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Strawbale buildings

Chelsea Green Publishing

Straw bale house, 2002
A guide to building living structures with straw bales. Covers benefits of building with straw bales, safety concerns, building codes, and insurance, and offers techniques for building walls, windows, doors, foundations, roofs, floors, and plastering the straw walls. Includes photos demonstrating building techniques, fnishes.
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Gibbs M Smith Inc

Strawbale home plans, 2007
A meditative and conscientious exploration of the reasons to consider straw bale as a viable building material. Environmentally friendly, super insulative, economical, and natural, straw bale can be used to build everything from garden walls and shed roofs to small homes. A practical guide filled with rich photos of organic, fluid, undulating structures of subtle creativity.
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Green Building Press

Design of Straw Bale Buildings: The State of the Art, 2007
Design manual for practicing professionals, drawing on the collective experience of the most senior and respected figures in straw bale construction. Provides truly useful information to architects, engineers, building officials and builders who want to design intelligently with plastered straw bales. Acts as an authoritative information source on the technology of straw bale building.
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Surface finishes

Architects' Journal

Architects' Journal Construction Risks and Remedies Timber decay: Part 2 the remedies. AJ 15.10.86, 1986
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British Standards Institution

BS 8417:2003 Preservation of timber - Recommendations, 2003
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Building Research Establishment

Good Repair Guide 12 Wood rot: assessing and treating decay, 1997
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Information Paper 14/01 Durability of timber in ground contact, 2001
This paper reports recent findings from a programme of testing at BRE to benchmark the performance of timber in ground contact. It concludes that most of the new hardwood species becoming available in the UK are of limited durability. It recognises, though, that treatment can extend the service life of many softwood species. This paper complements IP 6/99, IP 2/01 and Digest 429.
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Digest 429 Timbers: their natural durability and resistance to preservative treatment, 1998
Timber exposed to moisture for any length of time is at risk from attack by wood-rotting fungi. To obtain a good service life, it is important to select a timber species that is either naturally durable or amenable to preservative treatment. This digest explains the classification of durability and treatability for timber, and classifies these properties for over 150 species.
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English Heritage

Anthrax and historic plaster - managing minor risks in historic refurbishment, 2001
This report looks the risks of contracting any form of anthrax while carrying out remedial works to a historic building.
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Practical building conservation. Volume 3: Mortars, plasters and renders, 1988
Explores the use of lime, cements, mortars, rendering and plaster. It provides a detailed description of the use of hydraulic and non-hydraulic limes. There is also an analysis of traditional and modern mortar additives, a guide to external renderings, to gypsum plaster and to lime washes and lime paints. Techniques are illustrated with two case studies.
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New Society Publishers

Natural plaster book: earth, lime and gypsum plasters for natural homes, 2003
Provides detailed information on three natural plasters (earthen, lime, and gypsum), as well as natural finishes. Clear and understandable in style and plentifully illustrated with black and white line drawings and photographs.

TRADA Technology

Timber preservation, 1986
The aim of this publication is to provide a general introduction to timber preservation. It is mainly concerned with the pretreatment of timber in the UK and covers the principles of timber preservation, the hazards to timber in use, the types of preservative available, the preparation of timber for treatment, methods of application, and the properties of treated timber.
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Transport Research Laboratory

Viridis Publications - Report VR 3 Status of post-consumer tyres in the European Union, 2002
Official reports indicate that more than 2,500,000 tonnes of post-consumer tyres are permanently removed from vehicles each year in the 15 Member States of the European Union and must be disposed in an environmentally sound and sustainable manner. However, both collectors and those who provide alternative treatment and disposal routes dispute these figures. Describes the status quo across the European Union (EU) concerning the practices and procedures currently used to collect, interpret and report information on post-consumer tyres and to present the current situation in terms of tyre flows and the valorisation of post-consumer tyres.
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Sustainable development

