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Setting the Sustainability Standards for New Homes

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The CSH will assess the sustainability of a home by awarding points in nine design categories. Points achieved from each category are totalled, and the total translated into a star rating for the home: Level 1 requires 33.3 points, Level 2 is set at 43 and so on up to Level 6 at 64.9 points.

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  • Energy and carbon dioxide
    Renewable power, Energy management, Energy performance in use, heating systems, domestic appliances.
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  • Materials
    Responsible sourcing of construction and finishing elements, Use of local materials, Recycling of materials, Sustainable timber, Ecological material,
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  • Ecology
    Protection or enhancement of site habitats, use of the BRE’s Ecological Value Checklist, Reuse of land, Intensity of use of site.
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  • Waste
    Household recycling facilities, site waste management, composting facilities
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  • Pollution
    Insulants with low global warming potential, low NOx emissions
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    Last post by Nathan P View the latest post
    on Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:10 pm
  • Health and well-being
    Specific daylight factors for particular rooms, Artificial lights, Sound Insulation, Air Quality, Thermal comfort
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  • Water
    Internal and external potable water consumption - Water efficient landscape, Waste water technologies, Water conservation, Surface water drainage, Rainwater recovery, attenuation of surface water run-off, reduction of flood risk.
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  • Management
    Home User Guide, information on the site and its surroundings, adoption of the Considerate Constructors Scheme
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  • Surface water run-off
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    Last post by meanjean View the latest post
    on Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:10 pm
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