Sustainable development

Space heating/central heating

Architects' Journal

AJ Focus Heating, ventilation and energy management. AJ Focus 10.1999, 1999
Describes air-to-air heat exchangers suitable for the domestic energy management market; considers the impact of the Home Energy Conservation Act of April 1996 and the use of condensing boilers to cut gas consumption; reviews the range of radiator options now available; describes mixed mode ventilation systems - as used in Ove Arup and Partners offices in Cardiff; use of chilled beams and ceilings; new air conditioning units and other techniques for cooling buildings. Gives manufacturers' listing.
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British Standards Institution

BS 3250-1:1993 Thermal testing of domestic solid fuel burning appliances with convection. Flue loss method, 1993

BS 3250-2:1994 Thermal testing of domestic solid mineral fuel burning appliances with convection. Hood method, 1994

BS EN 12114:2000 Thermal performance of buildings - Air permeability of building components and building elements - Laboratory test method,

BS EN 12828:2003 Heating systems in buildings - Design for water-based heating systems, 2003
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BS EN 12831:2003 Heating systems in buildings - Method for calculation of the design heat load, 2003
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BS EN 12975-1:2006 Thermal solar systems and components - Solar collectors. General requirements, 2006

BS EN 12976-1:2001 Thermal solar systems and components - factory made systems. General requirements, 2001

BS EN 13187:1999 Thermal performance of buildings - Qualitative detection of thermal irregularities in building envelopes - Infrared method, 1999
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BS EN ISO 13790:2004 Thermal performance of buildings - Calculation of energy use for space heating, 2004
Gives a simplified calculation method for assessment of the annual energy use for space heating of a residential or a non-residential building, or a part of it. This method includes the calculation of the heat losses of the building when heated to constant internal temperature, the annual heat required to maintain the specified set-point temperatures in the building and the annual energy required by the heating system of the building for space heating.
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BS EN 13829:2001 Thermal performance of buildings - determination of air permeability of buildings - fan pressurization method,
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Building Research Energy Conservation Support Unit

