Website links
Use these links to jump to a category:
- Sustainable Building
- Trade & Technical
- Renewables, Energy, Sustainability
- Regulation & Statutory Bodies
Sustainable Building
Existing Homes Alliance
A partnership, collaborating to transforming the UK housing stock. Alliance members work together to lobby government, engage with stakeholders and demonstrate best practice.
www.existinghomesalliance.org.uk
Green Building Council UKGBC
Membership organisation campaigning for sustainable built environment - includes businesses involved in planning, designing, constructing, maintaining and operating buildings, plus NGOs, academic institutions and government agencies.
www.ukgbc.org
Green Building Press
Publishers of Green Building Magazine, published since 1989 and the only magazine in the UK dedicated to Green Building; sustainable building book publisher and seller.
www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk
Good Homes Alliance
Group of housing developers, building professionals and others in industry. All GHA Developer Members have signed up to meet GHA Code requirements, which are Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3++ or approximately Ecohomes Excellent. All members also sign up to the GHA Charter, which covers other aspects of social and community-scale performance.
www.goodhomes.org.uk
Passivhaus Institut PHI
Based in Darmstadt, Germany but with International reach, the Passivhaus Institute has developed, and manages, the Passivhaus standard for low-energy building design. A good overview can be found at: www.passivhaustagung.de/Passive_House_E/PassiveHouse_directory.html, and at the new Passipedia site passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/, under development through 2010. The PHI home page is www.passiv.de/07_eng/index_e.html (all these links to English Language areas.)
Passivhaus Trust
Not-for-profit organisation established by AECB to create an independent centre of excellence for the Passivhaus standard in the UK.
www.passivhaustrust.org.uk
Pass-net / Intelligent Energy Europe
The target of the project PASS-NET is to spread knowledge about the Passivhaus standard within Europe, to increase the proportion of Passivhaus buildings within the new build and refurb sectors.
www.pass-net.net / ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent
Scottish Ecological Design Association, SEDA.
Seeks to promote ecological design in Scotland.
www.seda2.org
Sust, The Lighthouse on Sustainability
Scottish based sustainable design portal including database of eco materials, products and services supported by The Lighthouse on Sustainability, The Ecological Design Group (EDG, The Robert Gordon University), and the Scottish Ecological Design Association (SEDA).
www.sust.org
Sustainable Homes promotes awareness of sustainable development issues and good practice, and encourages housing associations to adopt sustainable policies and practices. Works with affordable housing providers, private developers and governments to raise the benchmark for sustainable housing and communities in the UK.
www.sustainablehomes.co.uk
Technology Strategy Board, TSB
"Promotes technology-enabled innovation" including in construction; ran the Retrofit for the Future competition and partners AECB in the Low Energy Buildings Database. Sponsored and funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DIUS).
www.innovateuk.org
Usable Buildings Trust
Charity that promotes better buildings through the more effective use of feedback on how they actually work.
www.usablebuildings.co.uk
UBT is Partner in the Soft Landings Framework published by BSRIA (www.bsria.co.uk) – Soft Landings is designed to provide the structure for project teams to stay engaged after practical completion, hand-holding the client during the first months to fine-tune and de-bug systems and ensure the occupiers understand how to control and best use their new work environment. See www.bsria.co.uk/news/soft-landings-framework.
Trade & Technical
Construction Products Association, CPA
The Construction Products Association represents UK manufacturers and suppliers of construction products components and fittings. Home of the Low Carbon Domestic Refurbishment Guide.
www.constructionproducts.org.uk
NGS Green Spec
green product and material specifications.
www.greenspec.co.uk
TRADA
Wide range of information on timber types, properties, detailing and application.
www.trada.co.uk
Renewables, Energy, Sustainability
British Wind Energy Association
Information, statistics, campaigning and images of wind, wave and tidal energy.
www.bwea.com
Carbon Trust
Support, consultancy and finance for energy saving technology and renewables, aimed at entrepreneurs and larger energy users.
www.carbontrust.co.uk
Centre for Alternative Technology, CAT
Research and demonstration on all aspects of green living: visitor centre, shop, consultancy, courses.
www.cat.org.uk
Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)
Bristol-based charity. Studies and practical community projects tackling renewables, energy use and fuel poverty.
www.cse.org.uk
Energy Saving Trust
Information, publications, training, advice and consultancy on the efficient use of energy in building – user and consumer focus.
www.est.co.uk
National Energy Foundation
Development of energy policy, establishing infrastructure for the UK's sustainable energy sector and providing consultancy services.
www.nef.org.uk
UK Association for Conservation of Energy, UKACE
Lobbying, campaigning & research group aiming to reduce overall energy demand to ensure a secure and sustainable energy future. Working to achieve sensible and consistent policy, legislation and targets and raise a positive awareness of energy conservation, and encourage increased investment in all energy saving measures.
www.ukace.org
Regulation & Statutory Bodies
Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG)
Home of Building Regs, Planning and the code for Sustainable Homes.
www.communities.gov.uk
Department of Energy and Climate Change, DECC
Published the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan, runs the Feed-in Tarrif and other energy incentive schemes.
www.decc.gov.uk
NetRegs
Guidance on environmental legislation, including that relating to construction, and how to comply with it.
www.netregs.gov.uk
Northern Ireland Executive Department of Environment
www.doeni.gov.uk
Scottish Executive
Planning and Building Regulations for Scotland.
www.scotland.gov.uk
Welsh Assembly government – Department for Environment, Sustainability and Housing
wales.gov.uk/about/civilservice/departments/desh