part thirteen

• The Code measures the sustainability of a home against design      categories, rating the ‘whole home’ as a complete package.
  
• The design categories included in the Code are :  
  
  • energy/CO₂
    
  • water
    
  • materials
    
  • surface water run-off
    
  • waste
    
  • pollution
    
  • health and well-being
    
  • management
    
  • ecology
    
  A home can achieve a sustainability rating from one (­*) to six (******­­­­­­) stars, depending on the extent to which it has achieved Code Standards.
• The Code uses a sustainability rating system – indicated by ‘stars’ (­*), to communicate the overall sustainability performance of a home.
  
• One star (­*) is the entry level – above the level of the Building Regulations, and six stars (******­­­­­­) is the highest level – reflecting exemplar development in sustainability terms.
  
• A one star (*­) rating is otherwise known as a ‘Code Level 1’, a two star (**­­) a ‘Code Level 2’, etc, to a ‘zero carbon home’ (ie zero net emissions of CO₂ from all energy use in the home) at six stars (******­­­­­­) a ‘Code Level 6’.
  

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