Cheaper building is not the only goal

By Hank Dittmar and Hank Dittmar Hank Dittmar 2005-08-12T00:00:00

The announcement of a shortlist for the £60,000 house contest certainly demonstrates that an offer of assembled and permitted land is a powerful inducement for builders to offer cheaper houses, and it may identify useful innovations in materials and construction techniques. But are those really the questions we need to ...

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