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035			_a(Sirsi) u126532
100			_aMorris, H.
245			_aCriteria to improve building standards
260			_c2004
490			_aPlanning (for the Natural and Built Environment) _v(1571) 28 May 2004, 14-15(2)
520			_aExamines the Sustainable Building Task Group's "Better buildings - better lives" report (J126716), which calls for the rapid development of more environmentally friendly house building in the UK. Its key recommendations include: the introduction of a national code for sustainable building based on the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM); government revision of the Building Regulations to achieve a 25% water consumption reduction; 25% energy efficiency improvement by 2005; and to specify at least 10% reused, reclaimed or recycled materials in building projects. Relates the report's proposals to the final version of PPS1, which places sustainable development at the heart of the planning system. The report is available at www.dti.gov.uk.
590			_aABS
590			_aABS
650			_aWATER CONSUMPTION
650			_aPPS1
650			_aRECYCLED MATERIALS
650			_aBREEAM
650			_aBUILDING STANDARDS
650			_aGREEN BUILDINGS
650			_aENERGY-EFFICIENCY
650			_aSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
690			_aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-REGULATION AND CONTROL
856			_uhttps://www.dti.gov.uk/construction/sustain/sbtg.htm _zView the report on the DTI websiteƯ
856			_uhttps://www.dti.gov.uk/construction/sustain/sbtg.htm _zView the report on the DTI websiteƯ
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999			_c117552 _d117552