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035 _a(Sirsi) u123755
100 _aBlamey, M.
245 _aEnvironmental credentials
260 _c2003
490 _aHouse Builder
_v62(7) August 2003, 15-16(2)
520 _aFocuses on the NHBC new EcoHomes assessment service (developed with BRE) as an example of the house building industry's commitment to environment and sustainability issues. The EcoHomes service rates the environmental performance of new homes and recognises environmental performance through good design. Describes the scheme's seven environmental categories and four assessment levels. Illustrates the increasing importance of environmental performance rating citing examples such as all new social housing projects requiring Housing Corporation funding must be EcoHomes assessed from April 2003.
590 _aABS
650 _aDESIGN QUALITY
650 _aECOHOMES
650 _aENVIRONMENTAL RATING SYSTEM
650 _aNEW HOMES
650 _aENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
650 _aSOCIAL HOUSING
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
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