Extra cost of building zero-carbon homes halves

摘要

The extra cost attached to building zero-carbon homes has halved over the past three years, a major analysis has revealed. The study by the Zero Carbon Hub and consultant Sweett Group on the cost of building to the zero carbon homes standard, which will be incorporated into Building Regulations from 2016, found that a semi-detached house cost up to £5,100 more to build to the zero carbon standard than building to the energy standards in the 2010 Building Regulations.