The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (the Standard) provides a unified definition for ‘Net Zero Carbon Aligned Buildings’ in the United Kingdom (UK), underpinned by an evidence-based reporting methodology.​​

 

It has been developed through collaboration between leading Professional Institutions, industry bodies and experts who recognise the need for consistent rules, both to increase credibility of claims around net zero carbon, and to accelerate the design, construction and use of buildings that deliver lower-carbon outcomes in line with the UK’s legally binding carbon targets.​​​

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The Standard has been collaboratively developed by a wide range of stakeholders in the UK built environment industry. It is voluntary, focussed on measured outcomes, and requires independent third-party verification to demonstrate conformity.