Housing Focus – Page 18

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    Cost study: Sustainable low-energy housing

    1999-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Sixteen sustainable low-energy houses and flats were constructed in Glasgow for £60,900 each. This low capital price was achieved despite building in sophisticated environmental features that will significantly cut whole-life costs.

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    Cost model: Land remediation

    1999-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Land remediation is becoming a growth sector as government targets for brownfield development have been increased. In this month s cost model, Davis Langdon Everest looks at new laws on contaminated land and details the cost of clean-up techniques

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    Cost study: Council housing refurbishment

    1999-01-22T00:00:00Z

    A deck-access council-housing block in Hackney, east London, has been radically refurbished by being chopped into three free-standing blocks