Race begins to define zero carbon as funding cuts loom

摘要

An intensive programme of work has started to finalise a definition of zero carbon homes as quickly as possible, despite last week's decision by the housing minister to cut funding to the body designed to implement it.rnThe housing industry and environmental lobby have both raised serious concerns over both the decisions to cut funding for the Zero Carbon Hub and to rush out a definition of the standard housebuilders will have to meet from 2016.