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- 1 2 Susan Roaf profile at Research Gateway. Accessed 30.01.2015.
- ↑ Heriot Watt School of the Built Environment
- ↑ McCarthy, Donnachadh (10 September 2008). "Donnachadh McCarthy: The retro eco-home dream". The Independent. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ↑ "Sue Roaf".
- ↑ "Eco pioneer to quit council for Scotland move".
