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Sustainable building technologies
Sustainable¹ building/construction technologies aim to achieve customer and business value while minimising life cycle environmental impacts. Sustainable building technologies can include:
The need for sustainable solutions to problems in this area presents immense global business opportunities. |
1. There is no established definition and the term is used interchangeably with other terms such as ‘green building’. The term is often used to refer to relative materials and energy efficiency in construction and use. A broader definition would consider life cycle environmental, including ecological, as well as social impacts
General information and links
Building Research Establishment (BRE) site: Includes sustainable building/construction initiatives, training and other support and sites for BREEAM and EcoHomes rating schemes.
http://www.bre.co.uk
Campaign Strategy: Links to environmental building websites.
http://www.campaignstrategy.org
Centre for Alternative Technology: Initiatives and links to environmental building websites.
http://www.cat.org.uk
Green Building Discussion Forum
http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk
Green Building Links, sources for green & sustainable building
http://www.mylinkspage.com/greenbuilder.html
Green Building Webring: Host for environmental building websites and events.
http://www.newbuilder.co.uk/
International Institute for a Sustainable Built Environment and SBIS information database on sustainable building practices around the world.
http://greenbuilding.ca
NBS Green Construction.
http://www.greenconstruction.co.uk
Oikos green building source contains information on building energy efficiency and sustainable building construction. http://oikos.com
Sustainable Building: Canadian site on sustainable building
http://www.sustainablebuilding.com
Sustainable Development Commission (SDC), numerous reports and papers on sustainable housing and regeneration http://www.sd-commission.org.uk
UK review of sustainable construction 2006.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file34979
UK Office of Government Commerce guideline (2003): Achieving Excellence in Construction Guide 11: Sustainability. http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp?docid=1004611
UK-Sweden joint initiative to foster joint projects on the use of environmental technologies in construction. http://www.ukswedensustainability.org
United Nations Sustainable Building and Construction Initiative.
http://www.uneptie.org/pc/pc/SBC1
US Federal Environment Executive site. Provides links to green building and sustainable design sources. http://www.ofee.gov/sb/sb.htm
Guidelines
Centre for Design, RMIT (Melbourne): Tools for sustainable building. http://www.cfd.rmit.edu.au/programs/sustainable_built_environment
GBEN Global Built Environment: Towards an Integrated Approach for Sustainability.
http://www.gben.org
Sustainability Works, an online software package offering an efficient way to deliver sustainable development.
http://www.sustainabilityworks.org.uk
US Department of Energy Sustainable Building Design Guidelines
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/design
Whole Building Design Guidelines and links to US green/sustainable building initiatives.
http://www.wbdg.org/design/sustainable
Whole Building Design Guidelines and links to US green/sustainable building initiatives.
http://www.wbdg.org/design/sustainable
Directories of products and suppliers
Abacus Construction Index UK, free searchable directory of 2,000 Architects, engineers and other construction professionals
http://www.construction-index.com
BUBL Information Service, a catalogue of internet sources in the construction Industry, including sustainable development sites.
http://www.bubl.ac.uk
The Building Centre: Numerous building product and services directories with named personnel. http://www.buildingcentre.co.uk
Building Products Magazine: Online free database of sustainable products & services.
http://www.buildingproducts.co.uk
Construction News Databases of Construction Companies and Products, subscription access only.
http://www.cnplus.co.uk
Construction resources: Materials and systems for sustainable building from Europe’s leading manufacturers.
http://www.constructionresources.com
Eco-Living Directory: Sustainable building products and services.
http://www.ecological-living.co.uk
The Green Directory: Sustainable building products and services.
http://www.greendirectory.net
GreenPro Product Directory.
http://www.newbuilder.co.uk/greenpro
NGS Database of Sustainable Building Products, Systems & Services
http://www.greenspec.co.uk
The Sustainable Building Directory: Company/product lists plus related contacts http://www.thesustainablebuildingdirectory.co.uk
Sustainable Life, a gateway to product and service information, including the built environment, towards a sustainable lifestyle
http://www.sustlife.com
Towards Sustainability: Sustainability building organisations, directories and journals
http://www.towards-sustainability.co.uk
Sustainability Works: On-line database covering all aspects of sustainable housing development. http://www.sustainabilityworks.org.uk
Industry and professional associations
Includes those specifically engaged in sustainable building and those engaged alongside general activities.
Association for Environmentally Conscious Building. Activities include conferences.
http://www.aecb.net
British Earth Sheltering Association: Links to similar eco-building sites
http://www.besa-uk.org
BSRIA-Building Services Research & Information Association: Building services programmes in energy utilisation & management systems, Web:
http://www.bsria.co.uk
Building Controls Industry Association, supports energy efficiency & environmental protection
http://www.feta.co.uk
Buildings Energy Efficiency Federation (BEEF): Coordinating body for energy efficiency industry
http://www.ukace.org
Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB): Activities include sustainability & green design conferences Web
http://www.ciob.org.uk
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineersrs (CIBSE): Sustainable/greeen building energy management technologies
http://www.cibse.org
Construction Industry Council: Publishes Constructing for Sustainability as well as papers and articles on sustainable development
http://www.cic.org.uk
Construction Products Association, database of 30,000 members involved in sustainable construction work
http://www.constprod.org.uk
Federation of Environmental Trade Associations: Environmental control in buildings
http://www.feta.co.uk
Green Register of Construction Professionals: Numerous seminars and courses on sustainable building and services. http://www.greenregister.org.uk
Sustainable Building Network: Virtual support network on sustainable building, based in the Netherlands and operating internationally.
http://www.sustainablebuilding.info
Journals and other publications
The Builder Magazine, McDermott Publishing
http://www.thebuildermagazine.co.uk
Building Magazine, United Business Media.
http://www.building.co.uk
BSEE - Building Services & Environmental Engineer, Datateam Publishing.
http://www.ukace.org
Building for a Future – BFF, The Green Building Press.
http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk
Building Products, Metropolis Business Publishing.
http://www.buildingproducts.co.uk
Building Research & Information, T and F Informs Ltd.
http://www.tandf.co.uk
Construction Industry Times, Mcmillan-Scott plc.
http://www.constructiontimes.co.uk
Construction News (CN Construction), Emap Construction
http://www.cnplus.co.uk
DABS Magazine, MBR Publications.
http://www.dabsmagazine.co.uk
Engineering Sustainability: Proceedings of the ICE (Institute of Civil Engineering), Thomas Telford Journals. http://www.thomastelford.com
The Green Building Bible, Green Building Press.
http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk
Heating & Ventilating News, Emap Maclaren.
http://www.emap.com
Heating, Ventilating & Plumbing, B&M Publications.
http://www.hvpmag.co.uk
Heating & Ventilating Review, Faversham House Group.
http://www.hvr-magazine.info
Indoor and Built Environment, SAGE Publications.
http://intl-ibe.sagepub.com
Sustain Magazine, McClelland Publishing. Numerous links to sustainable development websites.
http://www.sustainmagazine.com
What’s New in Building, United Business Media.
http://www.wnibonline.com
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