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Waste Calculator

by mattstan51 @ 21/12/05 - 16:52:58

http://www.greenspec.co.uk/html/features/WasteCost.html
Waste Cost Calculator

Section for prelims (tender) and ways to make it work on site
http://www.greenspec.co.uk/html/spec/listA38.html

demolition waste protocol
http://www.greenspec.co.uk/pdf/demolitionProtocol.pdf

Better places to live

by mattstan51 @ 16/12/05 - 10:29:40

A companion guide to PPG3
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1144788

prefabrication in housing schemes

by mattstan51 @ 16/12/05 - 10:25:02

Housing forum - rethinking construciton

Homing in on Excellence - a commentary on the use of offsite fabrication methods for the UK housebuilding industry

http://www.audacity.org/Acrobat%20Reader%20files/Housing%20Forum%202002.pdf

New housing residents views

by mattstan51 @ 16/12/05 - 09:48:44

CABE Report
http://www.cabe.org.uk/data/pdfs/HA_residents.pdf

Start with the park

by mattstan51 @ 16/12/05 - 09:43:05

CABE "Start with the park" report
http://www.cabe.org.uk/data/pdfs/Start_with_the_Park.pdf

Building for life

by mattstan51 @ 16/12/05 - 09:42:02

20 Questions
http://www.buildingforlife.org/pdf/Delivering_great_places_to_live_BFL_2005.pdf

be valuable report

by mattstan51 @ 01/12/05 - 17:24:39

http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/sectors/be/downloads/051123BeValuable.pdf

A guide to creating value in the built environment - Constructing Excellence - Richard Saxon

CABE school documents

by mattstan51 @ 24/11/05 - 11:44:51

21st Century Schools
http://www.cabe.org.uk/data/pdfs/21st_century_schools.pdf

Being involved in school design
http://www.cabe.org.uk/data/pdfs/Being_involved_school_design_sept_2004.pdf

Design with distinction - higher education
http://www.cabe.org.uk/data/pdfs/design_with_distinction.pdf

BSF - client design advisor
http://www.cabe.org.uk/data/pdfs/CABE_BSF_client_design_advisor_051011.pdf

Achieving good school design through PFI
http://www.cabe.org.uk/pdf/PFI%20SCHOOLS-amended.pdf

Schools for the future
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/schoolsforthefuture/

Picturing school design: A visual guide to secondary school buildings and their surroundings using the Design Quality Indicator for Schools
booklet
http://www.cabe.org.uk/data/pdfs/Picturing_school_design_booklet.pdf

presentation
http://www.cabe.org.uk/data/pdfs/Picturing_school_design_presentation.pdf

Disability act 2005

by mattstan51 @ 15/11/05 - 10:03:23

RICS comment
http://www.rics.org/Management/Businessmanagement/Discrimination/Disabilitydiscrimination/Accessibility/dda2005.htm

Summary
http://www.drc-gb.org/documents/psd_summary.doc

Act
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1999/19990017.htm

Barker review on housing

by mattstan51 @ 08/11/05 - 11:25:47

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/053/C7/barker_review_execsum_91.pdf

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/0F2/D4/barker_review_report_494.pdf

Building regulations latest revisions

by mattstan51 @ 03/11/05 - 09:35:06

Cost effect of below (estimated) from QS week 2 Nov 2005
http://www.qsweek.com/nav?page=qsweek.contentspage&view_resource=3546040

Part E sound +£38/m²
Part L heating etc +£35/m²

draft part L2 (domestic)
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/embedded_object.asp?id=1130804

draft part L2 existing buildings (non-domestic)
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/embedded_object.asp?id=1130805

draft Part L1A (2006)
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/embedded_object.asp?id=1130728

draft part L1B(2006)
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/embedded_object.asp?id=1130729

draft part F ventilation(2006)
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/embedded_object.asp?id=1130634

RICS Green Value Report 2005

by mattstan51 @ 31/10/05 - 09:39:27

http://www.rics.org/NR/rdonlyres/75CFF9BD-DD3D-47FA-A0BE-1088237D3398/0/GreenValueSummary.pdf

http://www.rics.org/NR/rdonlyres/93B20864-E89E-4641-AB11-028387737058/0/GreenValueReport.pdf

http://www.rics.org/NR/rdonlyres/4CB60C80-C5E9-46F4-8D0A-D9D33B7A2594/0/GreenValueCaseStudies.pdf

recycled materials in building

by mattstan51 @ 29/10/05 - 20:12:54

WRAP recycled materials in building guide - 2nd edition
http://www.wrap.org.uk/document.rm?id=2238