Architectural Press

Introduction to architectural science: the basis of sustainable design, 2003
Provides an understanding of the physical basis of architectural design, by introducing the basics of architectural science. Looks at the relationship between technology and design decisions, aiming to equip the reader with the tools for realizing the full potential of the good intentions of sustainable, bioclimatic design. Each chapter presents an outline of the basic and relevant physics of heat, light, sound and energy, followed by an examination of human requirements. The reader is then introduced to ways in which these elements can be controlled by the building and by its design.
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Adapting buildings and cities for climate change, 2005
Looks at fundamentals of sustainable design and includes case studies. Covering climate change, insurance, thermal comfort and health, extreme weather conditions, rise in sea level, air conditioning issues, tall buildings, fossil fuels and fuel security.
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Urban design: green dimensions. 2nd edition, 2005
Relates sustainable development and green design to the realm of urban design and development. Uses cases studies and discusses policy developments in order to challenge the conventional wisdom on sustainable design. Also provides an update on topics such as energy efficiency, sustainable city forms and the culture of new urbanism, and new chapters on urban parks and biodiversity.
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Evaluating sustainable development, 2005
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Sustainable development: understanding the green debates, 2002
Aims to examine the range of views put forward under the guise of sustainable development, understand where they came from and look at their implications. Simplifies and clarifies rather than promotes new theories and also looks at gaps in the discussion to date and how they affect the debate.
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Building Research Establishment

MaSC Guide: Profiting from sustainability, 2002
MaSc document aiming to help companies getting started on managing sustainable construction, and to help managers introducing sustainability into their organisations. Compiled by the Managing Sustainable Construction (MaSC) team, which includes BRE, Cambridge Architectural Research and Eclipse Research Consultants.
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Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd

Sustainable construction, 2005

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

Environmental health for sustainable development, 1995
This publication explores how sustainable development relates to environmental health. It challenges environmental health professionals to take a wider approach to the causes of ill health and poor quality of life, and the links between these and longer term environmental degradation.
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CIRIA

Publication C510 Environmental issues in construction - a strategic review, 1999
This report is the final part of a four-part initiative focused on environmental issues in construction. It highlights the gaps in industry knowledge in respect of certain environmental issues and examines the relative importance of these issues as derived from the questionnaire study.
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Publication C630 Sustainable water management in land-use planning, 2006
Looks at the issues of sustainable water management and puts them in context of land-use planning. Considers the planning system in England and Wales, the planning of water resources and waste water planning. Offers guidance and recommendations.
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Project Report PR 74 Environmental issues in construction - research campaign (executive summary), 1999
This report provides the results of the self-completion questionnaire survey into the state of environmental initiatives within the construction industry.
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Project Report PR 75 Environmental issues in construction - sustainability indicators for the civil engineering industry, 1999
This report forms the third part of a four-stage project on environmental issues in construction. This stage comprises the development of a tiered system of sustainability indicators for the civil engineering industry. It focuses on activities for which the industry has principal responsibility and decision making powers.
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Construction Industry Council

Constructing for sustainability - a basic guide for clients and their professional advisors, 2003
How to reduce risk and protect profits while constructing sustainably and: briefly explains some of the thinking behind the principles of sustainable development and looks at how to adopt these principles throughout the life of your projects from inception to demolition.
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Council for the Protection of Rural England

Sense and sustainability: land use planning and environmentally sustainable development, 1993
This publication is divided into two main parts; principles of sustainable planning and; steps to sustainable planning.
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Passport to sustainability, 1994
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Policy Position Statement Sustainable development, 2005
Policy statement of the CPRE on sustainable development.
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Towards sustainable economic development: employment land and the countryside, 2000
This report challenges the notion that economic development and environmental protection need always be in conflict. It focuses on the role of the land use planning system as a key process through which environmental and economic objectives can be reconciled. It provides guidance to local campaigners on how they can best influence the formulation of planning policies for economic development. It views the planning system as an opportunity to promote more sustainable economic development rather than as an obstacle to economic growth.
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Making sense of environmental capacity, 1997
This report attempts to cut through the fog of debate about environmental capacity and demonstrates its value for day-to-day planning practice.
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Change for the better: towards sustainable rural development, 1998
This report examines the problems caused by rural development and identifies the costs and benefits of rural change.
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Council of Europe

Strategies for sustainable development in urban regions in Europe, 1994
Presented by the Norwegian Minister of Environment at the 10th session of the European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning (CEMAT). Oslo, 6-7th September 1994.
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Outlook for sustainable development and its implications on regional/spatial planning, 1993
This programme is carried out in a framework of seminars centred on the quest for solutions best able to provide lasting and balanced responses to the different aspects of the numerous challenges facing European society with the approach of the year 2000.
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Countryside Commission

