On 9th January 2007 Yvette Cooper, made a speech to the House Builders Federation. She talked about higher standards for new homes and mentioned the need for better insulation. She then announced that all new homes within ten years must be zero carbon, and thus it seems that the concept of zero carbon homes was [...]
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