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008			060704n2006 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u134030
041	0		_aeng
100	1		_aJardine, Chris
245	0	0	_aSave the planet, knock down a house
260			_c2006
490		0	_aRoof _v31(4) July/August 2006, 30-31(2)
520			_aReports on the 40 per cent House project carried out by the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford which sees carbon dioxide emissions from houses as a major contributor to climate change and proposes quadrupling the number of housing demolitions to reduce the emissions levels from energy-inefficient houses to sustainable levels. The project sees the first step in a truly sustainable housing strategy is to bring the rate of housing replacement back into line with the length of time a property might reasonably be expected to last. The project proposes increasing the demolition rate four-fold to 80 000 houses per year and bring the average lifetime of a house down to about 300 years. By 2050, the date by which the UK energy white paper envisages a 60% reduction in emissions, the project forecasts that just three million of the worst properties will have been demolished, leaving 21m properties of insufficient standard to meet the emission reduction targets and needing extensive refurbishment work.
590			_aIKA040706 NTK
651		4	_aUnited Kingdom _y
690			_aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-ENERGY-ENERGY USE-ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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