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Environmental Performance as a Competitive Strategy? British Speculative House Builders in the 1990s

Planning Practice and ResearchPublished 1 February 1997
James Barlow, Mark Bhatti
Citations17
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SJR score0.72
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Abstract

The paper examines the potential for improved environmental performance by British housebuilders in light of stricter thermal regulation of new homes. The impact on housebuilders of incorporating energy rating into Building Regulations is considered, together with an assessment of role of ‘energy efficiency’ as a potential business and marketing strategy.

Keywords

Engineering