WRAP recycled materials in housing
http://www.wrap.org.uk/document.rm?id=2239

Ken Yeang

by mattstan51 @ 21/10/05 - 16:06:13

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/04/the_editt_tower_1.php

http://www.betterbricks.com/default.aspx?pid=article&articleid=601&typeid=10&topicname=sustainabledesign&indextype=

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3575/is_n1171_v196/ai_16137987

re-thinking space

by mattstan51 @ 20/10/05 - 14:00:27

http://www.re-thinkingspace.co.uk/

Education - Kingsmead school
http://www.kingsmead-school.co.uk/

Spiked health - smog and pollution

by mattstan51 @ 20/10/05 - 10:54:43

see links at bottom also
http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000006DB93.htm

Future cities - mobility

by mattstan51 @ 20/10/05 - 10:50:03

http://www.culturewars.org.uk/2003-02/mobility.htm

Future Cities - gimmie shelter

by mattstan51 @ 20/10/05 - 10:47:49

http://www.futurecities.org.uk/articles/gimme%20shelter.htm

thermal stores

by mattstan51 @ 11/10/05 - 12:59:12

DPS Heatweb
http://www.heatweb.com
look at FAQ and other sections

Sustainable Urban Drainage

by mattstan51 @ 11/10/05 - 12:44:00

Scottish details etc. useful basic info
http://www.sepa.org.uk/publications/leaflets/suds/

Robert Bray Associates guides
http://www.sustainabledrainage.co.uk/factsheets.html

netlon and other options
http://www.tensar.co.uk/sustainable-urban-drainage-systems.asp

Hyde In Principle and InPractice

by mattstan51 @ 10/10/05 - 17:48:59

In Principle
http://www.hyde-housing.co.uk/documents/InPrinciple_Final.pdf

In Practice
http://www.votehillside.com/documents/inpractice.pdf

Practical feedback of use of social housing for sustainable communities

also has capital cost per dwelling and typical payback for a range of sustainable features

Bill & Sue Dunster's Eco Home

by mattstan51 @ 06/10/05 - 18:03:55

http://www.guardian.co.uk/renewable/Story/0,2763,1440177,00.html#article_continue

www.zedfactory.com

http://www.zedfactory.com/zedupgrade/zedupgrade.html

Brampton Eco House

by mattstan51 @ 06/10/05 - 17:56:15

http://www.brampton-ecohouse.org.uk/pdf/decide.pdf

"This is a story about learning to design and build sustainable housing. It's about understanding what
sustainable means in a way that makes sense for volume low-cost housing built by small and medium sized builders."

Green Light to Clean Power - Mayor of London

by mattstan51 @ 06/10/05 - 14:45:10

http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/energy/download.jsp

Greenwich UDP

by mattstan51 @ 06/10/05 - 14:36:00

http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/YourCouncil/Strategies/LandAndBuildingDevelopmentPlan/UnitaryDevelopmentPlan/ReadUPD/UDP2004SecondDrafts/UDP2004SecondDraftDocument.htm

One future, different paths

by mattstan51 @ 03/10/05 - 18:33:20

http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/documents/publications/SD%20Framework.pdf

A Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive

by mattstan51 @ 03/10/05 - 09:56:03

Guide to assessing Environmental impact

http://www.odpm.gov.uk/embedded_object.asp?id=1143290

Building for life

by mattstan51 @ 27/09/05 - 15:09:32

Building for life resources and other information re successful housing

http://www.buildingforlife.org/resources.html

Secured by design

by mattstan51 @ 27/09/05 - 14:47:34

Index to guides
http://www.securedbydesign.com/guides/index.aspx

Housing Corporation - Scheme Development Standards

by mattstan51 @ 27/09/05 - 14:09:45

http://www.housingcorp.gov.uk/upload/pdf/SDSv5.pdf

area converter

by mattstan51 @ 27/09/05 - 11:50:07

http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/area

steel weights

by mattstan51 @ 20/09/05 - 13:04:42

http://www.franklinsteelplc.co.uk/steel.htm

Mediation

by mattstan51 @ 19/09/05 - 12:40:51

Worth of mediation

http://www.rics.org/Management/Disputeavoidancemanagementandresolution/Disputemanagementandresolution/redmondmediation001.htm

Mediation How-to
http://www.rics.org/Management/Disputeavoidancemanagementandresolution/Disputemanagementandresolution/Alternativedisputeresolution/rjackson001.htm

NEC 3

by mattstan51 @ 19/09/05 - 12:38:38

RICS article by David Carrick

http://www.rics.org/Management/Disputeavoidancemanagementandresolution/Disputemanagementandresolution/nec3001.htm

Differences JCT 98 to 05