Sustainability and the English countryside, 1993
This position statement sets out the view of the Countryside Commission as to how the concept of sustainability might be applied in the countryside. It is intended for countryside policy makers and practitioners.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sustainable development strategy, 2004
This document sets out the approach to sustainable development taken by DCMS. An action plan is presented, in which objectives have been grouped under the broad headings of sustainable policies, sustainable estate management, and communicating sustainable development.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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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One future - different paths: the UK's shared framework for sustainable development, 2005
Seeks to promote sustainable development across all government departments in the UK; including the Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Ireland Office.
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Foundations for our future - DEFRA's sustainable development strategy, 2002
DEFRA's overall aim is achieving sustainable development, this strategy describes how they will meet that aim.
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Clean neighbourhoods and environment act 2005 - interim guidance for measures commenced on 18 October 2005, 2005
Provides interim guidance on the measures contained within the Act that commence on 18 October 2005, and relate to abandoned vehicles, waste divestment provisions and fly-tipping. 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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Sustainable development action plan: Just jump straight in, 2005
Sets out DEFRA's strategic priorities and outcomes, which are closely aligned with the key priorities identified in the UK sustainable development strategy.
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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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Towards sustainability: Government action in the UK, 1995
This report is a contribution of the forthcoming 1995 review of the EC Fifth Environmental Action Programme. It consists of an account of action at Government level in the UK, and includes some initial views by UK local government.
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Sustainable development: not cheating on our children, 1995
This fact sheet explains what is happening in this country and abroad to try and bring about a more sustainable pattern of development in the next century.
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UK Round Table on sustainable development: first annual report, 1996
This report covers; work programme; transport; energy; environmental mechanisms; freight transport; the domestic energy market - 1998 and beyond and; environmental management and audit.
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Sustainable settlements and shelter: the United Kingdom national report - Habitat II, 1996
The purpose of this National Agenda is to record what is actually being done and what is planned to do in the UK to improve the quality of life in cities, towns and villages in ways which are consistent with the aims of sustainable development.
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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Sustainable development and buildings, 1998
Looks at the contribution that commercial buildings - offices, shops, factories, warehouses, restaurants, hotels and leisure facilities - could make to the achievement of sustainable development. It looks at recognisable obstacles and gives recommendations in promoting change.
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Earthscan Publications

Sustainability appraisal: a sourcebook and reference guide to international experience, 2006

Sustainable communities, 1999
Examines the practicality of reinventing neighbourhoods.Presents the findings of a world-wide review of eco villages and sustainable neighbourhoods, demonstrating what is possible. Such projects are rare, and the main part of the book is focused on the ordinary localities in which people live, looking at the changing nature and role of local place communities, at the technologies (of energy, food, water, movement) which help close local resource loops, and at the potential for subsidarity in decision-making down to the local level.

Sustainable development: an introductory guide, 1995
This introductory guide gives an overview of the history of the concept and how it has evolved in recent years, describes the obstacles to achieving sustainable development, and looks at recent progress towards implementing it.
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English Nature

Sustainability in practice: planning for environmental sustainability, 1994
This manual concentrates on what is new about planning for sustainability.
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Environment Agency

High Level Target 9 Biodiversity, 2005
Summarises the impact of all operating authority's activities on biodiversity. It is submitted to DEFRA as a requirement on the Agency under the High Level Targets for Flood and Coastal Defence, and refers to biodiversity in England only.
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Environment Council

Sustainable development process: a framework for effective strategies, decision-making and action, 1994
This paper aims to establish that the following points are important in an appreciation of sustainable development; it is a process rather than a single system or product; sustainability results from the interaction of several related systems: values, symbiotic technologies and scale of activities; if outputs from one of these component systems are used as measures or indicators of sustainability, they can only be meaningful if related to the appropriate inputs in that or another of the three component systems; sustainable yield is value-free whereas sustainable development is value-laden; and as it is value-laden, sustainable development can only be managed through careful attention to and use of participative environmental decision-making processes.
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Environmental Industries Commission

