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Re-interpreting regulations: architects as intermediaries for low-carbon buildings

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Re-interpreting regulations: architects as intermediaries for low-carbon buildings. / Fischer, Jan; Guy, Simon.
In: Urban Studies, Vol. 46, No. 12, 11.2009, p. 2577-2594.

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Fischer, J & Guy, S 2009, 'Re-interpreting regulations: architects as intermediaries for low-carbon buildings', Urban Studies, vol. 46, no. 12, pp. 2577-2594. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098009344228

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Fischer, J., & Guy, S. (2009). Re-interpreting regulations: architects as intermediaries for low-carbon buildings. Urban Studies, 46(12), 2577-2594. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098009344228

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Fischer J, Guy S. Re-interpreting regulations: architects as intermediaries for low-carbon buildings. Urban Studies. 2009 Nov;46(12):2577-2594. doi: 10.1177/0042098009344228

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Fischer, Jan ; Guy, Simon. / Re-interpreting regulations : architects as intermediaries for low-carbon buildings. In: Urban Studies. 2009 ; Vol. 46, No. 12. pp. 2577-2594.

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