SETTING THE PACE

摘要

The CSH has been implemented to drive forward a step change in sustainable homes building practice by setting new standards for the key elements of housing design and construction that affect the sustain ability credentials of a new home. The code measures the sustainability of a house design by looking at its performance in nine specific categories and rating the whole house as a complete package. These categories include minimising energy consumption/Co_2 emissions, limiting water usage, waste, pollution and surface water run-off, as well as using sustainable materials and maximising health and well-being, management and ecology.