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Bristol Post news article: ^[1]

They won the RIC Energy Efficiency 1997 for the green design of the building;^[2] however it was later questioned about it being environmentally friendly due to large number of employees who travel there by car.^[3]

Cost £254million and formally opened by queen in July 1996. Biggest relocation of British departments bringing together 15 offices (4,400 staff). 98 acre site surrounded by lake for security. Strategic planner: DEGW. Architect: Percy Thomas Partnership. Based on a neighbourhood design.^[4]

References

^ "Behind the scene at Abbey Wood". Bristol Post. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^ Keeping, Miles; Shiers, David (2009). "Green property: the design of buildings that have lower environmental impact". Sustainable Property Development: A Guide to Real Estate and the Environment. John Wiley & Sons. p. 116. ISBN 9781405178303.
^ Macmillan, Sebastian (2004). Designing Better Buildings: Quality and Value in the Built Environment. Taylor & Francis. p. 80. ISBN 9780415315258.
^ Turner, Gavin; Myerson, Jeremy (1998). "Redesigning the environment". Changing spaces : making the working environment work (Illustrated ed.). Brookfield, VT: Gower. p. 94. ISBN 9780566080289.

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The British government refers to the Ministry of Defence as the MOD, not the MoD. How do we change the title of the page? Blanks102 (talk) 23:52, 11 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

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[1] "Behind the scene at Abbey Wood". Bristol Post. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[2] Keeping, Miles; Shiers, David (2009). "Green property: the design of buildings that have lower environmental impact". Sustainable Property Development: A Guide to Real Estate and the Environment. John Wiley & Sons. p. 116. ISBN 9781405178303.

[3] Macmillan, Sebastian (2004). Designing Better Buildings: Quality and Value in the Built Environment. Taylor & Francis. p. 80. ISBN 9780415315258.

[4] Turner, Gavin; Myerson, Jeremy (1998). "Redesigning the environment". Changing spaces : making the working environment work (Illustrated ed.). Brookfield, VT: Gower. p. 94. ISBN 9780566080289.

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