LT Method (Version 2.0): an energy design tool for non domestic buildings, 1994
The manual LT Method addresses the strategic design decisions, particularly those related to building form, façade design and building use. LT should be used to evaluate the energy performance of a number of design options and to make comparisons. It is a simple manual procedure requiring pencil and calculator, and results are combined onto a single worksheet. Energy breakdowns for heating, lighting, cooling and/or ventilation, will give a picture of the relative importance of various energy components. The Method can be applied to a range of building types including: Schools, Offices, Institutional buildings and Health buildings.
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Good Practice Case Study 14 New building designed for minimum heating and cooling energy costs, 1990
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Fuel Efficiency Booklet 3 Economic use of fired space heaters for industry and commerce, 1993
This booklet has been written to help those responsible for specifying and/or maintaining fired space heating systems within industry and commerce.
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Good Practice Guide 46 Energy efficiency in offices: heating and hot water systems in offices, 1976
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Good Practice Guide 73 Energy efficient house design - exploiting solar energy, 1994
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Good Practice Case Study 75 Energy efficiency in the health sector: potential benefits of boiler replacement, 1995
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New Practice Final Report 80 New low energy multi-residential accommodation. Constable Terrace, University of East Anglia, 1995
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Good Practice Case Study 80 Rejuvenation of community heating - pipework refurbishment in Manchester, 1997
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Good Practice Case Study 81 Community heating in Sheffield, 1994
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Good Practice Case Study 82 Consumer connection to community heating in Sheffield, 1994
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Good Practice Case Study 87 Modern domestic coal-fired boilers, 1994
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Good Practice Case Study 90 Energy efficiency in new housing. Lawrie Park Road - passive solar design as part of an integrated approach to low energy homes, 1992
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Good Practice Case Study 91 Giffard Park - solar design in energy efficient co-operative housing, 1992
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Good Practice Case Study 95 Energy efficiency in schools - local controls for heating and lighting, 1995
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New Practice Profile 123 Energy services PPP/PFI projects for community heating, 2002
Outlines the PPP/PFI process and the two schemes. It is intended for strategic decision makers in local authorities who may be able to implement similar schemes.
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Good Practice Guide 132 Controls for wet heating systems in small commercial and multi-residential buildings, 2001
Provides heating contractors, building owners and managers with general advice on the most suitable control upgrades for wet central heating and hot water systems. Contents cover control standards and functions, building related issues, typical applications, potential energy savings, component selection, zoning the building, and other issues including maintenance.
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Good Practice Guide 136 Is your energy use under control? - a practical guide to assessment and action, 1994
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Good Practice Guide 145 Maintaining the efficient operation of heating and hot water systems in schools, 1995
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General Information Leaflet 16 Using solar energy in schools, 1993
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Good Practice Guide 171 Domestic energy efficiency primer. 2003 revision, 2003
Intended to help trade professionals, building material suppliers, and housing and energy advisers to; become familiar with energy efficiency measures, advise customers who want to reduce fuel bills, identify opportunities for installing energy efficiency measures during home improvement, and choose energy efficient solutions to building problems.
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Good Practice Guide 182 Heating system option appraisal - a manager's guide, 1996
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Good Practice Guide 187 Heating system option appraisal - an engineer's guide for existing buildings, 1997
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Good Practice Guide 188 Maintaining the efficient operation of heating and hot water systems, 1997
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General Information Leaflet 22 Passive solar house design - Barrett study, 1995
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Good Practice Guide 240 Community heating - a guide for housing professionals, 1999
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Good Practice Case Study 245 Energy efficiency in hotels - energy efficient space heating and hot water. Ritz Hotel, London, 1994
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General Information Leaflet 25 Passive solar house designs - the Farrans study, 1997
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Good Practice Case Study 257 Northern Ireland's energy saver house, 1995
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General Information Report 27 Passive solar estate layout, 1997
This Report discusses site planning and the implications of maximising daylight on landscaping and house design. The Report features houses that are not extreme in any sense. They merely have slightly smaller windows on the north side and collect solar energy through carefully sited windows on the south side. They conform to current insulation standards, and are saleable in current markets. The aim of passive solar estate design is to plan the layout of roads and individual house plots to take advantage of available sunlight. This is achieved by: orientating as many houses as possible so that the elevation with the most glazing faces within 30 ° of south. avoiding obstructions in order to maximise solar access to windows. The greatest energy savings from a passive solar estate layout are achieved by using houses specifically designed for passive solar applications. Up to half the savings come from the estate layout with the remainder coming from designing the house itself to take advantage of solar gains.
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Good Practice Guide 301 Domestic central heating and hot water - choice of fuel and system type, 2002
Aims to assist installers, specifiers and purchasers of domestic heating and hot water systems by providing guidance on selecting heating and hot water systems to: improve energy efficiency, reduce running costs and reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. Covers ducted warm air, solid fuel and electric heating and hot water systems, and individual appliances heating a single room. It gives only brief details of gas and oil- fired 'wet' ('hydronic') central heating systems, i.e. those in which water is circulated to heat emitters from a boiler.
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Good Practice Case Study 312 Community heating in Nottingham an overview of a rejuvenated system, 1996
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Good Practice Case Study 313 Community heating in Nottingham domestic refurbishment, 1996
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General Information Report 58 Solar air collectors for buildings: domestic and non domestic, 1999
The purpose of this report is to; increase designers and building client awareness of the benefits and diversity of solar air systems; explain the principles of solar air systems, their design, operation and control, and their performance characteristics; draw attention to exemplary buildings which illustrate the diversity and versatility of solar air systems; offer general guidance on when to consider installing solar air systems and; direct readers to further sources of information.
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General Information Report 85 New ways of cooling: information for building designers, 2001
Aims to make UK building designers more aware of some less familiar cooling technologies that have the potential to reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.
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General Information Report 87 Using advanced control to save energy: the business case and strategic perspective, 2001
Provides guidelines on how to obtain funding for projects from your company that save energy by using advanced control techniques to improve the efficiency of industrial processes.
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New Practice Initial Profile 90 Low energy multi-residential housing: Abraham Building, Linacre College, Oxford, 1995
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Building Research Establishment

