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Improving the flood performance of new buildings : flood resilient construction / [Pam Bowker, Manuela Escarameia, Andrew Tagg]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Science report (Great Britain. Environment Agency) ; SC040066/SRPublication details: London : RIBA, 2007Description: 96 p. : ill. ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9781859462874
Subject(s): Summary: This document aims to provide guidance to developers and designers on how to improve the resilience of new properties in low or residual flood risk areas by the use of suitable materials and construction details. These approaches are appropriate for areas where the probability of flooding is low or where flood risk management or mitigation measures have been put in place. The guidance will also be useful to planners, building control officers and loss adjusters
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"This document was produced as part of the Department for Communities and Local Government Buildings Regulations (Sanitation) Research Framework, and the joint DEFRA/Environment Agency Flood Risk Management Research and Development Programme"

Includes bibliographical references

This document aims to provide guidance to developers and designers on how to improve the resilience of new properties in low or residual flood risk areas by the use of suitable materials and construction details. These approaches are appropriate for areas where the probability of flooding is low or where flood risk management or mitigation measures have been put in place. The guidance will also be useful to planners, building control officers and loss adjusters

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