Sustainability - expert guide

12:10 08 Jan 2008

Contract Journal has collated information on meeting the environmental challenges facing construction in one easy-to-use resource. Whether you are looking for news and guidance on green building, recycling, waste management or renewable energy you can find it here. From BREEAM standards to the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) we chart the standards and regulations that matter, along with the tools and guidance you will need to meet them.

Read all the news on sustainability from Contract Journal
Contract Journal’s analysis of the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) sustainability survey (2007)

Sustainable construction information:

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Sustainable construction covers a multitude of disciplines. High on the list of priorities for any environmentally aware construction is the use of energy.

The revised Building Regulations Part L  (conservation of fuel and power) is a good starting point for considering energy efficiency:

The BRE has set up a mechanism to assess the environmental performance of any type of building. BREEAM buildings are given a standard by which their environmental credentials are judged.

For housebuilding, the standard by which homes were judged was known as Ecohomes. This has now been superseded by the Code for Sustainable Homes.

 

Code for Sustainable Homes information:

 

Useful measurement tools to assess a building’s sustainability:

But it’s not only energy efficiency that contributes to sustainable construction.  To achieve the higher reaches of the Code for Sustainable Homes (level 6) onsite renewable energy has to be created:

Environmental organisations:

 

Further considerations:

 



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