Sustainable regional development through waste minimisation and environmental improvement, 1998
This publication is divided into the following sections; definitions; the challenge; industrial action; evidence of financial benefits; a long way to go; EIC proposals for working group action and; conclusions and recommendations.
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European Commission

Indicators of sustainable development, 1997
A pilot study following the methodology of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.
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European sustainable cities. 2nd edition, 1996
This report provides a framework for local action and identifies a set of principles to use in setting goals and in evaluating and monitoring progress towards sustainability in urban areas. These principles are; the principle of urban management; the principle of policy integration; the principle of ecosystems thinking and; the principle of cooperation and partnership.
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Towards sustainability, 1997
The European Commission's progress report and action plan on the fifth programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development.
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European Environment Agency

Sustainable development for local authorities: approaches, experiences and sources, 1997
This report introduces the history, interpretations and development of the sustainability debate and describes the efforts of local authorities operationalising the sustainable development concept.
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Intermediate cities in search of sustainability, 1996
The Research and The Attica Workshop, Lavrion, 4-6 October 1995.
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Green Books

Diary of an eco builder, 2006
Will Anderson's monthly features in The Independent have an enthusiastic following; readers follow his progress from finding a plot, getting planning permission and building himself a contemporary eco home, which mirrors the fine-tuned ecology of a tree. Drawing on his columns in The Independent, Will has created a diary that will be invaluable to anyone contemplating building their own eco house. The Energy Saving Trust is using the author's house as a case study and will monitor and evaluate the house to learn from the way it performs.
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Schumacher Briefing 1 Transforming economic life: a millennial change, 1998
Intended to make a positive contribution to the quest for sustainable development. The new millennium gives a special opportunity to focus on how the age of the city can also become an age of sustainability. Contributes to this discussion in order to make some constructive suggestions, at the same time aware that the sustainable city is still singularly elusive.

Schumacher Briefing 8 Bioregional solutions: for living on one planet, 2002
The bioregional approach thinks globally and acts locally. From this arose the UK's largest eco-village: Bedzed (Beddington Zero Energy Development). The development looks out for the planet and also aims for better relationships between people. Central to Bedzed is the notion of Ecological Footprinting or FEET Index, (Foreign Exchange Earned per Tonne of Transport CO2) whose aim is to minimise the environmental damage of long-distance trade. New technologies incorporated into the scheme include a small-scale waste wood-fired power plant, a paper production and recycling scheme and a way of developing textiles from hemp.

Greenleaf Publishing Ltd

Managing the business case for sustainability: the integration of social, environmental and economic performance, 2006
How should the business case for sustainability be managed? This is the starting point for this book, which compiles insights on a large number of aspects of the link between sustainability performance, business competitiveness and economic success in an attempt to provide a comprehensive and structured view of this relationship. Provides an unrivalled body of knowledge on the state of theory and practice in this field and identifies prospective future fields of work, and includes: conceptual frameworks for the interaction of social, environmental and economic issues in business environments; case studies of companies that have successfully integrated social, environmental and economic issues; analyses of the causal and empirical relationship between environmental and/or social performance, business performance and firm-level competitiveness; concepts and tools useful for improving business value with proactive operational strategies; assessment of the factors influencing operational sustainability strategies and their economic impact; and comparisons of interactions between sustainability performance and firm competitiveness across industry sectors and countries.

Hastoe Housing Association

Foundations for the future - part 2: checklists for sustainability, 2002
Guide for all the staff of housing associations, with a suggested process for improving sustainability, illustrated with over 30 case studies.
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Foundations for the future - part 1: the case for sustainability, 2002
Guide for boards and senior staff of housing associations, setting out the case for sustainability and explaining how associations can take a strategic approach to sustainable development.
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James and James (Science Publishers)

City fights: debates on urban sustainability, 2001
Strives to understand what constitutes a sustainable city, even when debate shows wide differences in even defining one. It is the result of a symposium entitled Energy and Urban Strategies, held in 1999, the aim of which was to develop ideas about creating better cities in environmental, social and economic terms. What is clear is that sustainability is not a fixed term. It can mean different things to different people.
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Handbook of sustainable building, 1996
Offers guidance to the architect or planner wishing to make environmentally-conscious choices when selecting building materials. Arranged into two sections, new building and retro-fitting, the work clearly grades the options available. Subdivided by topic, the materials are categorised by four gradings - 'best environmental choice' through to 'to be avoided'. Behind the grading is extensive research into life cycle analysis of materials, including; durability, disposability, raw material consumption.

