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Author Archives: Nigel Howard, Clarity Environment

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The psychopathy of our building code: it’s immediately cheaper for net zero homeowners NOW, so why delay?

by Nigel Howard, Clarity Environment 19 January 202227 January 2022
excavator on a construction site. Road repair, asphalt replacement. Loading of stone and rubble for its processing at a concrete factory into cement for construction work.
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National Construction Code – In 2021, ONLY net zero makes ANY sense!

by Nigel Howard, Clarity Environment 7 December 20217 December 2021
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NCC not fit for purpose in a climate emergency world

by Nigel Howard, Clarity Environment 7 September 20217 September 2021
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Avoiding material tokenism when designing for low climate impact

by Nigel Howard, Clarity Environment 20 December 201822 January 2019
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Hybrid life cycle assessment is bad science

by Nigel Howard, Clarity Environment 8 September 2016
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Nigel Howard: the 10 golden rules of green building rating

by Nigel Howard, Clarity Environment 24 April 201430 April 2014

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