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Industry groups to develop standard for verifying buildings as net zero

By 2022-05-13T08:19:00

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RIBA, RICS and UKGBC among bodies drawing up plans to remove “ambiguities” around measurement of carbon emissions

A standard for verifying buildings as net zero carbon is being developed by a group of industry bodies including RIBA and the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC).

The UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard is to be a single agreed methodology that will allow developers, architects and building occupiers to prove that a building is net zero.

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