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Green homes called for in the Thames Gateway

Series: Regeneration and Renewal ; 5 September 2003, 11(1)Publication details: 2003Subject(s): Summary: Report by WWF-UK calls for government to intervene to ensure that development throughout the Thames Gateway along with other growth areas meets the highest possible sustainable development targets. It recommends that new communities are developed to Z2 standards or at least to the highest Building Research Establishment EcoHomes Standard. This would result in a 32% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and 39% reduction in water use. For the report "One planet living in the Thames Gateway" http://www.wwf.org.uk/filelibrary/pdf/thamesgateway.pdf

Report by WWF-UK calls for government to intervene to ensure that development throughout the Thames Gateway along with other growth areas meets the highest possible sustainable development targets. It recommends that new communities are developed to Z2 standards or at least to the highest Building Research Establishment EcoHomes Standard. This would result in a 32% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and 39% reduction in water use. For the report "One planet living in the Thames Gateway" http://www.wwf.org.uk/filelibrary/pdf/thamesgateway.pdf