John Wiley and Sons

Architecture of empowerment: people, shelter and liveable cities, 1997
In the wake of the second Habitat Conference, and with the urban population of the developing world set to treble in the next generation, Ismail Serageldin argues that architecture must both widen its scope and reassess its processes in order to address the needs of the poor. He emphasises that the provision of shelter and infrastructure is most effective when undertaken in close collaboration with the community - from concept design through to construction - and as part of a broader socioeconomic strategy.

HOK guidebook to sustainable design, 2000
Sustainable design is the practice of considering the environmental, economic and cultural impact of modern building practices when planning the design of a structure or site. In architectural terms this includes everything from closely monitoring the materials used in building and site construction in order to avoid toxic, rare or polluting products, to providing ease of conversion, demolition and recycling once the structure has outlived its usefulness Architecture, real estate and construction industries are beginning to realise that it is not just environmentally responsible to build sustainably, but also financially rewarding. The market for this technology will grow as it becomes less expensive and its practices become further integrated. Details over 25 international HOK projects in which sustainability was a central concern. It focuses not only on each project's environmental considerations, but presents the technicalities and intricacies, including material selection, site preparation, resource conservation, sustainable energy usage, demolition and recycling.

Sustainable construction: green building design and operation, 2005
Uses the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard to explain the best practices in building procurement and delivery systems. Covers the theory, history, state of the art, and best practices in developing high performance green buildings, which provides the basic principles needed for the reader to test decisions that have to be made in designing and constructing a green building.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Retailing, sustainability and neighbourhood regeneration, 2001
This study reports on 14 revitalisation of local centre projects including; refurbished parades of shops, precincts and market halls, rebuilt estate shopping centres, and even the creation of new high streets. The report provides a wealth of information on good practice, and examines unresolved issues of policy and practice which will need to be addressed before widespread progress can be made.
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McGraw Hill

Sustainable energy systems in architectural design : a blueprint for green building, 2006

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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New Society Publishers

Sustainability revolution: portrait of a paradigm shift, 2005
This book paints a picture of this largely unrecognised phenomenon from the point of view of five major sectors of society: Community (government and international institutions); Commerce (business); Resource Extraction (forestry, farming, fisheries etc.); Ecological Design (architecture, technology); Biosphere (conservation, biodiversity etc.). Analyses sustainability as defined by each of these sectors in terms of the principles, declarations and intentions that have emerged from conferences and publications, and which serve as guidelines for policy decisions and future activities.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Egan review: skills for sustainable communities, 2004
This review calls for a cultural change in the skills, behaviours, knowledge and training of more than 100 occupations involved in delivering sustainable communities. It puts forward a challenging set of proposals for central and local government, built environment professionals, developers, public service providers, communities, and the business and voluntary sector to drive forward the skills agenda.
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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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Sustainable communities: an urban development corporation for the London Thames Gateway - a consultation paper, 2003
This consultation paper discusses the options for setting out an action programme to deliver sustainable communities for all in the area of the London Thames Gateway. In this area, the focus and special powers of an Urban Development Corporation (UDC) will be required to deliver the necessary change and maximise private investment. This consultation paper also describes the powers of the new UDC and the composition of the Board required to ensure it delivers sustainable regeneration.
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Creating sustainable communities in the East of England, 2005
To deliver a balance between housing supply and demand and thus ensure people have decent places to live.
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Creating sustainable communities in London, 2005
To deliver a balance between housing supply and demand and thus ensure people have decent places to live. Also addresses the issues of disadvantage. Looks at improving the delivery of services and promoting regional development.
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Sustainable communities: settled homes, changing lives - a strategy for tackling homelessness, 2005
In the recent five-year plan 'Sustainable Communities: Homes for all', the department set a target to halve the number of households living in temporary accommodation by 2010. This document sets out in more detail the strategy to achieve this aim. It takes into account the report and recommendations made by the ODPM select committee following its inquiry into homelessness last year.
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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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Planning Policy Statement 7 Planning policy statement 7: sustainable development in rural areas, 2004
Sets out the Government's national policies on land use planning in the rural areas of England, including country towns and villages and the wider, largely undeveloped countryside up to the fringes of larger urban areas.
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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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Polity Press

