The attainment of zero

摘要

Yvette Cooper's Code for Sustainable Homes has thrown down the gauntlet to UK construction. The industry has little choice but to comply with the government's demand for housing to be zero carbon by 2016. The code's definition of zero carbon is still being clarified, and there is uncertainty over how the concept will be quantified and who will monitor it. Until a simplified method of calculation is decided on, progress in cutting emissions cannot be made.