Earlier posts on this blog have probably contributed to, or at least played along with, the political fascination with new build and the presumption that it's a panacea for all our sustainability aspirations, in particular the controversy surrounding EcoTowns. But...
No sooner do we raise the vexed issue of doing something to improve the sustainability credentials of our existing housing (and building) stock with the work being done at the BRE than the politicians get in on the act....
Paul Howard