• 3 available credits
• Credits worth 0.70% points each
• Mandatory Element: No

Aim: To promote the reduction of nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions into the atmosphere.

Assessment Criteria:

Full POL2 2010 Issue

• 3 available credits
• Credits worth 0.70% points each
• Mandatory Element: No

Aim: To reduce the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx) into the atmosphere.

Assessment Criteria: Credits are awarded on the basis of NOX emissions arising from the operation of space heating and hot water systems for each dwelling, in accordance with the table below:

Full POL2 2009 Issue

British Standards EN 297:1994. A1:1995, A2:1996, A3:1996, A5:1998 and A6:2003. Gas-fired central heating boilers, page 42, table 14, section 3.6.2

Additional information

Defra, National Emission Ceilings Directive: National Strategy to Combat Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone

Department of the Environment, Scottish Development Department, Welsh Office, Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, (1990). The United Kingdom’s Programme and National Plan for Reducing Emissions of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) and Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) from Existing Large Combustion Plants

Nitrogen Dioxide in the United Kingdom. Defra, (2004) Summary report available on the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory website