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News Release from: NHBC | Subject: Zero Carbon Hub
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 June 2008
Launch of the Zero Carbon Hub
NHBC has welcomed the launch today of the 'Zero Carbon Hub' - the new public and private partnership, which has been charged with making zero carbon homes a reality from 2016.
NHBC's General Manager, Neil Jefferson, has been appointed as interim Chief Executive and NHBC has committed over GBP250k a year funding to the Zero Carbon Hub as well as research and development resources, office accommodation and administration in Milton Keynes Imtiaz Farookhi, NHBC Chief Executive and member of the 2016 Taskforce said: "The next few years are critical for the new homes industry and the Zero Carbon Hub will have an enormous role to play in coordinating and focusing activity across the private and public sectors to meet the enormous challenges of moving up the Code for Sustainable Homes
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 8 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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