water Run-off
Ecology
Waste
The Code introduces minimum standards for energy and water.
Efficiency at every level of the Code, therefore requiring high levels of
Sustainability performance in these areas for achievement of a high
Code rating;
The Code includes new areas of sustainability design, such as Lifetime
Homes and inclusion of composting facilities;
The Code is closely linked to Building Regulations,
which are the minimum building standards required by law.
Code for Sustainable Homes Route Map
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