Dataset for "Pioneering Net Zero Carbon Construction Policy in Bath & North East Somerset"

This data was collected as part of a collaborative project between the University of Bath and Bath and North East Somerset Council, which studied the implementation of new sustainable construction planning policies, the first of their kind in the UK to require that:

• All new residential and major non-residential building developments must achieve net zero operational energy, conforming to ambitious energy consumption targets, matching this with on-site renewables, and only offsetting the difference in exceptional circumstances.
• Major residential and non-residential developments must demonstrate an embodied carbon lower than a threshold value, including the substructure, superstructure and finishes, with no offsetting permitted.

The data includes analysis of incoming planning application, relating to the characteristics of proposed buildings and key parameters submitted to comply with the net zero energy requirements.

A questionnaire was also sent out to applicants, with both written and numerical responses included in this dataset.

Subjects:

Civil engineering and built environment

Cite this dataset as:
Hawkins, W., Simaitis, J., Shea, A., Allen, S., Marsh, E., Bath and North East Somerset Council, Chapter2 Architects, South West Net Zero Hub, 2023. Dataset for "Pioneering Net Zero Carbon Construction Policy in Bath & North East Somerset". Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-01318.

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Data

applications.csv
application/csv (22kB)
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0

Details of planning applications received between November 2022 and May 2023, which are eligible for the policies under investigation. The sheet contains key information relating to building energy performance, operational emissions, and policy compliance.

questionnaire_responses.csv
application/csv (31kB)
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Anonymised questionnaire responses, including maximum, minimum, mean, standard deviation and variance where appropriate.

Creators

Will Hawkins
University of Bath

0000-0003-4918-7665

Joris Simaitis
University of Bath

0000-0002-7411-919X

Andrew Shea
University of Bath

0000-0002-4632-6300

Stephen Allen
University of Bath

0000-0002-0148-6466

Ellie Marsh
University of Bath

0000-0001-7059-1262

Bath and North East Somerset Council

Chapter2 Architects

South West Net Zero Hub

Contributors

University of Bath
Rights Holder

Documentation

Methodology link:

Šimaitis, J., Hawkins, W., Shea, A., Allen, S., Marsh, E., Phelps, P., Barnes, A., Daone, R., McCann, A., Bell, A., and Nikolaidou, E., 2023. Pioneering Net Zero Carbon Construction Policy in Bath & North East Somerset: investigating the industry's response to the introduction of novel planning policies. Version 1. Bath: University of Bath. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATHRO-297388880.