Optimising the relationship between passive solar design of new housing and the economics of construction and land value

The focus of mass housing developments built by speculative developers in the UK has broadly been on maximising density whilst retaining a predominantly detached housing form. This economically led strategy, aimed at maximising sale values, can conflict with the aim of radically reducing environment...

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Main Author: Scott, Jonathan R.
Other Authors: Edge, Martin ; Martin, Peter ; Laing, Richard Alexander
Published: Robert Gordon University 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.412354