Carbon Reduction Boosts Industry

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In this era, with a more environmentally-conscious public, aware of the urgent need to limit their effects on climate change, there is a growing appetite amongst consumers for more sustainable products and services. With greater demand for homes that offer reduced environmental impact, lower running costs and features that enhance health and well-being, there is an increased need for home builders to demonstrate their capacity in sustainable home building, and to market the sustainability of their homes to homebuyers.

Builders whose home designs and completed work are assessed under the Code will receive a certificate showing the overall sustainability rating for the home, and a breakdown of how that rating has been achieved. From May 2008 homes that are not assessed will have a nil-rated certificate which is produced by the seller of property. Examples of both a Code certificate and a nil rated certificate showing that a home had not been assessed against the Code. A nil-rated certificate can be downloaded from the HIP and BRE websites.

FMB chief executive Richard Diment said: "A large and growing number of clients want SMEs to be able to propose carbon reduction solutions, and deliver them. At a time when many small businesses across the UK are battling with the impact of the recession, the prospect of new work in the construction sector couldn't come at a better time."

NSCC chief executive Suzannah Nichol added: "We're working together to help businesses get the right skills in the right place at the right time. Being carbon ready will really help SMEs carve out a future for themselves." ConstructionSKills is making the low carbon agenda a key focus of its work with businesses. The National Construction College is offering a host of courses to help SMEs gain low carbon skills.

ConstructionSkills chief executive Mark Farrar said: "Small and medium sized construction businesses must act now to up-skill if they want to take advantage of the growing demand for low carbon construction." Climate change minister Greg Barker said there were huge opportunities for growth in the market creating the low carbon economy. Source: cnplus.co.uk


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