Solar heating systems for the UK: design, installation and economic aspects, 1979
This book deals with many of the practical problems of design, installation and operation of solar water heating equipment for use in the UK. Detailed information is presented on systems for pre-heating domestic hot water in single-family dwellings; other potential applications ranging from simple swimming pool systems to those designed for industrial or commercial premises are briefly discussed.
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Future Practice R and D 1 Low-energy housing at little or no additional cost, 1990
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Report 170 Energy use in buildings and carbon dioxide emissions, 1990
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Information Paper 3/83 Optimum start controls in modern low-energy buildings, 1983
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Information Paper 11/89 Space and hot water heating: energy-efficiency in large gas-fired systems, 1989
In many older, residential housing schemes, space and domestic hot water heating are provided by over-sized, gas-fired heating plants. In such systems there is scope for improving operating performance, particularly to reduce energy use and plant maintenance. Drawing on a monitoring programme in sheltered housing, this paper describes for designers, installers and operators some simple energy-efficient measures that can be applied to the design of centralised heating plants for residential accommodation.
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Information Paper 4/92 Site layout for sunlight and solar gain, 1992
This paper outlines new BRE guidance on site layout planning to achieve good access to sunlight and solar heat gain, both for buildings and for the open spaces between them. It deals with sunlight for amenity purposes, passive solar site layout, and safeguarding sunlight in gardens and play areas.
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Information Paper 9/94 Future energy use and carbon dioxide emissions for UK housing: a scenario, 1994
This paper describes a method of estimating future energy use and carbon dioxide emissions for the United Kingdom housing stock and presents the results of a scenario based on this method. This method relies on BRE's energy balance model BREHOMES and the resulting scenario can be used to judge progress towards the UK's aim, under the Climate Change Convention, of returning carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000.
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Report 209 Site layout planning for daylight and sunlight - a guide to good practice, 1998
This guide gives advice on site layout planning to achieve good sunlighting and daylighting, within buildings and in the open spaces between them. It provides advice on the planning of the external environment. If these guidelines on site layout are followed, there is the potential to achieve good daylighting in new buildings, to retain it in existing buildings nearby, and to protect the daylighting of adjoining land for future development. Other sections give guidance on passive solar site layout, on the sunlighting of gardens and amenity areas, and briefly review issues like privacy, enclosure, microclimate, road layout and security. The appendices contain methods to quantify access to sunlight and daylight within a layout.
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Digest 254 Reliability and performance of solar collector systems, 1981
This digest provides advice for the design and installation of flat plate solar collectors for heating domestic water in the UK and discusses some of the more common problems and their possible solutions and gives guidance on methods of checking system operation.
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Report 271 Domestic energy fact file: owner occupied homes, 1994
This report provides information on energy use and energy efficiency in owner occupied homes. It presents tables, graphs and charts equivalent to those in the domestic energy fact files which cover all tenures.
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Report 272 Domestic energy fact file: local authority homes, 1994
This report provides information on energy use and energy efficiency in local authority homes. It presents tables, graphs and charts equivalent to those in the domestic energy fact files which cover all tenures.
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Report 273 Domestic energy fact file: private rented homes, 1994
This report provides information on energy use and energy efficiency in private rented homes. It presents tables, graphs and charts equivalent to those in the domestic energy fact files which cover all tenures.
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Report 327 BREDEM 8 - Model description, 1997
The technical basis of the BRE domestic energy model BREDEM-8, which calculates annual consumption from monthly estimates, is described. The model estimates energy consumption in dwellings, including estimates for space heating, water heating, cooking and lights and appliances. The principles behind the model are discussed and the equations are listed. Sufficient information to implement the model is given.
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Report 364 Solar shading of buildings, 1999
Careful choice of solar shading is required in buildings to allow good use of winter solar gain and daylighting without summer overheating. This report describes the commonly used shading devices and some new developments. It gives the advantages and disadvantages of each kind of shading device plus unique data setting out the lighting and thermal performance of each device in summer and winter.
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Report 379 Calculating access to skylight, sunlight and solar radiation on obstructed sites in Europe, 1999
This report contains manual tools to predict daylight, sunlight and heating season solar gain in obstructed situations. They can be used to assess the solar potential of new sites, and to evaluate the overshadowing of an existing building following a new development nearby.
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Report 408 Domestic energy factfile: owner occupied homes, 2000
This report provides information on trends relating to energy use and energy efficiency. This report relates to owner occupied homes.
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Report 409 Domestic energy factfile: local authority homes, 2000
This report provides information on trends relating to energy use and energy efficiency. This report relates to local authority homes.
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Report 410 Domestic energy factfile: private rented homes, 2000
This report provides information on trends relating to energy use and energy efficiency. This report relates to private rented homes.
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Report 427 Domestic energy factfile, 2001
This report presents information relating to trends in the energy use and energy efficiency of the housing stocks of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from the mid-1970s to 1999. The report opens with an overview section in which the key information is summarised. and the four countries are compared. The overview is followed by four individual sections that in turn present the detailed information for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In these sections the text is kept to a minimum since the overview provides most of the necessary commentary.
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Report 477 Ventilation, airtightness and indoor air quality in new homes, 2005
Investigation of ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ) in homes in England built since 1995. The main part of the project involved a winter (January-March 2002) and summer (July-September2002) period of monitoring of nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, particulates, temperature and humidity in a sample of 37 homes. The results from the measurements were statistically analysed, based on data from questionnaires, including house characteristics and occupant activity diaries. The statistical analysis includes two stages: simple descriptive statistics of the indoor air quality parameters and ventilation rates measured under different conditions, and bivariate analysis to identify associations between these and possible determinants.
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Building Services Research and Information Association