Ecological ethics: an introduction, 2005
A major new introduction to the field of ecological ethics. Taking issue with the common assumption that existing human ethics can be 'extended' to meet the demands of the ongoing ecological crisis, Shows that a new and truly ecological ethic is both possible and urgently needed; introduces and discusses all the major concepts needed to understand the full range of ecological ethics.
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RIBA Enterprises

Rough guide to sustainability, 2005
A no-nonsense primer which equips the contemporary architect to deal with the profession's most important challenge, designing buildings for sustainability. Pulls together all the disparate, complex strands of sustainability into one simple reference source. It sets out the environmental, professional and governmental context underlying sustainable principles, as well as outlining the science, measures and design solutions that designers must adopt to meet twenty-first century definitions of responsible architecture.
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Scottish Natural Heritage

Sustainable development and the natural heritage: the SNH approach, 1993
This policy paper sets out how SNH interprets the concept of sustainable development and how we intend to apply it in the course of fulfilling our statutory responsibilities for Scotland's natural heritage.
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SNH Review 27 Sustainable city: ecological planting design - a study of theory and practice, 1994
The term ecological planting evokes strong emotions among landscape architects. It is apparent, however, both from a literature review and from the attitude to ecological propositions, that a range of definitions and perceptions of this term exists. This study examines attitudes to various propositions and the relative importance of stated criteria by means of two similar versions of a questionnaire.
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Scottish Office

Sustainable development: what it means to the general public, 1995
Results of a survey to determine the public's attitude towards sustainable development.
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Spon Press

Sustainable architecture: cultures and natures in Europe and North America, 2005
Buildings are responsible for 50 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions and their design has become the focus of intense technical scrutiny. Explores in depth the diversity of contemporary debate about sustainable architecture through a variety of different analyses and intentions. Confronts the broader sociological and philosophical questions encouraging a deeper discussion of of sustainable architecture.

Sustainable urban design: an environmental approach, 2003
Provides a coherent overview of the important issues in sustainable urban design. Focusses on the physical aspects of the urban environment - the buildings and their engineering systems, landscaping, transport systems, energy, water and waste systems and successfully covering all of the key elements together with fully illustrated examples of best practice. The contributors, drawn from architectural and planning practices, are recognised experts in this field.
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Town and Country Planning Association

Biodiversity by design: a guide for designing sustainable communities, 2005
Aims to provide guidance on how to maximise the opportunities for biodiversity in the planning and design of sustainable communities. Takes the user through the design process, presenting a toolkit of best practice that can be tailored according to the scale of the development opportunity. The guide has been tailored to respond to the scale and form of development being brought forward in response to the Government's Sustainable Communities Plan. Included within the guide are a number of examples of 'in-progress' schemes promoted by the Communities Plan.

Guide to sustainability appraisal, 2002
Presents a review of sustainability appraisal as a tool for integrating the concept of sustainable development into planning decisionmaking. Considers the role of sustainability in the development of plans, strategies and proposals; provides guidance on current good practice, and considers the trends and research that are shaping the development of this relatively immature field.

Planning for a sustainable environment, 1993
This publication is a collection of the following papers; the time for change; the planning background; ecosystems and natural resources; towards sustainable energy policy; pollution and waste - a sustainable burden; building the sustainable environment; getting around - public and private transport; a sustainable economy; planning the sustainable city region and; making it happen.
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Rural sustainability, 1999
This paper examines the complexity of the contemporary countryside and assesses the obstacles which need to be overcome if progress is to be made towards rural sustainable development.
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Wiley Academy

Sustainable construction : green building design and delivery, 2005
Provides a complete introduction to the design and construction of high-performance green buildings. Uses the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) suite of standards to explain the best practices in building procurement and delivery systems. Providing a detailed overview of the entire process of green building, the publication covers the theory, history, state of the industry, and best practices in green building.
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Sustainable place, 2003
Examines the need for establishing a universal framework for assessing the sustainability of a place, a framework that could be used for any place, in any part of the world. Using two case studies of two towns (San Gimignano, Italy, and Ludlow, England) as a backdrop, the book examines their distinctive features and develops a framework for assessing their energy and environmental capabilities in light of their social, economic, political, and cultural prerequisites. Discusses key aspects of sustainability such as: geological formation, climate, external dependencies, communication and infrastructure, historical heritage, community, and permanence of population.
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Sustainable architecture: a practical guide for architects, 2006

