sustainable building
Scaling the heights of the Code for Sustainable Homes is not difficult - doing it cost effectively is.
C-Zero focuses on getting it right at every stage - from initial design, to design optimisation to reach the target sustainability level, and then managing the delivery of the building - we handle the whole process.
First thing's first - the shell of the building. Getting the external envelope airtight and efficient reduces the energy and carbon consumption of the building without the need to resort to technology - less is more! This is commonly known as a "fabric first" approach - only when we have exhausted all possibilities of energy saving within the fabric do we resort to technology or renewables.
C-Zero is currently building homes to Level 4 of the Code because we see this as being the optimum balance between sustainability and commercial reality. The jury is out on strict adherence to Levels 5 and 6 - in our opinion the Code is not the best way of delivering the type of sustainability our customers want.
Suffice it to say, unless a particular Code level is forced on us, we will deliver to a higher level of performance than regulation demands, for the benefit of the home occupier.