EU-ENERGIE Research Program Climatic ceilings - technical note: design calculations, 2001
Intended for use by the system designer and allows system selection and design changes to be made. Appendices provide checklists to support the selection, design, installation and handing over of the panel and beam systems.
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EU-ENERGIE Research Program Climatic ceilings and chilled beams: applications of low temperature heating and high temperature cooling, 2001
Provides designers with information during the design process of HVAC systems on the use of chilled ceilings and beams. Different principles and products of chilled ceilings and beams are described, analysed and compared in detail and presented in tables, so as to obtain a quick overview of relevant issues. The design process is described, and information about international standards, regulations and test methods related to thermal comfort is given. Specific problems in building design, contracting, construction and commissioning are discussed and supported with check lists, and attention is also given to the system in use.
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EU-ENERGIE Research Program Underfloor heating and cooling - technical note: dimensioning floor installations, 2001
Provides a method for determining the dimensions of an underfloor heating/cooling installation. Principles are described and compared and the calculation process is discussed. Information about international standards, regulations and test methods related to thermal comfort is given. Specific problems are discussed and supported with a case study.
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Application Guide 26/97 Sustainable housing - options for independent energy, water supply and sewerage, 1997
This guide is the main output resulting from a three year research project investigating the use of autonomous technologies in housing. Autonomous technologies are those which can be used to reduce the dependence of dwellings, or groups of dwellings, on main services such as energy and water supplies and sewerage.
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Technical Note TN 18/99 Ground source heat pumps: a technology review, 1999
Provides a detailed, literature-based review of ground source heat pump (GSHP) technology then looks more briefly at applications of the technology, applicable standards and regulations, financial and other benefits and the current market status. The majority of heat pumps currently in operation use air as the heat source, however, interest in using the ground as a source has been growing, stable ground temperatures mean that heat pumps which use the ground as a source are inherently more efficient than those using ambient air. The components of the system, the energy source, the ground collector and the heat pump and how these affect the system performance are discussed in detail.
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Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd

Green heat: a consumer's guide to space conditioning with renewable energies, 2006

Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers

Knowledge Series 03 Sustainable low energy cooling: an overview, 2005
Gives an overview of the main low energy cooling options available to building services engineers. Its aim is to promote awareness of the alternatives available and their suitability for different applications. Aimed at relevant non-experts such as clients and architects; it should also be of use to more experienced engineers as an accessible overview which can be used in discussions with clients and other members of the design team.
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Guide B1 Heating (includes correction dated June 2004), 2002
Provides comprehensive reference material for engineers involved in the specification and design of heating systems for buildings. Follows the design process from concept to implementation and includes sections on strategic design decisions, design criteria, system selection, equipment and fuels. Provides a large amount of fresh material in addition to information taken from B1 and B13 - sections of the original CIBSE Guide B as well as particulars from Guides A and C, various BSRIA publications, manufacturers' guidance material and various British and European standards.
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Department for Communities and Local Government

User guide to iSBEM (Simplified Building Energy Method) (iSBEM version 1.1.a), 2006
Gives an introduction to the use of iSBEM, an interface for SBEM (Simplified Building Energy Model) - an approach for the National Calculation Methodology (NCM) for assessing the energy performance of buildings.
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Department for Education and Employment

Broadsheet 22 Use of heat pumps in rural schools, 1986
This broadsheet describes two schools where heat pumps have been successfully installed.
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Environmental Change Institute

