The Net Zero Carbon Toolkit is a practical, easy to follow guide to help plan a net zero development project. It has been developed with joint funding from Homes England and is a non-statutory document but implementing the measures laid out in the new toolkit will help deliver net zero, environmentally friendly developments aligned to the targets, values and outcomes of the Council’s crosscutting priorities outlined in the Corporate Plan and Low Carbon Action Plan. It will also support the Council’s future review of the Local Plan by acting as an evidence base document to support more ambitious climate change policies.
It comprises the following:
Part One – Decarbonising buildings – Strategic objectives (PDF, 626KB)
It lays the foundations for the Toolkit documents by explaining legal climate change requirements and policy context. It also explains the “whys” for being ambitious with Net Zero Carbon new buildings.
Part two – New buildings (PDF, 7.41MB)
Its main aim is to communicate how new developments that are consistent with climate change objectives can be designed and constructed. It covers both domestic and non-domestic developments and includes useful ‘one pagers’.
Part three – Retrofit (PDF, 4.21MB)
It seeks to communicate the importance of retrofit, explain which key improvements need to be made in a simple way. It also signposts useful guidance on retrofit.