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Cloud Nine modular houses
Cloud Nine is the trading name used by the UK company Kernow Eco Housing Ltd. The company was established in 2006. It designs and develops modular homes with energy-efficient building envelopes and heating systems. The buildings are constructed using natural materials and are manufactured off-site in factory conditions.

United Kingdom Government targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions require new homes to meet increasing standards in energy efficiency and sustainability between 2008 and 2012 and this has driven expansion of high-specification off-site construction in the UK.

Varying standards exist in Europe and the United Kingdom for assessing the environmental impact of a new home, in construction and over it's operating life. Some standards have slightly conflicting requirements, though the most recent, such as the Code for Sustainable Homes use systems to balance multiple requirements in one standard. For example the Code for Sustainable Homes awards points for low-impact construction materials; limiting the energy required for comfortable occupancy; efficient use of water and so on.

The UK Building Regulations also include minimum requirements of energy efficiency for all new buildings, assessed in a standard form under the National Home Energy Rating scheme or NHER.

Cloud Nine's literature states that their homes are compatible with Code levels 4 and 5 and have a typical Dwelling Carbon Dioxide Emission Rate of 16kg/m2/year

See also: cloudnine company website