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Carbon countdown: How can the uk make the step change required for zero carbon?
Grand designs on the future of zero carbon social housing
Less than 25 per cent understand zero-carbon challenge, says report
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Specifying building products
New products give rise to the next generation of solid wall homes
Product specification is the key to sustainable social housing
Green Guide misuse could steer Zero-Carbon Housing off course
Tarmac's 'blueprint' for affordable, low-carbon masonry homes
Tarmac gains BES 6001 responsible sourcing across four complete product ranges
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Week 40 - homes complete
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Meet the Project Team
John Shuttleworth - Lovell - Operations Manager
Phil Sabin - Tarmac - Business Development Manager
Andy Berwick - Lovell - Build Manager
Ian Gray - Tarmac - Technical Manager
James Willcox - Lovell - Development Co-ordinator
Asif Din - Zedfactory - Architect
Jef Todd - BSP - Civil Engineering
Sam Thompson - Lovell - Quantity Surveyor
Simon Moore - Lovell - Senior Buyer
Dr Mark Gillott - University of Nottingham - Associate Professor
Angela Griffin - Tarmac - Product Manager
Amanda Stevens - MPBA - Director
Lifetime Homes Standards
Solar gain
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Products common to both homes
Ground floor - Tarmac Topflow HZ
Parking area - TarmacDry SuDS system
Ground floor - Heatsave Plus
Foundations - Durox Foundation blocks
Foundations - Low Carbon Concrete
Party Wall Blocks - Hemelite
Bricks - Boiler housing
Biomass Boilers
Solar thermal panels
Rainwater collection
Sun pipes
External Doors
Kitchen Appliances
Stairs
Roof
Roof tiles
Roof insulation
External path - aggregates
Mortar
General lighting
Products unique to Code 4 home
Foundations Durox Supabloc
Hemelite Code 4 home
Party wall finishes Code 4
Bricks outer leaf Code 4
Plasterboard drylining
Code 4 cavity insulation
Timber Floor
Code 4 Floor Insulation
Code 4 Windows
Code 4 MVHR
Products unique to Code 6 home
Code 6 Foundation Blocks
Code 6 Superstructure Blocks
Party wall finishes Code 6
Code 6 External Insulation and Render
Hollowcore Floor
Truflow Screed
Code 6 Windows
Code 6 VHR
Solar PV Panels
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What is the Code?
2016 legislative timeline
Code for Sustainable Homes on a page
Useful information
Code for Sustainable Homes' nine categories - in detail
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Number of credits available
Energy & Water - in more detail
Uncovering the myths
Our Design Stage Targets
Code 4 Design Stage Targets
Code 6 Design Stage Targets
The CfSH Assessors
Why masonry?
Benefits of Thermal Mass
Whole life performance research
Optimising use of thermal mass
Benefits of Masonry Construction
Energy & CO2 - Guide to the Code
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University of Nottingham - School of the Built Environment
The Architect - Zedfactory Ltd
The Engineering Consultant - BSP Consulting
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