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SUSTAINABLE TOWERS
KEY AIMS
Over the last 30 years, Construction industry
has moved from the ill fated "stack 'em high, build 'em
cheap", comprehensive treatment approach of the 1960s,
to sprawling out-of-town housing estates, business parks and
retail centres1. With 3.8m new homes needed by 2021, it is
critical that sustainable alternatives for building are explored
and communicated the property market.
Urban White Paper, which aims at easing the
pressure on our countryside by bringing people back into town
and city centers, explains that all urban areas to some extent
are having to deal with five distinct but related issues,
these are as follows:
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The trend has been for people and jobs to move out of
major towns and cities. |
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In some neighborhoods there is a poorer quality of life
and lack of opportunity. |
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Society is changing, with people living longer, having
fewer children and many more living alone. As a result
we may need to provide for up to 3.8 million new households
over the next twenty years. |
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Economic performance has varied greatly. Some urban
areas have fared badly with knock-on effects on the surrounding
region. |
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The environment, local and global, needs stronger protection.
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The project addresses the issues arising in
the Urban White Paper by suggesting alternative means of living
and working in the cities, improving the quality of high-rise
living as well as illustrate methods of sustainable construction.
The project also responds to themes for action
set out in the Building for a Better Quality of Life, such
as 'Design for minimum waste', 'Minimise energy in use' and
'Do not pollute' and the social and economic themes for example,
'Respect people and their local environment' and 'Set targets'.
The following section explains how these have been incorporated:
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