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English Heritage

Easy access to historic properties, 2004
Designed to help those who own, manage, or are professionally concerned with historic properties to strike a balance between conservation and access requirements. The access aim is to promote simple, uncomplicated movement up to, into, and around historic properties.
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Acoustics

Architects' Journal

AJ Focus Acoustics. AJ Focus 05.2003, 2003
To encourage the use of acoustics in the design process to ensure conceptual aims are achieved.
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Architects' Journal Technical and Practice Part E time. AJ 01.07.04, 2004
Robust Standard Details for Part E are now in force. Looks at the implications for acoustic performance of new housing.
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Architectural Press

Acoustics in the built environment - advice for the design team. 2nd edition, 1997
This publication covers a wide range of acoustic issues, including; the environment, transport infrastructure, building design systems, and buildings in use.
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British Standards Institution

BS 5228-1:1997 Noise and vibration control on construction and open sites. Code of practice for basic information and procedures for noise and vibration control (AMD 10394), 1997
Code of practice for basic information and procedures for noise and vibration control. Gives recommendations for basic methods of noise and vibration control relating to construction and open sites generating significant noise and/or vibration levels. The legislative background to noise and vibration control is described and recommendations are given regarding procedures for the establishment of effective liaison between developers, site operators and local authorities. Provides guidance concerning methods of predicting and measuring noise and assessing its impact on those exposed to it.
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BS 5228-2:1997 Noise and vibration control on construction and open sites. Guide to noise and vibration control legislation for construction and demolition, including road construction and maintenance, 1997
Supplements Part 1 with information specially relevant to construction and demolition work.
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Building Research Establishment

Information Paper 22/93 Effects of environmental noise on people at home, 1993
Many people are seriously affect by environmental noise. Some noises are tolerated or even enjoyed, but other kinds arouse strong negative feelings. In a national noise attitude survey, one in three people said that environmental noise spoiled their home life to some extent.
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Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers

Guide A Environmental design. 7th edition, 2006
This 7th revision contains significant changes from its predecessor. The contents acknowledge and satisfy the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and UK legislation, specifically the 2006 Building Regulations Approved Documents L and F. Changes made for the 7th revision may be summarised as follows: Chapter 1: Environmental criteria for design: extensively revised to include the adaptive approach and thermal comfort criteria based on the outdoor running mean temperature; Chapter 2 - UK dry bulb and wet bulb temperature data have been updated to 2002; Chapter 3 - all the data in this section have been reviewed and updated where necessary to reflect the changes in European and International standards; Chapter 4 - now covers all modes of ventilation; Chapter 5 - details the design information required to calculate heating and cooling loads and the installed plant capacity; Chapter 6 - provides the latest design information on heat emissions from a wide range of internal heat gains to enable designers to use either benchmark values or make specific estimates; Chapter 7 - addresses the widespread concerns amongst clients and building professionals with regard to surface condensation; and Chapter 8 - is a totally new chapter. Its purpose is to advise building service designers and building managers of the health implications of their decisions.
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Gypsum Products Development Association

Advice Note Building regulations part E (England and Wales) proposals for amending the provisions for sound insulation, 2003
Provides practical guidance on meeting the requirements of Schedule 1 and Regulation 7 of the Building Regulations. Part E gives guidance with suggested constructions on how to provide reasonable levels of sound insulation between and within dwellings and other residential buildings (e.g. hotels and buildings providing residential care).
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Robust Details Limited

Robust details handbook. Part E: Resistance to the passage of sound. 2nd edition, 2006
Provides an alternative to pre-completion testing for demonstrating compliance with the performance standards of Part E for new build dwellings.
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Aggregates

British Cement Association

Factsheet 6 Use of recycled aggregate in concrete, 2006
Defines recycled aggregate and explains how these are covered by existing standards.
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British Standards Institution

BS 6463-101:1996 Quicklime, hydrated lime and natural calcium carbonate. Methods of preparing samples for testing, 1996
Sampling powdered, granular and lump limes, milk of lime and putty lime.

