Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Abstract
A research project was developed to assess health benefits of new homes built to the Lifetime homes standard and current building regulations, using existing data from the English house condition survey and the Housing health and safety rating scheme. Explores health costs associated with different levels of harm, the type of building and number of bedrooms and also takes into consideration the impacts of ageing population in the UK.
History
Building Research Establishment Ltd. Part of a set of reports commissioned by the previous government, published in the interests of transparency. This document is no longer available from the original publisher therefore the status is unconfirmed.
ISBN
9781409822431
Subjects
- Building types
- Housing/residential facilities
- Special subject areas
- Environmental issues/energy
- Health and safety
- Energy efficiency/Energy Management
- Life cycle analysis
Publisher History
Now known as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Department for Communities and Local Government is a UK Government department that works to create thriving, sustainable, vibrant communities that improve everyone's quality of life. This includes housing, improving public services, regeneration, sustainability and the prevention of anti-social behaviour. They were formerly known as the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.