What are the benefits?
Consumer..
• Assisting choice of new home
• Lower running costs
• Better well being
• Lowering their Carbon Footprint
Social Housing Provider..
• Lower running costs
• Raised sustainability credentials
• Improved comfort and satisfaction
Builder/Developer..
• Mark of Quality
• Increased saleability
• Regulatory certainty (staying ahead of the game)
• Flexibility – the ability to innovate and find cost effective solutions to meet and exceed requirements.
• Increased profile (options to get an increased marketing and editorial on new developments by achieving codes prior to them becoming mandatory – great publicity)
• Homes achieving level three can be bought by housing associations who to meet current demands and targets are buying from the private sector at market prices in certain areas. Link to news report
The Environment..
• Whether you wear a 'green' T-Shirt or not, this is what the Code is all about!
• Reduced greenhouse gases
• Better adaptation to climate change
• Reduced impact on the environment overall
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