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| Getting to zero carbon in 10 years | |||
| 2010 | 2013 | 2016 | |
| Energy/carbon reduction compared with 2006 Part L | 25% | 44% | Zero carbon |
| Equivalent energy/carbon standard in the ‘Code for Sustainable Homes’ | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 6 |
| How the government says this can be achieved | Improvements in building fabric, reducing air permeability and the installation of efficient condensing boilers and lighting systems… | … district heating, biomass boilers, solar hot water heating… | …wind turbines and CHP plant to replace any energy taken from the grid |