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  The Environmental Design Pocketbook

CHAPTER 7
The building fabric

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© Sofie Pelsmakers - Edition 2 updates highlighted with a ' tick' symbol and new sections highlighted with a star.
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© Sofie Pelsmakers - Edition 2 updates highlighted with a ' tick' symbol and new sections highlighted with a star.

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Further reading weblinks - Edition 1


• Anderson et al. (2009), The Green Guide to Specification
• BREEAM2011 Technical Manual 
• Building Regulations: Region 2, 4;( England & Wales) Region 1 (Scotland) and Region 3 (N. Ireland)
• Cycle Assessment Procedure for Eco Materials (CAP’em)
• Hammond and Jones (2011), Inventory of Carbon and Energy (ICE), version 2 database, Bath University
• www.greenspec.co.uk/dismantling-re-use.php
• www.greenspec.co.uk/reclaimed-materials.php
• Hurley et al. (2001), Deconstruction and reuse of construction materials, BRE
• Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE), Demolition Protocol
• Practical solutions for sustainable construction, Reclaimed building products guide, Waste and Resources Action Programme 
• Reclamation-led Approach to Demolition, BioRegional Development Group, July 2007
• Ryan (2011), Traditional construction for a sustainable future, Spon Press
• Sassi (2006), Strategies for Sustainable Architecture, Taylor and Francis
• Stevenson and Morgan (2005) Design for Deconstruction book, SEDA Design Guides for Scotland: No. 1
• www.wrap.org.uk/construction
• BRE 2008, Simple ways to make it happen 
• BRE, Designing quality buildings, 2007 
• BRECSU Good Practice Guide 297, DOE, London 
• Haryott, et al. (1998), The Long-term Costs of Owning and Using Buildings, The Royal Academy of Engineering, UK 
• Hemp Lime Construction Products Association (HLCPA) - http://www.wholebuild.co.uk/users/148
• Little, Lime-hemp: a potential solution to a concrete problem, Construct Ireland magazine, Sept 2005, Issue 11, Vol 2. 
• May (2005), Breathability: The Key to Building Performance, NBT 
• Morgan (2006), Design and Detailing for Airtightness, SEDA Design Guides for Scotland: No. 2 
• NHBC, A Practical Guide to Building Airtight Dwellings, 2009 
• www.greenspec.co.uk 


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Other chapter weblinks

EU procurement rules. More info at www.europroc.eu

Some sources to obtain reclaimed materials from

• www.wrap.org.uk/rcproducts
• www.aggregain.org.uk
• www.salvomie.co.uk
• www.greenspec.co.uk

• www.eastex.org.uk
• www.lassco.co.uk
• www.salvo.co.uk
• www.bremap.co.uk

ICE Demolition Protocol and Site Waste Management Plan Regulations - checklist from www.ice.org.uk and specifications from www.greenspec.co.uk.

See www.trada.co.uk for timber properties. 

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