Zero carbon or carbon footprint is all about carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Mostly CO2 emission depends upon: central heating, air conditioning, water heating and lighting. The government is trying to make sure that, all the newly build homes from 2016 can meet these basic energy needs without adding any CO2 to the atmosphere.

1. What Are Zero Carbon
Homes?
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2.  Definition:A home that produces zero or even
negative CO2 emissions by expediting the use of
energy efficiency and renewable energy is called zero
carbon home.
 Zero carbon or carbon footprint is all about carbon
dioxide (CO2) emissions. Mostly CO2 emission
depends upon: central heating, air conditioning, water
heating and lighting.
The government is trying to
make sure that, all the newly build homes from 2016
can meet these basic energy needs without adding
any CO2 to the atmosphere.Reach Us @ www.southern-assessors.co.uk

3.  Carbon foot print of a home depends on two parts, the
primary footprint and the secondary footprint.
The primary carbon footprint
is the CO2 emissions from the direct consumption of
fossil fuels for energy consumption and
transportation.
The secondary carbon
footprint is the measure of indirect CO2 emissions
associated with the manufacturing process of
products used in the home and eventual
decomposition of products.
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4.  Heating is the main reason of carbon emission.
Insulation system in most of the houses is poor,
resulting warm air to flow out through the walls and
under doors etc.
 As per the regulation, construction companies are
now required to provide an Energy Performance
Certificate for all of the newly build homes.
Builders must make sure new
homes have enough insulation and are adequately
draft-proofed to stop unnecessary heat-loss to the
outside in order to achieve the government’s
standards.out through the walls and under doors etc.
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5.  Air pressure test</a> is carried out on all new built
homes to test how much air is escaping from them
through gaps, cracks and other holes in the buildings.
Reducing this unwanted air loss
can help in cutting down on heating waste. Hence
zero carbon Homes can be achieved.
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6. Thank You
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