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Why won’t anyone enforce our building standards?
By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 30th May 2006.
For 21 years builders in this country have been legally bound to construct homes which conserve energy. The building regulations tell them how much insulation they must use, what kind of windows they must fit and how good their draught-proofing will be(1). Guess how many builders have been prosecuted in that period for non-compliance. I won’t keep you in suspense. The answer is none(2).
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