Sustainable building in practice: an essential guide

Developers increasingly recognise that schemes like the Code for Sustainable Homes are likely to mean that house-buyers will have ever more information with which to make informed purchasing decisions. Savvy developers are increasingly cottoning on to this and the best advisory teams are up to speed on the complexities involved in designing, building and marketing sustainable homes. This publication provides a wealth of information providing hands-on, practical advice to developers in the area of new-build residential homes.

Features in this Guide includes:

• Meeting the 2016 challenge – a snapshot of the industry
• Sustainability gets real: regulation and new demands on industry
• Regulation: All about the Code
• Management: A tool for the code
• The Code for Sustainable Homes on a page – a useful summary
• Best practice: Water – rainwater harvesting
• Best practice: Materials – sustainable construction materials
• Best Practice: Energy – The PassivHaus solution
• Zero carbon for the mass market – how a major residential developer is responding
• Case Studies: The Oxley Woods Development; Upton development’s eco-triumph; Broughton Square; the Kingspan Lighthouse

 

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