FOA shatters Part L hopes

By and Ellen Bennett Ellen Bennett Ellen Bennett2006-06-30T00:00:00

The fully glazed design was chosen after earlier designs with less glazing were abandoned.

The ability of Part L of the building regulations to cut carbon emissions was thrown into serious doubt this week with the unveiling of a fully glazed, 900,000sq m City office development by Foreign Office Architects.

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