The Passivhaus standard is now deemed to satisfy certain aspects of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) at practical completion. After working closely with the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, the Passivhaus Trust is delighted to announce that Passivhaus certification is a deemed-to-satisfy route in the upcoming Version 1 of the Standard.
The UK NZCBS is cross-industry initiative to develop the UK’s first Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard. Leading industry organisations BBP, BRE, CIBSE, IStructE, LETI, RIBA, RICS, and UKGBC have joined forces to champion this initiative, and its development has been supported by a wide network of hundreds of industry experts.
The Passivhaus Trust has previously stated that the targets and methodology proposed for UK NZCBS closely align with the operational energy and renewable energy generation targets of the Passivhaus Plus standard and include absolute energy use intensity targets similar to Passivhaus. The Trust believes that the Passivhaus Plus standard offers an effective way to achieve the UK NZCBS, while also delivering a healthy, comfortable building.
As part of the new UK NZCBS ‘PC On-Track’ optional checks at Practical Completion, Passivhaus certification can be used to show that the UK NZCBS space heating requirements have been met, and can be used as a key component of the evidence towards the Standard’s operational energy and onsite renewable energy generation requirements.
The deeming to satisfy pathway has been created to align the UK NZCBS with established, market-recognised schemes, reducing the need for duplicate assessments and submissions.
Passivhaus deemed to satisfy UK NZCBS The Passivhaus standard is now deemed to satisfy certain aspects of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK…
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