The following ‘signposts’ are useful starting points when looking for information. Most commercial providers of materials and equipment also have websites with technical information. Many sites, such as the professional body sites, also have multiple links or ‘portals’ to other sites. Some of the Internet references will evolve and change so you should also try and build up your own set of reference sources. Newspapers, magazines and journals list up-to-date links.
Some of the references are links to standards or arrangements for a particular country, but they can also be useful in giving examples of good practice, for highlighting trends and suggesting sources of information for your region.
Note that government departments and agencies may change their name following reorganisations and their publications may continue to be listed under a previous name. Entering key words into an Internet search engine such as Google should quickly give you links.
General Built Environment
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Sources (UK-based except where indicated) |
Contacts |
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Barbour Expert: commercial
portal |
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BBA, British Board of
Agrément: approval body |
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BRE: testing, certification
research and publications |
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BSI, British Standards
Institution |
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Building design and
construction services directory: portal to range of commercial sites |
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Building Centre and Bookshop:
commercial site |
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Building Regulations: |
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Building Regulations: |
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards
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Building Regulations: |
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Building Standards: |
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Building Code: |
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Building Regulations: |
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Design Council: includes
former Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) |
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Health and Safety Executive:
publications |
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NBS - Architecture,
Engineering, Construction: portal to variety of sites |
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NPL, National Physical
Laboratory |
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WSSN, World Standards
Services Network: links to standards organisations around the world |
Energy and Carbon Use,
Green and Sustainable Buildings
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Sources |
Contacts |
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AECB, the sustainable
building association |
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British Standards Institution
– various standards and publications including: U-value calculations; Thermal
conductivity; Assessing thermal comfort |
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BRE: various publications and
web information including: BRE Digests; SAP, The Government’s Standard
Assessment Procedure for Energy Rating of Dwellings |
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Carbon Trust: government
funded organisation with aim to help |
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Centre for Sustainable Energy |
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Energy Saving Trust |
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Greenspec: resources and
portals |
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iiSBE International
Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment |
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Micropower Council:
small-scale energy generation |
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SBIC Sustainable Buildings
Industry |
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SEAI Sustainable Energy
Authority of |
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Sustainable Building Support |
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The Environmental
Organisation Web Directory: environmental search engine |
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World Energy Council (WEC) |
Building Services
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Sources |
Contacts |
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ACRIB
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board: information |
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ASHRAE
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers:
standards and publications. |
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CIOB Chartered |
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SAP: includes Boiler
efficiency database |
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Society of Light and
Lighting: publications and information |
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The Lighting Association:
trade portal with information |
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LIF Lighting Industry Federation: lighting
information |
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OFTEC, Oil Firing Technical
Association: technical information about heating |
Noise and Acoustics
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Sources |
Contacts |
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British Standards
Institution, BSI: standards for Sound Insulation and Noise Reduction for
Buildings |
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BRE: publication on measuring
sound insulation in buildings |
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Building Regulations: |
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IOA Institute of Acoustics: |
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Control the Noise: information
on sound and noise control |
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DFT Department for Transport:
information on transport and airport noise |
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Living 4 Quiet: information
on hearing loss and protection, quiet buildings |
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NoiseNet: information and
commercial directory |
Water and Drainage
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Sources |
Contacts |
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International
Water Association: global information |
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Water |
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World Water Council:
information on global water issues |
Professional Bodies:
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Sources |
Contacts |
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AAI, Architectural Association
of |
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ABE, Association of Building
Engineers |
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CIAT, Chartered Institute of
Architectural Technologists |
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CIBSE, Chartered |
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CIOB, Chartered |
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CIWEM, The Chartered
Institution of Water and Environmental Management |
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ICE, Institution of Civil
Engineers |
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RIAS, Royal Incorporation of
Architects in |
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RIBA, Royal Institute of
British Architects |
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RICS, Royal Institute of
Chartered Surveyors |
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RTPI, |
Some National Standards Organisations
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Country
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Standards
organisation |
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SAI:
Standards |
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SCC:
Standards Council of |
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CEN: European Committee for
Standardization |
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ITCHKSAR: Innovation and
Technology Commission |
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NSAI:
National Standards Authority of |
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SNZ:
Standards |
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PSB: |
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SABS:
South African Bureau of Standards |
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BSI:
British Standards Institution |
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ANSI: American National
Standards Institute |
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