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Foundations for recovery: can the construction industry green build itself out of the recession?
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Horizon House, one of the greenest offices in the UK, was built without paying a premium
The UK construction industry is experiencing the worst slump in decades and it's not over yet. So is green building the answer to its woes? Louise Bateman reports.
Euan Cresswell, managing director of property developer Westmark, is a green building convert. Last week, he collected a BREEAM Award for Horizon House, the new national headquarters for the Environment Agency. The building in the centre of Bristol is one of the greenest offices in the country, achieving an 85.06 per cent score under BREEAM (2006), the internationally recognised environmental assessment method for buildings.
The conversion to building green has been somewhat forced upon Cresswell, who like everyone else in the industry has to achieve new sustainability standards to meet toughcarbon saving targets. Yet although hard work, it's a conversion he’s willingly making because he’s found a way to do it that’s commercially viable.
The conversion to building green has been somewhat forced upon Cresswell, who like everyone else in the industry has to achieve new sustainability standards to meet toughcarbon saving targets. Yet although hard work, it's a conversion he’s willingly making because he’s found a way to do it that’s commercially viable.
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