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Greener homes for the future? An environmental analysis of the government's house-building plans twelfth report of session 2007-08 [electronic resource]

By: Language: English Series: House of Commons Paper ; HC 566, 2007-2008Publication details: London House of Commons 2008Subject(s): LOC classification:
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The target for three million new homes by 2020: rationale for the three million new homes figure; the impact of the housing market downturn; environmental impact of the national targets -- Zero carbon homes -- Code for Sustainable Homes and Building Regulations: the Code for Sustainable Homes; sustainable housing, costs and consumer demand; monitoring and enforcement -- Where should new homes be built?; greenfield versus brownfield development; green belt reviews -- Eco-towns -- Sustainable infrastructure for new developments -- Conclusions -- Conclusions and recommendations
Summary: Environmental Audit Committee paper looks at government proposals to build three million new homes by 2020, focussing on the impact of the growth of house-building targets, what sorts of homes should be built and where these should be built.
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The target for three million new homes by 2020: rationale for the three million new homes figure; the impact of the housing market downturn; environmental impact of the national targets -- Zero carbon homes -- Code for Sustainable Homes and Building Regulations: the Code for Sustainable Homes; sustainable housing, costs and consumer demand; monitoring and enforcement -- Where should new homes be built?; greenfield versus brownfield development; green belt reviews -- Eco-towns -- Sustainable infrastructure for new developments -- Conclusions -- Conclusions and recommendations

Environmental Audit Committee paper looks at government proposals to build three million new homes by 2020, focussing on the impact of the growth of house-building targets, what sorts of homes should be built and where these should be built.