zero carbon house has been designed so there’s no need to use fossil fuels. No carbon is released into the atmosphere from this unique family home and there are no fuel bills either. zero carbon house is the UK’s first zero carbon retrofit – the only existing house to have been upgraded to one of the most exacting standards in green design, Level 6 of the original UK Code for Sustainable Homes.
what is a zero carbon house?
Definition of a zero carbon house A zero carbon house is one that does not increase the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere (net carbon emissions over the course…
aims of zero carbon house
When we designed zero carbon house, we had three aims. We wanted to: Be zero carbon We wanted to create a zero carbon home. In other words, we wanted to build…
contact us
Do get in touch by following @zerocarbonhouse on Twitter or by dropping us a line in the form below. You are welcome to visit zero carbon house on our next…
meet the architect
zero carbon house was designed by John Christophers. John is an associate at Associated Architects in Birmingham UK, but zero carbon house was designed independently as his own family home. He says:…
living in zero carbon house
John Christophers, an architect, Jo Hindley, a midwife, and Theo, who was aged four, moved into zero carbon house in 2009. “We had already lived in Balsall Heath for 20 years,…
avoiding fossil fuels
This is a summary of how zero carbon house avoids using fossil fuels and saves energy. (For more detail, see the design section of this site and the technical menu.) The use of fossil fuels…
embodied energy
Embodied energy is the energy used to produce the materials with which a house is built. Aluminium is high in embodied energy because of the energy used to mine and refine it,…
cost
Cost of zero carbon house in comparison to social housing The cost of building zero carbon house as a whole can be compared to the cost of social housing. The cost per square…