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	<link>http://www.zerocarbonhouse.org.uk</link>
	<description>advice and information on how to minimise carbon emissions from your home</description>
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		<title>National Timescales for Zero Carbon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an up-to-date list [last edit 30 December 2008] of the aspirational dates by which all new buildings will be zero carbon in the listed nations:
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UK Government: by 2016
Wales (in advance of the UK government goals ): by 2011
Scotland (takes a more pragmatic line):


staged increases  in energy standards in 2010 and 2013 to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zerocarbonhouse.org.uk/national-timescales-for-zero-carbon/</link>
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		<title>Other Interesting Sites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whilst not necessarily strictly zero carbon related sites, if you are interested in housing, building, renovation or green and sustainability issues, then these sites may be of interest.
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Coming Soon!
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		<link>http://www.zerocarbonhouse.org.uk/other-interesting-sites/</link>
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		<title>Super Insulated Buildings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Key to zero carbon building design is insulation. To minimise energy consumed in heating the volume of the building, insulation should he highly specified and as efficient and effective as possible. There are varying categories of super insulated buildings.
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Zero Heat Building
Through highly specified insulation and draft proofing the Zero Heat Building, requires no additional heating, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zerocarbonhouse.org.uk/super-insulated-buildings/</link>
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		<title>Definitions of Zero Carbon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The zero carbon building produces no Carbon Dioxide and by combining all the available innovations can actually export carbon free energy back into the electricity grid.
&#160;http://www.applied-energy.com definition
There are other definitions of buildings that inform any classification, the Zero Carbon Building takes it place amongst them:
Zero Heat Building
Comfortable interior temperatures are maintained through insulation and draft [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zerocarbonhouse.org.uk/definitions-of-zero-carbon/</link>
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		<title>PassivHaus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The PassivHaus (German for passive house) standard is the leading standard for energy efficient construction. Despite its name, the standard is applicable to all types of building. The standard was derived in Darmstadt in Germany, in 1990 with the Passivhaus-Institut being setup in 1996 to develop and promote the standard.
The PassivHaus standard aims to provide [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zerocarbonhouse.org.uk/passivhaus/</link>
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		<title>Visitor Feedback</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We welcome all feedback
Please post your comments under any topic on this site, or post your general comments, feedback or requests here &#8230;
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		<link>http://www.zerocarbonhouse.org.uk/visitor-feedback/</link>
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		<title>Climate Change (Zero-Carbon Development)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Written Ministerial Statement ~ Climate Change (Zero-Carbon Development) December 2006
I am today announcing the publication of environmental measures in new housing as part of a wider package aimed at tackling climate change by moving towards zero-carbon development.
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The Minister for Housing and Planning (Yvette Cooper)

An extract from the text of the Ministerial statement that begins to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.zerocarbonhouse.org.uk/further-reading/</link>
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