The ADLS set performance targets for the whole building

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The Approved Document Part L (ADL) sets performance targets for the whole building rather than for construction or elements. The key components included are 'The Code for Sustainable Buildings', the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive (EPBD), National Calculation Method software package, and SAP: 2006.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Architecture and energy conservation, Energy efficient buildings

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Buildings within 3M of a sewer may have to be realigned

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A report presenting that any construction or extension of a building over or within 3M of the centerline of an existing drain, sewer or disposal main falls under a new-build project.

Building, Developing, and General Contracting, GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS, Modernization & Repairs, Analysis, Buildings, Building renovation

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No place like dome

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The geodesic dome could get a revival thanks to attention focusing on efficient building methods and prefabrication. They offer energy efficiency and low construction costs.

Construction industry, Design and construction, Geodesic domes

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