This volume presents technical information and case studies on successful reuse of foundations, and extends the guidance presented in the RuFUS best practice handbook.
This report highlights the output from a workshop involving 60 experts provide thought-provoking insights into how the built environment can play its part in making the learning environment more sustainable.
This review, undertaken for the revision of the Building Regulations 1985, recommends design criteria for the ease of gripping and grasping stair handrails and for their height.
This highly regarded BRE guide gives advice on site layout planning to achieve good sunlighting and daylighting both within buildings and in the open spaces between them. New material covers dense urban areas, trees and hedges.
How smart home systems can support the achievement of the performance levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes
Gives guidance on the risks of failure of sloping glazing and the assessment and management of those risks. It describes the main types of sloping glazing and the factors associated with failures.
This report provides a simple tool for selecting the most suitable location for siting a wind turbine on a duo-pitch house roof and for calculating the expected wind speeds over house roofs to determine its power output.
This report presents key findings from the SmartLIFE project and draws essential lessons about Modern Methods of Construction. It includes a CD Rom with a detailed technical report on the project
Guide to planning legislation and policies that influence the achievement of sustainability targets. Case studies from eight local authorities illustrate the wide range of approaches being taken to overcome the barriers to sustainable development.
This report of a study tour to Malm and Stockholm in Sweden offers real opportunities for exportation and further adaptation to the UK Ecotowns programme.
This report provides data that can be used to quantify the ability of windows and shading devices to control summertime overheating.
This report brings together current thinking on defining and measuring sustainability. It sets out concisely the key issues in this large and complex area.