Essentials
We recommend the following essential documents on the Code and the subject of zero carbon development. Click on the link to download.
What is the Code?
Greener Homes for the Future is a useful summary leaflet.
What are the standards required by the Code and how will homes be assessed?
The Code for Sustainable Homes: Setting the Sustainability Standards for New Homes sets out the assessment process and performance standards.
The Code for Sustainable Homes: Technical Guide sets out more detailed advice and applies to homes registered on or after October 2008.
What does a Code certificate look like?
Here is the final Post Construction Certificate for Osborne Homes' development at South Nutfield, Surrey.
What is ‘zero carbon’?
The UK Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Taskforce Report is an initial review.
How much does it cost to comply with each level of the Code?
The Cost Analysis of The Code for Sustainable Homes gives official estimates.
What’s the market for sustainable homes?
A paper prepared by Savills Research before the economic downturn is a useful evaluation.
What and why will sustainability matter to the home buyer?
Sponge Network’s Buyer’s Guide to a Greener Home is a leaflet for home-buyers advising them what to look out for when buying a new home.