40% house, 2005
Summarises the main findings and recommendations of the 40% House project, which investigated how the UK Government's commitment to a 60% cut in carbon emissions from 1997 levels by 2050 can be realised in the residential sector, so that the typical home becomes a '40% House'. Covers views of the future; households and living space; thermal comfort and control; building fabric and housing stock; lights and appliances; provision of heating and electricity through low and zero carbon technologies; electricity and gas implications; and finally, achieving the 40% House scenario.
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European Commission

Directive 2002/91/EC Energy performance of buildings, 2002
Directive to promote the improvement of the energy performance of buildings within the European Community, taking into account outdoor climatic and local conditions, as well as indoor climate requirements and cost-effectiveness.
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Legislation - Northern Ireland

Statutory Rules SR 2004/344 Domestic energy efficiency grants (amendment No.3) regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004, 2004
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Domestic heating compliance guide - compliance with Approved Documents: L1A: New dwellings and L1B: Existing dwellings (1st edition - April 2006), 2006
A second tier document referred to in ADL1A and ADL1B as a source of guidance on the means of complying with the requirements of the Building Regulations for space heating systems and hot water systems. Covers conventional means of providing primary and secondary space heating and domestic hot water for dwellings in use in England and Wales. For new dwellings, guidance is provided on the design limits for building services systems referred to in ADL1A. For existing dwellings, guidance is provided on reasonable provision for the installation or replacement of controlled services as referred to in ADL1B.
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Building Research Technical Report 3/2005 Low or zero carbon energy sources - report 4: final report, 2005
Presents research into low or zero carbon (LCZ) energy sources. Provides: A proposal for the way in which low and zero carbon energy sources could be referenced/included in Approved Document L; a confirmation of the LZC energy sources to be considered under the building regulations; a review of the potential for different LZC energy supplies to contribute towards carbon emissions reduction; a review of the cost effectiveness of different LZC energy sources; a proposal for 'reasonable provision' clauses for certain LZC energy sources and associated technologies; and a proposal for measures to prepare buildings for the future introduction of LZC technologies to make them 'renewable ready'.
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Scottish Office

Energy conservation and planning, 1996
This report examines the effects of energy conservation on the way we design and plan at local level and presents practical guidance to planning and design practitioners.
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Spon Press

Energy and environment in architecture: a technical design guide, 1999
Explains the principles behind the LT Method (2.1), a manual design tool developed in Cambridge by the BRE. The LT Method is a unique way of estimating the combined energy usage of lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation systems, to enable the designer to make comparisons between options at an early, strategic stage. Also deals with other environmental issues such as noise, thermal comfort and natural ventilation design. A variety of case studies provide a critique of real buildings and highlight good practice. These case study topics include thermal comfort, noise and natural ventilation.

Which books

Which? Guide to the energy saving Home, 2003
The average household could save hundreds of pounds a year by being more energy efficient. Whether this means insulating the loft, fitting energy-saving lightbulbs or just not leaving the TV on standby, it is easy to reduce wastage. This guide offers practical advice from low-cost, five-minute measures to more long-term projects. Contains case histories, simple DIY tips and a detailed list of useful organisations and websites.

