EcoHomes 2006 has been superseded by the Code For Sustainable Homes, to register this as EcoHomes 2006 please contact MP Building Assessors Ltd.

EcoHomes 2006 will continue to be used for refurbished housing in England and for all housing in Scotland and Wales.

EcoHomes assess the environmental quality of a development. It considers the broad environmental concerns of climate change, use of resources and impacts on wildlife, and balances these against the requirements for a high-quality internal environment. These concerns have been divided into eight environmental categories, under which issues are grouped, these are:

• Energy: operational energy and CO2
• Transport: location issues related to transport
• Pollution: air and water pollution (excluding CO2)
• Materials: environmental implications of materials selection, recyclable materials
• Water: consumption issues
• Ecology and land use: ecological value of the site, greenfield and brownfield issues
• Health and well being: internal and external issues relating to health and comfort
• Management: to recognise and encourage construction sites managed in an environmentally and socially considerate manner