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001			L159549
008			160318s2008 xxk f 000 0 eng d
020			_a9781848060203
035			_a(Sirsi) u159549
041	0		_aeng
050	0	4	_a690.0286 $2 18
100	1		_aPlimmer, F.
110	2		_aBuilding Research Establishment
245	0	0	_aKnock it down or do it up? _bsustainable housebuilding _bnew build and refurbishment in the Sustainable Communities Plan
260			_aWatford _bBRE _c2008
300			_a72p.
490		0	_aBRE _vFB 16
520			_aDemolishing existing housing stock in favour of building new homes results in loss of heritage and wastes carbon emissions embedded in otherwise sound structures, as well as breaking up existing communities. Deciding how best to regenerate run-down urban areas and create sustainable communities demands comparisons between the relative advantages of the two approaches to housing renewal: "knock it down or do it up". This report investigated the responses to this question by private and social housing developers and their professional advisers.
590			_aKA
650	2	4	_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
650	2	4	_aURBAN REGENERATION
650	2	4	_aSUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
651		4	_aUnited Kingdom
690			_aSustainability _96271
700	1		_aPottinger, G.
700	1		_aHarris, S.
700	1		_aWatters, M.
700	1		_aPocock, Y.
710	1		_aCollege of Estate Management _9400
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999			_c115989 _d115989