Sports/recreational facilities

Building Research Energy Conservation Support Unit

Good Practice Case Study 43 Energy efficiency in sports and recreation buildings: condensing gas boilers, 1994
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Good Practice Guide 55 Good housekeeping in school swimming pools: a guide for school staff, 1976
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Good Practice Guide 56 Saving energy in school swimming pools: a guide to refurbishment and new pool design for headteachers, governors and local authorities. 1995 edition, 1995
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Good Practice Case Study 74 Energy efficiency in sports and recreation buildings: potential benefits of boiler replacement, 1996
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Good Practice Case Study 76 Energy efficiency in sports and recreation buildings: swimming pool covers, 1994
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Good Practice Guide 129 Good housekeeping in dry sports centres, 1994
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Good Practice Guide 130 Good housekeeping in swimming pools - a guide for centre managers, 1994
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Good Practice Guide 137 Energy efficiency in sports and recreation buildings: effective plant maintenance, 1993
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Good Practice Guide 144 Energy efficiency in sports and recreation buildings: technology overview, 1993
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Good Practice Guide 146 Energy efficiency in sports and recreation buildings - managing energy, 1995
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Good Practice Guide 211 Drawing a winner: energy efficient design of sports centres, 1997
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Good Practice Guide 219 Energy efficiency in swimming pools - for centre managers and operators, 2000
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Good Practice Case Study 280 Energy efficiency in sports and recreation buildings: CHP - the 'capital purchase' option, 1995
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Good Practice Case Study 281 Energy efficiency in sports and recreation buildings: CHP - the 'supplier financed' option, 1996
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General Information Report 35 Daylighting for sports halls, 1997
This report looks at; enhanced lighting quality using daylight; control of artificial lighting; associated design issues, such as heating and ventilation and; the energy and cost savings that can be achieved by the use of daylight.
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Good Practice Case Study 360 Effective management of energy in sports centres - Kirklees Metropolitan Council, 1998
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General Information Leaflet 37 Sports and recreation centres: specifying for energy efficiency in CCT documents - a client/owner's guide, 1996
The introduction of compulsory competitive tendering (CCT) into the management of sports and recreation centres provides an opportunity for increasing the efficiency of energy and water use in these facilities. This Leaflet suggests changes that can be made in CCT contract specifications to ensure that parties are motivated to achieve major improvements in energy efficiency. It also explains how owners and managers can assess existing level of energy efficiency at a centre, and the scope that may exist for improvement. Suggestions are then given on some of the actions that can be taken to achieve this improvement.
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Energy Consumption Guide 51 Energy efficiency in sports and recreation buildings: a guide for owners and energy managers, 1998
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Statistics and information, GIS

Chadwick House Group Limited

An essential guide to ISO 14001, 1999
A practical guide to meeting the international environmental management standard ISO 14001 illustrating, in clear sections, how to organise and implement an EMS to attain registration following successful models used within a major UK based manufacturing based company. Structure follows that of ISO 14001 and gives practical examples of how to meet most of the requirements of the standard. Shows how a company can develop its EMS as the first step towards an improved environmental performance and reduced operating costs.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment in your pocket 2005 - key facts and figures on the environment of the United Kingdom, 2005
Offers information on a wide range of environmental topics and covers almost 60 key data series, with a focus on providing trends over time, including performance against quantified targets and commitments set at the national and international level. Covers: agriculture and the environment; climate change and global atmosphere; air quality; inland water; coastal and marine waters; radioactivity; noise; waste and recycling; land; and wildlife.
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Sustainable development indicators in your pocket 2005 - a baseline for the UK Government Strategy indicators, 2005
Provides baseline data and assessments for all of the indicators from the UK Government sustainable development strategy 'Securing the future' (subject to data availability) from which future progress will be reviewed.
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Department of the Environment

UK environment, 1992
This publication covers; climate; air quality and pollution; the global atmosphere; soil; land use and land cover; inland water resources and abstraction; inland water quality and pollution; the marine environment; coast erosion, flooding and sea level change; wildlife; waste and recycling; noise; radioactivity; environment and health; pressures on the environment; public attitudes and; expenditure on the environment.
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Urban trends in England: latest evidence from the 1991 census, 1996
This publication is divided into 7 main sections; urban trends - an overview; changing urban structure; area profiles; migration; workplace and travel to work patterns; ethnic minorities; multiple deprivation.
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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Green belt statistics: England 1997, 1999
This information bulletin presents statistics on designated Green Belt land in England. It relates to the extent of Green Belt in 1997 and is based on a new methodology involving the capture of digitised Green Belt boundaries from proposal maps in development plans to establish the extent of Green Belt in each local authority.
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Department of Trade and Industry

Energy consumption in the United Kingdom, 2002
Brings together statistics from a variety of sources to produce a comprehensive review of energy consumption in the UK since the 1970's. Includes an analysis of the factors driving the changes in energy consumption, the impact of increasing activity, increased efficiency and structural change in the economy. Presented in five sections covering overall energy consumption, consumption in the transport, domestic, industrial and service sectors.
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Department of Transport

Cycling in Great Britain, 1996
Presents information about cycling in Great Britain, including; trends in cycle traffic and ownership; cycling to work and; trends in cyclist casualties and casualty rates.
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2001, 2001
Covers indicators that portray the key features of poverty and social exclusion today in Great Britain. Also covers health, education, work and engagement in community activities.
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National Assembly for Wales

