UK Green Building Council reveals plan to help close green building 'performance gap'

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UK-GBC launches research initiative to explore how building performance - including energy and water use - can be improved through better design and construction methods

The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) has embarked on a new drive to ensure the country's commercial buildings live up to the performance standards promised by developers. The trade body yesterday...

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