A Sustainable Approach to Smaller Building Projects
Produced
by a partnership of Nottinghamshire local authorities, the Environment
Agency and the Newark and Sherwood Energy Agency. Available at local
planning offices in Nottinghamshire, and by request from 0115 977 4351.
You can also download a pdf version here.
By Design: Urban Design in the Planning System: Towards Better Practice
DETR/ CABE
Thomas Telford, London (2000)
Action Energy (Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme)
Various Publications.
Tel: 0800 585 794 for Helpline.
Sustainable Settlements: a Guide for Planners, Designers and Developers.
H. Barton, G.Davis, R.Guise University of the West of England and LGMB (1995)
Beddington Zero EnergyDevelopment - Construction Materials Report (Toolkit for Carbon Neutral Development)
BioRegional Development Group (2002)
Planning for Passive Solar Design
BRECSU for DTI and DETR (1999)
Green Building Handbook, Volumes1 & 2
T Woolley, S Kimmings, et al
R&FN Spon (1997)
Sustainable Housing Schemes in the UK
Hockerton Housing Project
HHP Publications (2002)
A Sustainability Checklist forDevelopments
D. Brownhill, S. Rao
CRC Ltd for BRE/DTLR (2002)
Planning for SustainableConstruction and Development
S. Charter (2001)
Sustainable Building Design
J. Shore (2000)
Both available from Somerset Trust for Sustainable Development
Tel: 01458 259400
Planning Policy Guidance Notes(1994-2001)
especially PPG1, PPG3, PPG6, PPG13
Access via
www.planning.opdm.gov.uk/ppg
(state no.)/index.htm
Available from the Stationery Office and/or OPDM Publications Distribution Centre (Tel 0870 1226236)
N.B. As at 2004, these notes are in the process of being updated.
The Green Guide to Specification
J. Anderson, D Shiers & M. Sinclair
Blackwell Publishing (2002)
Demonstrations of Sustainability
B. DeGeer, J. Ford, S.Innes & H.Sargant
Rethinking Construction/BRE (Centre for Sustainable Construction) (2003)
Good Wood Guide
FOE Publications
Shaping Neighbourhoods: A Guidefor Health, Sustainability and Vitality
H. Barton, M. Grant and R. Guise
Spon Press (2003)
Urban Design Compendium
Llewellyn Davies
English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation (2002)
Building a Better Quality of Life: AStrategy for more Sustainable Construction
DTI (2000)
Tel: 0870 1502500
A Better Quality of Life – UK Strategyfor Sustainable Development
Cmd.4345. The Stationery Office
Sustainable Communities: Buildingfor the Future
Government’s Strategy for Building Sustainable Communities.
ODPM (2003)
Constructing for Sustainability: A Basic Guide for Clients and their Professional Advisors
Construction Industry Council
Tel: 0207 6378692
Building Regulations
Stationery Office for ODPM (regularly updated)
Available online and from Publications
Distribution Centre.
Tel: 0870 1226236
Regional Planning Guidance for theEast Midlands (RPG8)
Available from Government Office for the East Midlands.
2002 - Revised draft 2003 and Panel Report
Tel: 0115 971 9971
Creating a Low Carbon Economy(Energy White Paper)
(2003) Also Annual Report (2004) on Implementation.
DTI Publications.
Tel: 0870 1502500
