The Road to 0 Carbon via the Code for Sustainable Homes, from Code 1 to Code 6 in as little as 10 years!
The Department of Communities and Local Government introduced in 2006 a rapid step escalator in new building standards starting from Code 1 and finishing at Code 6 in as little as 10 years! 0 Carbon emission homes is the ultimate aim by 2016. In particular the code levels ramps up Part L of the Building Regulations for energy efficiency and Carbon emissions as well as a total of 9 categories as follows:
1 Energy and CO2 emissions
2 Water
3 Materials
4 Surface water run-off
5 Waste
6 Pollution
7 Health and well-being
8 Management
9) Ecology
Each level code giving a certain percentage increase in standards over the 2006 Building Regulations as follows:
Code 1 - 10% - time line starts from 13th December2006
Code 2 - 18%
Code 3 - 25%
Code 4 - 44%
Code 5 - 100%
Code 6 - zero carbon planned date for implementation 2016
Each level code clearly is more demanding and more difficult to achieve but meant to provide challenging but achievable targets as the building industry adopts to new tough standards on energy efficiency and sustainability in new buildings. It is now mandatory that new homes are rated against the Code for Sustainable Homes.
The time line differs for private builders versus public financed buildings as follows:
![Timeline to Code 6 0 Carbon Buildings]( "Timeline to Code 6 0 Carbon Buildings")
 All bodies are required to achieve Code 6 by 2016, zero carbon for new buildings. Clearly insulation is key in helping meet 0 carbon targets. Also, via our sister group companies 0 Carbon Technologies and Solar Energy company Red Solar IsoSpray can offer technologies that go a long way in achieving the dream of 0 Carbon sustainable homes by 2016. Solar photo-voltaic electricity producing panels (PV) will help on the energy front whilst IsoSpray foam, being one of the best insulators per depth and providing air tight control systems, will help builders and developers meet challenging new targets.  
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