Eco Homes Requirements

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Eco Homes Facts

Rating Levels:
Pass * (36% or more)
Good ** (48% or more)
Very Good *** (58% or more)
Excellent **** (70% or more)
 
It is estimated that an Ecohomes rating of Very Good (***) is equivalent to a Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3

Ecohomes Requirements

Ecohomes was developed and launched in April 2000. The latest version went live in April 2006 and is now used for assessing refurbishment and conversions. For new devleopments it has been replaced by the Code for Sustainable Homes.

Unlike the Code for Sustainable Homes, assessments are carried out on a site wide basis, usually at the Design Stage only. There are no mandatory requirements or fixed standards reflecting the fact that refurbishments with constraints associated with the existing features of the building.
 
Assessment categories include:
• Energy
• Transport
• Pollution
• Materials
• Water
• Land Use and Ecology
• Health and Well Being
• Management
• If you’re building Ecohomes Proport Eco-Services can help you
   understand and comply with the Ecohomes requirements.
 
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If you are, and want to find out more about our services, CSH and EcoHomes, contact us today.

Proport Eco-Services – Code for Sustainable Homes and Ecohomes, operating mainly but not exclusively, in the Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Avon and Thames Valley areas. 

Proport Eco-Services provide full support to help developers, architects and individuals build new, or refurbish existing, homes to meet certain levels of sustainability, including compliance with the Code for Sustainable Homes and BREEAM Ecohomes/Domestic refurbishment schemes. We’re good at shouldering the burden - so you can do what you’re good at.