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Ian Dixon
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Guide to low carbon commercial buildings – new build
05 Nov 2019
Guide
Remy Augros
,
Ian Dixon
,
Philip Oldfield
,
Lester Partridge
,
Ben Slee
and
Konstantina Vasilakopoulou
CRC for Low Carbon Living
This guide acts as a practical reference for the design of high-performance, low-carbon commercial buildings. The target audience is everyone involved in the creation of new commercial buildings, from architects,...