Sunand Prasad and Andrew Drury. Estate redevelopment is just so satisfying and progressive. Residents may have to suffer a decant or two but they get desirable, energy-efficient new homes in place of their tired out and unsuitable old homes. But does the need to count carbon change all that? The question we want to address …Read More »
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Minimising Waste in Housebuilding – A Broader Approach for Planners
Published on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Parker Morris – holy grail or wholly misguided?
If we are to build functional, adaptable homes with a long lifespan, we need internal space standards for housing based on an up-to-date, robust evidence base about how people use space in the home, says Andrew Drury. Unlike the rest of Europe, England has no national minimum dwelling space standards. England also has – and …Read More »
Published on Monday, July 14th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Housing Space Standards (GLA, 2006)
The Greater London Authority commissioned HATC to answer two questions: should the GLA set minimum dwelling sizes through their planning powers, and could they? Our report answered both those questions. You can download the report for free. It is in PDF format, so please make sure that you have a PDF reader on your computer. …Read More »
Published on Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 at 2:00 pm