Building Research Energy Conservation Support Unit

New Practice Final Profile 100 Cold mix recycling for road construction, 1998
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Building Research Establishment

Information Paper 5/94 Use of recycled aggregates in concrete, 1994
In some countries crushed concrete and masonry waste are successfully recycled for use as aggregates in concrete. The construction industry world-wide is now being required to exploit this resource more effectively, principally because of the environmental benefits to be gained from recycling. This paper discusses the latest developments in the use and specification of recycled aggregates. It will be of interest to all those who work with concrete and aggregates, and also to those who are concerned with recycling and environmental protection.
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Digest 433 Recycled aggregates, 1998
Recycled aggregates (crushed concrete and brick masonry) have long been used in the UK and overseas construction industries. This Digest covers the use of crushed concrete and masonry, but not the recycling of bituminous-bound aggregates used in road construction. It will be of interest to architects, structural engineers, specifiers, and professionals in the aggregates and recycling industries.
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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Controlling the environmental effects of recycled and secondary aggregates production - good practice guidance, 2000
This guidance deals with the local environmental impacts of the production of recycled and secondary aggregates, such as crushing, storing and transporting material.
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Aggregates Advisory Service Digest 053 Recycling of arisings from highway maintenance works: a case study, 1999
This digest broadly considers the economic and environmental factors affecting the recycling of arisings from highway maintenance works.
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Aggregates Advisory Service Digest 056 In-situ road recycling, 1999
This digest briefly describes methods of in-situ road reconstruction.
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Aggregates Advisory Service Digest 057 Reuse and recycling of utility trench arisings, 1999
This digest briefly describes the current situation with regard to the re-use and recycling of utility trench arisings.
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Aggregates Advisory Service Digest 059 Reuse of crushed concrete as aggregate, 1999
This digest briefly describes the use of crushed concrete as aggregates.
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Aggregates Advisory Service Digest 060 Road recycling: ex-situ road recycling, 1999
This digest briefly describes one of the methods of road recycling.
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Aggregates Advisory Service Digest 063 Recycling strategies for road works: a report by the OECD on international policy and practice, 1999
This digest briefly summarises a report by the OECD on international policy and practice.
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Aggregates Advisory Service Digest 101 Secondary and recycled aggregates uses in road construction under existing specifications, 1999
The aim of this document is to assist producers of such potential road making materials understand the key parameters which have to be satisfied by the materials.
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Institution of Highways and Transportation

Aggregate recycling and alternative materials in highway construction, 1995
The purpose of this paper is to address ways in which the use of primary aggregates within highway construction in the UK can be reduced. The existing situation is reviewed, the options available examined, and recommendations made where possible.
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Transport Research Laboratory

Laboratory Report 817 Use of waste and low-grade materials in road construction: 5. china clay sand, 1978
This report describes an investigation to establish the potentialities for road construction of the sands from china clay workings.
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Laboratory Report 818 Use of waste and low-grade materials in road construction: 6. spent oil shale, 1978
This report deals with spent oil shale and it considers the extent to which this type of shale can be used in road construction.
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Laboratory Report 819 Use of waste and low-grade materials in road construction: 7. miscellaneous wastes, 1977
This report deals with those materials, which for one reason or another, have less potential for use as roadmaking materials than those described in earlier reports in the series.
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Report 651 Maximising the use of recycled and secondary aggregates: examples from Hampshire, 2006
The current and potential use of recycled and secondary aggregates in Hampshire and adjacent urban areas are described, and targets are proposed for 2010 and 2020. The actions that are necessary to achieve these targets are discussed, and six case studies are presented to illustrate how recycled and secondary aggregates can be used efficiently and effectively in a range of applications.
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Agricultural facilities

British Standards Institution

BS EN 13031-1:2001 Greenhouses - Design and construction. Commercial production greenhouses, 2001
Specifies principles and requirements for the mechanical resistance and stability, serviceability and durability for design and construction of commercial production greenhouse structures irrespective of material, including their foundations, for the professional production of plants and crops.
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