Woking Burough Council

Climate neutral development: good practice guide, 2005
Climate Neutral Development reduces harm to our climate by: Cutting greenhouse gas emissions through reducing reliance on car-based transport, Cutting energy demands for lighting and cooling and, Switching to sustainable and renewable sources of energy. Climate Neutral Development should be at reduced risk from the climate by: Designing in measures to keep buildings and their occupants cool in summer, Locating development away from areas at risk of flooding, Using sustainable drainage to reduce the likelihood of causing flooding and, Reducing demand on mains water.

Worldwatch Institute

Paper 77 Future of urbanization: facing the ecological and economic restraints, 1987
This publication is divided into six main parts; the growth and role of cities; urban energy needs; feeding cities; nutrient recycling; ecology and economics of city size and; seeking a rural-urban balance.
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WWF-UK

One million sustainable homes - moving best practice from the fringes to the mainstream of UK housing, 2004
This document details the campaign of the WWF to challenge the UK Government and the UK's devolved assemblies to commit themselves to develop one million sustainable homes by 2012. It discusses why sustainable housing is important, the current impact of house-building on the environment and the development of best practice, the barriers to sustainability. It also presents six strategies to mainstream sustainable homes.
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Sustainable energy management

Central Office of Information

Energy and natural resources, 1992
This book describes Britain's exploitation of its resources and outlines the government's strategies for promoting energy efficiency and the use of renewable resources.
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Crowood Press Ltd

Energy efficient home: a complete guide, 2006
Covers every aspect of the efficient consumption of energy in the home including the position of the dwelling; its method of construction and the materials used; energy rating and the legal framework; insulation and U-values; windows and doors; conservatories, sunrooms and loft conversions; heating and hot-water systems; lighting and making the best use of daylight; ventilation; renewable energy technologies; appliances, gadgets and housekeeping; the wider environmental issues including water economy and recycling.
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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Sustainable distribution: a strategy, 1999
This document fulfils the Government's commitment in the White Paper 'A New Deal for Transport' to set out a comprehensive, integrated strategy for the sustainable distribution of goods and services in the UK.
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Department of Trade and Industry

Energy policy - key issues for consultation, 2002
Main themes for consultation discussed are: security of supply; climate change; international; energy efficiency and combined heat and power; renewables; transmission, distribution and trading; nuclear; gas and oil; coal; innovation; transport; and institutional.
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English Partnerships

Sustainable energy review - final report, 2003
Reviews sustainable energy for approximately 100 brownfield sites. Examines current and potential future energy demands on the sites, existing energy projects and activities taking place on the sites, renewable energy resources and opportunities for sustainable energy project development.
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European Environment Agency

Renewable energies: success stories, 2001
Examines examples of successful implementation of renewable energy projects through case studies and analysis of EU Member State policies and activities.
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Legislation - UK

General Acts 2003 Ch 30 Sustainable energy act 2003, 2003
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NBS Publications

Low or zero carbon energy sources: strategic guide, 2006
Provides sufficient information to enable the reader to decide if a particular LZC energy source is appropriate for the building under consideration and to estimate the potential for carbon dioxide emissions reduction. The guide comprises: an introduction to LZC energy sources, focusing on building-integrated/building-attached applications; set of calculation methods to enable the carbon dioxide emissions reduction potential of individual LZC energy sources to be calculated in domestic and non-domestic building applications; outline guidance on key issues for certain LZC energy sources where this is lacking in current literature; and references to recommended performance standards and guidance information.
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Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution

Energy - the changing climate, 2000
This report advocates a transformation in the use of energy in the UK to counter climate change. As a contribution to global efforts to prevent excessive climate change, the Royal Commission recommends that the UK should plan to reduce by 60% over the next 50 years the amount of carbon dioxide it produces by burning fossil fuels. Success would necessitate a reversal of the previous trend of growing energy use. The report explores what this will mean for industry and households, and highlights how government policies need to change.
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