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Mandating Water Efficiency in New Buildings: Consultation document (HTML format)

• Departments: 

• Communities and Local Government

Document type: 

Consultation paper

Date of publication: 

13 December 2006

Deadline date: 

9 March 2007

Summary: 

This consultation document seeks views on the Government's proposals to make minimum standards of water efficiency performance mandatory in all new homes and new commercial developments. These standards will underpin those set out in the Code for Sustainable Homes. The document seeks opinions on various options, and sets out the costs and benefits (reduced consumer demand for water supply, carbon savings etc) that would result. This document is an important stepping stone towards a more sustainable building stock for the future.

• Subjects: 

• General housing; 
• Government and public administration; 
• Planning, land and premises; 
• Social issues

• Regions: 

• National

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