Guidance on the design and construction of sustainable, low carbon office buildings. Version 1.0
Publication Year
2011
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Provides guidance on the design and construction of sustainable, low and zero carbon buildings in the UK. Investigates three specific, priority areas of sustainable construction: operational carbon - how operational energy use and associated carbon emissions can be reduced by incorporating appropriate and cost-effective energy efficiency measures and low and zero carbon (LZC) technologies; BREEAM assessments - how ‘Very Good’, ‘Excellent’ and ‘Outstanding’ BREEAM ratings can be achieved at lowest cost; and embodied carbon - quantification of the embodied carbon of buildings particularly focusing on different structural forms. Looks specifically at office buildings.
Document History
Superseded by version 2.0, 2012.
Publisher Information
Target Zero
Target Zero was a project which ran until 2011 assessing and comparing the sustainability performance of 5 non-domestic building types in the UK, including a warehouse, supermarket, secondary school, office block and mixed use building.
