We’re thrilled to see the launch of the UK’s first cross-industry Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Pilot for net zero carbon-aligned buildings, our Board members and scheme researchers have contributed at various sectors and aspects!
The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, or “The Standard” was launched on Tuesday 24th September and is a free-to-access technical standard that will enable the built environment industry to prove that built assets align with the UK’s carbon and energy budgets. Until now, there has been no single agreed methodology to define what ‘net zero carbon’ means for buildings in the UK. The Standard provides a set of consistent rules to create a level playing field around what ‘net zero carbon’ actually means and how it can be defined in the built environment.
The Standard is for anyone who wants to fund, procure, design, or specify a net zero carbon building, and for anyone who wishes to definitively demonstrate that their building is net zero carbon aligned, and this also includes interior fit-out and refurbishments relating to the remit of SKArating’s work. It has been developed and agreed through collaboration between built environment organisations and industry leaders, including architects, engineers, carbon assessors and developers, and our very own board directors Elina Grigoriou and Joe Croft.
With the new and improved SKArating Offices scheme being developed as we speak, all scheme criteria is being aligned with the new Standard carbon levels, both operational energy and upfront embodied carbon. This will mean that anyone who uses SKArating to guide and benchmark an interior fit-out will be able to align with net zero according to the rating they achieve.
If you would like to download the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, please see the link here:
nzcbuildings.co.uk
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