Tough new rules for carbon neutral homes by 2016

All new homes will be zero carbon by 2016, communities secretary Ruth Kelly confirmed this week as she unveiled a range of tough new measures including the six-star Code for Sustainable Homes which will become mandatory for all new housing in 2008.

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