Statistical Bulletin 11/2005 Sustainable development indicators for Wales, 2005, 2005
Presents the latest available data on each of the 12 headline indicators in the initial set for Wales - employment, education, crime, housing, climate change, air quality, river water quality, wildlife, waste, welsh language, electricity from renewable sources and ecological footprint. Results for some earlier years and comparisons with the UK are included where available.
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RICS Foundation

Role of parks and open spaces in urban vitality - the research agenda, 2004
Research into what the key issues are in how parks and open spaces are thought of and what they mean for our cities. Also suggests areas to be researched as a priority.
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Scottish Office

Scottish environment statistics. No. 6 1998, 1998
This publication covers the following areas; population; land; recreation; atmosphere; water; conservation and; radioactivity.
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Strategic planning

Association of London Government

Trends in sustainable urban regeneration funding, 1997
Examines the development of urban policy and funding in the UK and EU and its implications for London. The report makes special reference to the reform of the EU Structural Funds, and the proposed London Development Agency.
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British Council of Shopping Centres

Town centre futures: the long-term impact of new developments, 1996
This research study aims to illustrate how selected town centres have changed both before and after the opening of new developments and, seeks to provide a further illumination to the debate, rather than a final definitive conclusion.
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Building Research Establishment

Report 485 Brownfield sites. An integrated engineering strategy, 2005
Provides guidance on the investigation, treatment and foundation design for building development on brownfield and landfill sites. This integrated ground engineering strategy takes a risk based approach. Key aspects of the strategy - hazard assessment and risk mitigation - are discussed in detail.
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Charity Commission

Promotion of urban and rural regeneration, 1999
This publication summarises the Charity Commission's views on the extent to which the promotion of urban and rural regeneration is charitable.
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CIRIA

Publication C578 Brownfields - managing the development of previously developed land, 2002
Examines the issues of developing previously occupied land for uses in the commercial, industrial and retail sectors. A framework for identifying and managing these issues is given. Subjects covered include opportunities, issues and planning for redevelopment; site appraisal and acquisition and the planning, design and construction phases.
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Civic Trust

Sustainable regeneration: a long term approach to revitalising urban areas, 1996
A seminar paper from the Town and Country Planning Summer School of 1996 by Caroline Clark, Civic Trust Regeneration Unit.
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Construction Industry Council

Brownfields - building on previously developed land - a briefing guide for construction clients, 2003
Provides a framework for a sound business approach to help clients building on previously developed sites. Explains the steps that clients should take so that they can interact successfully with their advisers. For details on legal, financial and technical skills refer to CIRIA report C578, Brownfields - managing the development of previously developed land - A client's guide.
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Council for the Protection of Rural England

Renaissance pays: counting the benefits of urban regeneration, 1999
The government is committed to encouraging a renaissance of our towns and cities to tackle years of social and environmental neglect and economic decline. This leaflet summarises the results of the first ever study to map and measure the urban regeneration sector and examine its contribution to the economy and to employment.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Clean neighbourhoods and environment act 2005 - interim guidance for measures commenced on 7 June 2005, 2005
Provides interim guidance on the measures contained within the Act that commence on 7 June 2005, and relate to nuisance vehicles, litter, advertisements, waste and noise. It sets out in simple terms the aim of the measures and provides a commentary on each section. Where applicable it also sets out related legislation that could be used to cover similar issues.
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Department for Transport

Transport Analysis Guidance 2.11 (Consultation) Strategic environmental assessment guidance for transport plans and programmes, 2004
Presents draft guidance on how to carry out strategic environmental assessment (SEA) for transport plans and programmes in England in accordance with the requirements of the SEA Directive (the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment).
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Department of the Environment

Greening city sites: good practice in urban regeneration, 1987
This document presents a synthesis of the key features and lessons derived from successful projects and a series of case studies.
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Re-using redundant buildings: case studies of good practice in urban regeneration, 1987
This handbook is written in two parts. This part contains 14 case studies describing how different organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors carried out successful conversion schemes in many different circumstances.
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Re-using redundant buildings: good practice in urban regeneration, 1989
This handbook is written in two parts. This part contains; a description of the re-use movement in Britain; how it has developed and what the future trends might be; an explanation of the conversion process and; a guide to good practices.
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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Regeneration that lasts: a guide to good practice on social housing estates, 2000
This guide to good practice in what leads to sustainable estate regeneration in the product of a research assignment for the DETR which reviewed the experience of 18 estates, selected to reflect a variety of different characteristics, including differences in size, age and location, funding regimes, and importantly, in context.
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English Heritage

