Design quality boosts high-density housing margins
Series: CABE Press Release ; 23 January 2003, (3)Publication details: 2003Subject(s): Summary: Design does impact on the value of housing schemes to developers according to new research "The value of housing design and layout"published by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). The report sets out a methodology which shows how different types of housing layout and design impact on development costs, the value of the end-product and the final profitability to the developer. Any preconception that higher density decreases value per square foot was not borne out. The report is available at http://www.cabe.org.uk/displayData.html/HousingValueStudy.pdf?type=pdf&id=382 http://www.cabe.org.uk/fkfgKS4mr9O=HB2998WeYvQ/news/press/press_release.html?press_release_id=198| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Design does impact on the value of housing schemes to developers according to new research "The value of housing design and layout"published by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). The report sets out a methodology which shows how different types of housing layout and design impact on development costs, the value of the end-product and the final profitability to the developer. Any preconception that higher density decreases value per square foot was not borne out. The report is available at http://www.cabe.org.uk/displayData.html/HousingValueStudy.pdf?type=pdf&id=382 http://www.cabe.org.uk/fkfgKS4mr9O=HB2998WeYvQ/news/press/press_release.html?press_release_id=198