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Expert views on the built environment
Rewriting the rules for housing
Government is consulting on a number of building-related issues addressing safety and climate change, while the Queen’s Speech hints at…
October 2019
Passivhaus rules
City of York Council is the latest local authority to strive for Passivhaus housing. Leda’s Jim Wild explains why the…
September 2019
The fallacy of permitted development rights
While a raft of new policies have been announced, an existing one – PDRs – has led to failures in…
September 2019
The policy clues
There has been a flurry of recommendations about the future for heating, cooling and energy efficiency in our buildings. Hywel…
September 2019
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