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Sustainable Development Sustainability
References
Government
links
Corporation
of London has a special section on sustainable cities
Department
of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA): environment,
sustainable development and rural development issues covered
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) covers the construction industry
Department for
Transport (DfT): activities include measures for integrated
transport, mobility and inclusion
Communities and Local Government (CLG): construction legislation, local government, the
regions, neighbourhood renewal, planning, regeneration, supporting
people and urban issues covered
The
Environment Agency is interested in waste and pollution
on construction sites, SUDS and operational water use and has
produced NetRegs
Housing Corporation
Local Government
Association (LGA)
Information
for local government from central government
Improvement
and Development Agency (IDeA)
NHS
Estates has developed a self-assessment scheme called NEAT – NHS
Environmental Assessment Tool
Office of Government
Commerce (OGC) – they have developed the Gateway
Process for project management, and other guidance, for example
of Health & Safety excellence
Sustainable
Development Commission
Constructing
Excellence links Construction
Best Practice (CBP) run regional clubs to disseminate
best practice, holds information on sustainable construction
and also provides a link to KPIZone
Rethinking
Construction has developed The Egan Report and is a stand-alone
publication. It is now an umbrella organisation for M4i, The
Housing Forum, LGTF, and work with central government
The Movement
for Innovation (M4i) run demonstrations for non-housing
developments, and have regional clusters for information dissemination
The
Housing Forum run demonstration projects for housing developments
The Local Government
Task Force promotes Rethinking Construction to local authorities
General
organisations and tools Action
Energy provides a range of energy efficiency best practice
resources
AccountAbility is
a not-for-profit professional institute which promotes social
and ethical accountability
Association of
Environment Conscious Builders (AECB)
BioRegional
BRE – Building
Research Establishment. See here for more information about
BREEAM, EcoHomes, envest, Environmental Profiles, Green Guide,
MaSC, post-occupancy evaluation SMARTStart, SMARTWaste, whole
life costing and much more
British Council
for Offices (BCO), has produced advice on green roofs and
fuel cells, and general guidance on ‘Sustainability Starts
in the Boardroom’ and ‘Sustainable Buildings
are Better Business’
British Property
Federation (BPF) who have produced an Energy Guide for
members
British
Standards Institution (BSI)
BSRIA - Building
Services Research and Information Association
Business in
the Community helps members improve their impact on communities
and the environment
The Carbon Trust
Campaign for better transport
Chartered
Institute of Building
CIRIA - Construction
Industry Research and Information Association. Also has
details of Construction Industry Environmental Forum (CIEF)
and Construction Productivity Network (CPN)
Chartered
Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
The Clients Charter - The
Confederation of Construction Clients (CCC) – an
organisation that represents construction clients and has
developed the Clients' Charter and Toolkit
Commission
for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
Considerate
Constructors Scheme is a code of practice for improved
construction sites
ConstructionSkills
Construction
Products Association (CPA) has launched KPIs
Construction
Resources
Corporate
Register is the world’s largest on-line collection
of nonfinancial company reports
Design Quality
Indicator
English
Partnerships
The
Energy Saving Trust provides guidance
Forest Stewardship
Council
FTSE4GOOD develops
and maintains a series of global sustainable investment indices
Global
Reporting Initiative is compiling sustainable reporting
guidelines
INREB (Integration
of New and Renewable Energy in Buildings) is a Faraday
Partnership between BRE and four Universities
Institute of
Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)
Joseph Rowntree
Foundation
The
Natural Step
NetRegs is
a web resource to help small companies understand environmental
legislation
New CRISP
(nCrisp) (Construction Research and Innovation Strategy Panel) develops
the research agenda for construction
Prince's
Foundation are involved in a number of projects, and espouse
'Enquiry by Design'
Royal Institute
of British Architects
Royal Institution
of Chartered Surveyors
School
Works is a body working towards better school refurbishment
and management
Sponge - network for
young professionals in sustainable construction
Strategic
Forum for Construction
SPeAR – Sustainable Project Appraisal Routine can be
applied to projects, products, processes and more
Sustainability
Works: a reference tool for sustainable housing
WellBuilt! a
network for local authority professionals interested in more
sustainable construction
WRAP is
the Waste and Resources Action Programme and has a range of
activity on construction waste
WWF has
launched an initiative for One Million Sustainable Homes
Initiatives
ACCA’s work
on Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainability reporting
Global
Alliance for Building Sustainability
How to be a socially responsible
client
Forum
for the Future, CIRIA, Buro Happold and the Sustainable
Development Corporation. FIT Buildings Network
Property
Environment Group
RIBA Sustainable Futures Group
RICS Foundation
SALLI, the Sustainability Alliance of Professions
SIGMA
International
links BEQUEST -
providing a permanent resource of information for people
who need guidance on methods to improve the environmental
sustainability of Urban Development
Building
for Environmental and Economic Sustainability software(BEES)
EuroAlliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings(EUROACE)
EGBF – European Green
Building Forum
European
Construction Industry Federation (FIEC)
International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction,
which has a specialist page on sustainable construction
PRESCO – creating
a European Code of Practice for Sustainable Building
Sustainable
Development International
The US Green
Building Council is a coalition of business leaders
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