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uk

www.capem.eu 1

LiveWork
iveWork
Housing Units
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• housing with working space

• people working from home

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Policy documents www.capem.eu 1

• policies that advocate/encourage such

design.
• http://www.liveworknet.com/links8.html
http://www liveworknet com/links8 html

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 Reports & Guidance
• HQS used to include a requirement for
enough sockets in new builds to allow
for a working
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• http://www.housingcorp.gov.uk/server/
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• http://www.liveworknet.com/live-work-
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Local requirementswww.capem.eu 1

• local council
• RDA

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Case Studies www.capem.eu 1

• BedZED
• GMV
• http://www.liveworknet.com/live-work-
sec3.html

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Conferences www.capem.eu 1

• http://www.workhubs.com/workhubs-
conference-2010.html

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 Information Sources
• Live work homes
• http://www.liveworkhomes.co.uk
• http://www.liveworkhomes.co.uk/conte
nt/view/332/295/designing-live-
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work%3A-have-you-ticked-right-
boxes htm
boxes.htm
• Live work net
• http://www.liveworknet.com/index.html
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Organisations www.capem.eu 1

• OwnBase Association
• membership organisation of home
workers
• Birchwood,, Hill Rd S,, Helsby
y Frodsham,,
Cheshire, WA6 9PT UK
• owncase@jcoleman-smith.freeserve.co.uk
@j l ith f k
• T 01928723254
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