Comments on: A Timeline for the Code for Sustainable Homes

By: su

su — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:19:17 +0000

Hi Rob,
Yes of course (as I’ve confirmed on twitter) though its worth pointing out (thanks Mel) that the compulsory requirement for Level 3 of the code for all housing which was supposed to come in this year is now unlikely.

We’ll see how things pan out after the election I guess…

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:41:44 +0000

Hi Su,

Nice chart. Would you mind if I used – with a reference of course – in a document I’m putting together for a client?

By: Chris Duggan

Chris Duggan — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:53:18 +0000

I guess the slowdown in building means that a lot less houses will be built in a hurry to avoid the code. 2016 is only seven years away, yet so few houses have been constructed to CSH Level 6. Will the technology for large scale carbon neutral house building spring fully formed from the head of Zeus? One-off pioneering projects like zerocarbonhousebirmingham will hopefully contribute to thinking through and testing both design and the technology of individual components. As far as we know, this building is unique as it is built around an existing house.

By: Christian Wittke

Christian Wittke — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:33:00 +0000

Your visualisation of the code is very helpful. It shows the specified theoretical approach to trying to achieve something that will need the practical implementation; and here the problem does not end as the proof lies in the pudding of actually accomplishing and maintaining the standards; in other words will the building be built to the set standard and equally important will it conserve the same over its life span.

While today’s technology allows to virtually X-ray the construction revealing the quality it is built to by using e.g. thermal imaging technology it will be not be so easy to ensure its durability. It makes sense to select materials sensibly and based on long term experience rather than short-term wishful thinking.

For the sake of the average consumer it would also make sense to offer a more practical terminology; when one goes shopping for a car one can ask for and then compare mileage figures; why not tell people how much their future house will need energy wise? It’s easy and would make the products more transparent and the industry more consumer friendly.

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By: martin brown

martin brown — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Hi Su – just to say I used your chat to illustrate what progress is needed today – well received – thanks.

Did I mention the Route to Zero programme I started a while ago – details on my blog http://fairsnape.wordpress.com/route-2-zero/

and the dipity timeline for a route to zero at http://bit.ly/R2Ztimeline

Keep up the good work on here!!