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035			_a(Sirsi) u120431
100			_aHamson, L.
245			_aBreaking the cycle
260			_c2002
490			_aProperty Week _v67 (4) 18 October 2002, 41-43(3)
520			_aExamines the case for sustainable development in the context of a report published by the British Council for Offices, "Sustainability starts in the boardroom", which presents the latest picture of the property industry's attitude towards sustainable, energy-effiecient development. The latest Building Regulations (Part L) are making high demands on developers to rethink energy consumption in buildings but the government is also giving encouragement in the form of tax breaks. Argues there is a growing acceptance amongst companies that something needs to be done about the issue and indeed the majority of respondents to the report say they undertake some sort of energy consumption monitoring.
590			_aABS
650			_aSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
650			_aCOMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
650			_aBUDGETING
650			_aARCHITECTS
690			_aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
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999			_c71551 _d71551