Conservation-led regeneration, 1998
This report sets out the role of EH in conservation-led regeneration. It demonstrates that conservation offers real value by providing a key to the future prosperity of many run-down areas of our towns and cities.
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Heritage dividend 2002 - measuring the results of heritage regeneration 1999-2002, 2002
Examines the regeneration impact of area-based heritage funding through Conservation Area Partnership schemes (CAPS) and Heritage Economic Regeneration schemes (HERS). Documents the impact of heritage investment across a number of indicators used to monitor mainstream regeneration funding programmes such as s the Single Regeneration Budget (SRD), for 21 case studies from across England.
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Land for housing: current practice and future options, 2002
Covers the current debate and its underlying assumptions; a reassessment of demand; the narrow focus of current debate; regional imbalance, land values and housing affordability; conclusions and recommendations.
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Local jobs from local development: the use of planning agreements to target training and employment outcomes, 2000
This report examines the potential of using Planning Obligations and Agreements to make strong and formal links between new developments and the provision of employment opportunities of local residents.
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Sustainable communities: building for the future, 2003
This document sets out the long term vision of sustainable communities. It builds on the policies and actions for devolving power to regions and modernisation of local government as set out in the Urban White Paper, Our Towns and Cities: the Future, and the Rural White Paper, Our Countryside: the future.
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Creating sustainable communities - delivering on large sites, 2005
Focuses on how to bring forward large and complex housing developments, as part of the efforts to increase housing supply. Presents the results of several case studies commissioned by the ODPM which examined sites that had already delivered significant levels of housing completions and sites that had housing potential but were failing to deliver. The aim of the case studies was to identify the 'lessons learnt'.
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Sustainable communities: delivering through planning, 2002
Focuses on improving the Planning system to deliver the opportunity for everyone to have a decent home and the quality of life that goes with that.
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A sustainability impact study of additional housing scenarios in England, 2005
Provides an assessment of the environmental, social and economic impacts of additional housing growth scenarios.
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Sustainable communities: delivering through planning - progress report, 2003
Focuses on improving the Planning system to deliver the opportunity for everyone to have a decent home and the quality of life that goes with that.
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Sustainability appraisal of regional spatial strategies and local development documents, 2005
Presents guidance on how to carry out a sustainability appraisal for regional spatial strategy revisions and local development frameworks.
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Sustainable communities: delivering through planning - second progress report, 2003
Focuses on improving the planning system to deliver the opportunity for everyone to have a decent home and the quality of life that goes with that.
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Fact Sheet 2 National strategy for neighbourhood renewal, 2003
Presents the National strategy for neighbourhood renewal.
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Fact Sheet 4 Environmental sustainability, 2005
One of a series of five factsheets summarising the key issues outlined in the Government response to Kate Barker's review of housing supply.
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Command Paper 6424 Sustainable communities: Homes for all: A five year plan from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (corrected edition April 2005), 2005
Homes for All offers everyone the opportunity of a decent home at a price they can afford. It is based on promoting choice, fairness and the opportunity to own or rent a good quality home.
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Command Paper 6425 Sustainable communities: People, places and prosperity: A five year plan from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, 2005
Sets out the strategy to give people more opportunity to become involved in running their communities, improve delivery of services by local authorities, address the issue of disadvantage and promote regional development.
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Parliamentary Publications

Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Note 223 Strategic environmental assessment (SEA), 2004
Outlines the aims, scope and requirements of legislation dealing with the environmental assessment of plans and programmes, and the implications for plan and programme-makers and other parties.
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Urban Task Force

Towards an urban renaissance, 1999
The Urban Task Force was set up in 1998 to stimulate debate about our urban environment and to identify ways of creating urban areas in direct response to people's needs and aspirations. The findings, conclusions and recommendations are presented in this final report. This publication will feed directly into the production of the first Government Urban White Paper for 20 years and is probably the first attempt to look at all aspects of the development of the urban fabric in one volume.
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Welsh Office

Environmental agenda for Wales, 1995
This statement by the Secretary of State for Wales covers; land issues; energy and; environmental quality.
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Worldwatch Institute

Paper 107 After the Earth Summit: the future of environmental governance, 1992
This publication is divided into six main parts; preserving a common heritage; forging stronger treaties; improving compliance; strengthening environmental institutions; reforming economic institutions and; governing the commons.
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