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Tanit Posted 19 years ago
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01i00Policy XYZ deals with new larger scale developments, defined as developments comprising 10 or more dwellings, or 01u00taking place in sites of02u00 more than 0.5 hectares, if the number of dwellings is not given. Those developments are expected to adhere to principles of sustainable energy design, 01u00pursuing first 02u00energy saving through building design and energy-efficient technologies, then meeting the remaining demand utilising renewable energy, and, only as a last resource, fossil fuels or grid electricity.02i02br
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5 hectares, if the number of dwellings is not given. Those developments are expected to adhere to principles of sustainable energy design, 01u 00pursuing first 02u 00energy saving through building design and energy-efficient technologies, then meeting the remaining demand utilising renewable energy, and, only as a last resource, fossil fuels or grid electricity. 02font 02br 02br 00I suggest that you need to simplify these sentences.

— Clive

  • 5 hectares, if the number of dwellings is not given.
  • Those developments are expected to adhere to principles of sustainable energy design, 01u 00pursuing first 02u 00energy saving through building design and energy-efficient technologies, then meeting the remaining demand utilising renewable energy, and, only as a last resource, fossil fuels or grid electricity.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00I suggest that you need to simplify these sentences.
  • 5 hectares if the number of dwellings is not given.
  • Those developments are expected to adhere to principles of sustainable energy design.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Policy XYZ deals with new larger scale developments, defined as developments comprising 10 or more dwellings, or 01u00taking place in sites of02u00 more than 0.5 hectares, if the number of dwellings is not given. Those developments are expected to adhere to principles of sustainable energy design, 01u
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0Thank you, Clive!02br
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0Hi Clive02br
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01i000.5 hectares02i00 Why 0.5 hectares? Shouldn't it be 0.5 hectare? 0.5 hectare = half a hectare. I stand corrected.0-
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0Hi Yoong Liat,02br
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01font01i000.5 hectares02i00 Why 0.5 hectares? Shouldn't it be 0.5 hectare? 0.5 hectare = half a hectare. I stand corrected.02font02br
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01font00Idiomatically, it's written as00 0.5 hectares.02font02br
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0Hi Clive02br
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00Thanks for the explanation. I didn't know that idiomatically it should be 0.5 hectares. 0-
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If I wrote '1 hectare', I'd want to write it as 'a 1 hectare'?
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No, you would write "a hectare," since that indicates there is one with no further explanation needed.
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