Historic English Partnerships Standards (2007)

These core common standards provided a level playing field, enabling potential partners to plan ahead and adapt policies, products and practices to achieve the quality required. The standards were revised in November 2007 and incorporated: *The Code for Sustainable Homes - Level 3 *Measures to prevent the overheating of homes in rising summer temperatures *A requirement to reduce noise penetration in new homes *Environmental quality in civil engineering *Minimum space requirements for new homes