{"id":86947,"date":"2026-03-11T14:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/?p=86947"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:37:07","slug":"bco-welcomes-release-of-version-1-of-the-net-zero-carbon-buildings-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/bco-welcomes-release-of-version-1-of-the-net-zero-carbon-buildings-standard","title":{"rendered":"BCO welcomes release of Version 1 of the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"86947\" class=\"elementor elementor-86947\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140546a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"140546a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b49ddd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b49ddd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thicker-banner-2-NEWS-PIECE-HEADER-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thicker-banner-2-NEWS-PIECE-HEADER-1.png 650w, https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thicker-banner-2-NEWS-PIECE-HEADER-1-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thicker-banner-2-NEWS-PIECE-HEADER-1-600x277.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p><p>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.<\/p><p>These include:<\/p><ul><li>Introduction of \u201cPC On Track\u201d validation<\/li><li>\u201cDeemed to satisfy\u201d arrangements with NABERS and Passivhaus<\/li><li>Landlord-only and tenant-only verification for office buildings<\/li><li>Mixed-use rules allowing limits to be apportioned pro-rata across different uses<\/li><li>Clarification on the rules and derogations for PVs<\/li><li>Introduction of performance evaluations, allowing buildings that don\u2019t meet all criteria (e.g., refrigerants), alongside fully compliant net zero carbon\u2013aligned buildings, to still be recognised for the areas they achieve<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Read the BCO\u2019s full response <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-03-BCO-NZC-BS-Response-Letter_Final.pdf\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>V<strong>iew Version 1 of the Standard <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzcbuildings.co.uk\/pilotversion\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>To explore the Standard further and understand how it supports the UK\u2019s net zero ambitions, join us at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/product\/bco-esg-summit\">BCO ESG Summit<\/a> in Manchester on 17 March<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Book your tickets <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bco.org.uk\/product\/bco-esg-summit\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":86954,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,97],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-86947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-hub","category-news","tag-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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