Low carbon housing case studies

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Accompanying the West Midlands low carbon housing market framework report is a separate document presenting the lessons from over 20 case studies of low and zero carbon housing. The case studies represent a cross section of the different forms of housing found in each of our four ‘character areas’.

The case studies explore the fundamental building and energy technologies that will be required for new-build homes to respond to the Code for Sustainable Homes, and to raise the standard of the existing housing stock.

The four benchmarks used in the report are:

‘Basic’ refurbished home: Housing built prior to the formal regulation of fuel and power under the Building Act of 1984 that has been brought up to 1995 Building Regulations standards.
‘Current’ new-build home: Housing built to the current 2006 Part L of the Building Regulations which requires a 20% reduction in the Target Emission Rate (TER).
‘Advanced’ new-build home: Homes that reduce emissions beyond the current Building Regulations, equivalent to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3 and 4 which require a 25% and 44% reductions on the Building Regulations 2006 TER.

‘Future’ new-build home: Homes that achieve net zero carbon for all energy use regulated under 2006 Part L - space heating, hot water and fixed lighting - with the potential to move towards net zero carbon for all energy use.

SHAP3_Case studies report part 1
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SHAP3_Case studies report part 2
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SHAP3_Case studies report part 3
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SHAP3_Regional framework report
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