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As Version 1 of the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard is released, the BCO is pleased to see several recommendations from its expert committees incorporated into the Standard.

These include:

  • Introduction of “PC On Track” validation
  • “Deemed to satisfy” arrangements with NABERS and Passivhaus
  • Landlord-only and tenant-only verification for office buildings
  • Mixed-use rules allowing limits to be apportioned pro-rata across different uses
  • Clarification on the rules and derogations for PVs
  • Introduction of performance evaluations, allowing buildings that don’t meet all criteria (e.g., refrigerants), alongside fully compliant net zero carbon–aligned buildings, to still be recognised for the areas they achieve

Read the BCO’s full response here.

View Version 1 of the Standard here. 

To explore the Standard further and understand how it supports the UK’s net zero ambitions, join us at the BCO ESG Summit in Manchester on 17 March.

Book your tickets here.

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