RuralZED has been designed to provide zero carbon low to medium density housing solutions for the 70% of the UK that is built at 50 homes / ha or under. It has redefined what is technically possible and merged the important `Placemaking' agenda with the `Zero carbon house'.

Today sees the launch of ruralZED, a revolutionary new housing system that is the UK's first affordable, carbon neutral house. Unveiled at this year's annual EcoBuild exhibition, the ruralZED, housing system is now available to house-builders and developers.

The government's recent legislation package - the Code for Sustainable Homes will make it mandatory for all new homes in the UK to be both zero carbon and meet the highest level of Code 6 by the year 2016.

RuralZED, a consortium of architects and specialist manufacturers at the cutting edge of the eco house-building industry, today launches the UK's first affordable, carbon neutral house at the annual EcoBuild exhibition.

The ruralZED™ housing system is set to revolutionise the house-building industry over the coming years and has been awarded on-site Code 6 status, the highest level in the Code for Sustainable Housing, eight years ahead of the government’s targets for carbon neutral new build homes.