FLASH Programme - References
Assess your low carbon knowledge and skills
RIBA Skills for Low Carbon Buildings toolkit
Assess your Low Carbon Skills/Knowledge
http://www.architecture.com/Files/RIBAHoldin
gs/PolicyAndInternationalRelations/Policy/Envir
onment/2Skills_for_Low_Carbon_Buildings.pdf
Toolkits covering low carbon – meaning,
skills, design and whole life assessment
http://www.architecture.com/FindOutAbout/Su
stainabilityandclimatechange/ClimateChange/To
olkits.aspx
RIBA Guides
RIBA Low Carbon Toolkits
01 Climate Change Briefing
02 Carbon Literacy Briefing
03 Principles of Low Carbon Design and
Refurbishment
04 Low Carbon Standards and Assessment
Methods
05 Low Carbon Design Tools
06 Skills for Low Carbon Buildings
07 Designing for Flood Risk
08 Whole Life Assessment for Low Carbon
Design
Buildings and Projects and Benchmarking
20 Follett street
Film and photos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Yzf3VDgi
4 http://gallery.me.com/imagecapture#100921
20 Lena Gardens
Green Tomato Blog
http://ecohome.tumblr.com
http://www.greenstructures.co.uk/index.php?id
=42&hi=42&menu=55&scroll_place=10px
47 Poplar Road, Brixton
167 Thornton Road, Carshalton
Planet Sutton blog for the house
http://retrofit.oneplanetsutton.org/
Croydon – retrofit for the future
Reports on progress of project throughout
retrofit process
Features submissions into the British
Homes Awards’ annual design competition
Low energy building database incl
Passivhaus
Eco- retrofit domestic housing – part of
retrofit for the future
Housing, mixed use and refurb
http://www.retrofit-croydon.blogspot.com/
Benchmarking and tracking energy
consumption of buildings
This tool allows property and construction
professionals and Ska Assessors to design,
specify, rate and certify office fit-out
projects for environmental impact.
Web tool identifying different low carbon
solutions for different house types.
http://www.carbonbuzz.org/
Research incl: Passivhaus, materials,
energy use and consumption
AECB initiative providing tools and
information to create low-energy buildings
Chartered Institution of Building Services
Engineers – journal covers many aspects of
sustainable building, Green deal etc
Info on materials, approaches and case
studies. Housing retrofit a main focus.
http://www.aecb.net/info_nav.php
Eco Home Hub
Retrofit for the Future
The Princedale Project
Zed Factory
http://www.ecohomehub.com/
http://www.retrofitforthefuture.org/
http://www.greenoctavia.org.uk/
http://www.zedfactory.com/projects.html
Tools and Benchmarking
Carbon Buzz
Ska Rating – Online Assessment Tools
T-Zero
https://ska-tool.rics.org/
http://www.tzero.org.uk/Homepage.aspx
Resources, Research and Publications
AECB – info and publications
CarbonLite Programme
CIBSE – online journal
Energy Savings Trust – Resources for housing professionals
Energy Efficiency and historic buildings
English Heritage paper
Final Report of the Low Carbon Construction, Innovation and
Growth Team (Autumn 2010)
The construction industry and the
transition to low carbon
http://www.carbonlite.org.uk/carbonlite/index.
php
http://www.cibsejournal.com/
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/business/
Business/Housing-professionals/Publicationsand-case-studies
http://www.englishheritage.org.uk/publications/energy-efficiencyhistoric-buildings-partl/
http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/businesssectors/docs/l/10-1266-low-carbon-
Low Carbon Housing Learning Zone (Leeds Met University)
Powerhouse Europe
UK Green Building Council (Resources)
Focus on low carbon design, airtightness,
thermal bridging and thermal bypassing
Social Housing – market info, strategies,
project case studies
Resources incl. sustainable construction,
low carbon, refurb, management
construction-igt-final-report.pdf
http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/teaching/vsite/low
_carbon_housing/about.htm
http://www.powerhouseeurope.eu/cases_resou
rces/
http://www.ukgbc.org/site/resources
Legislation, Regulation & Standards
BREEAM
Building Regulations
Code for Sustainable Homes
Display Energy Certificates
Energy Bill 2010-11 & Green Deal
Energy Performance
Organisations / Campaigns / Networks
Environmental assessment method for
buildings
Code for Sustainable Homes & Approved
Documents
National standard for the sustainable
design and construction of new homes
Since 1 October 2008 public buildings in
the UK over 1,000m2 must display a
Display Energy Certificate (DEC)
prominently at all times.
Aims to incentivise investment in energy
efficiency, encourage investment in low
carbon energy supplies, and consolidate
energy security.
Progress: Dec 2010 – Bill introduced to
parliament;
Pre-autumn 2011 – Officials engage with
stakeholders; Autumn 2011 – Formal
consultation on secondary legislation;
Early 2012 – Secondary legislation to
parliament; Autumn 2012 – First Green
Deal appears
Introducing energy performance
certificates (EPCs) for properties providing
A-G efficiency ratings and
recommendations for improvement;
requiring public buildings to display energy
certificates (DECs); requiring inspections
for air conditioning systems
http://www.breeam.org/index.jsp
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/buildingregu
lations/greenerbuildings/
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/buildingregu
lations/approveddocuments/
http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandb
uilding/sustainability/codesustainablehomes/
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/p
lanningandbuilding/displayenergycertificates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_energy_ce
rtificates
http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/legisl
ation/energy_bill/energy_bill.aspx
http://www.communities.gov.uk/planningandb
uilding/sustainability/energyperformance/
Example of Energy Performance Certificate:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documen
ts/planningandbuilding/pdf/319282.pdf
AECB
BPF (British Property Federation)
BRE - Sustainability
Green Register
Grand Designs Great British Refurb Campaign
RIBA Sustainability Hub
The Existing Homes Alliance
UK Green Building Council
Zero Carbon Hub
AECB is a network of individuals and
companies with a common aim of
promoting sustainable building
Sustainablity forms an element of activity
BREEAM standards/codes, materials, tools
Not-for-profit organisation to promote
sustainable building practices across all
disciplines of the construction industry
Public focused campaign to influence
communities and government re: eco
refurb
Central resource on all aspects of
sustainable design in architecture, incl.
design strategies, case studies and videos
Coalition of organizations aiming to lobby
for eco refurb of housing stock. Aiming to
influence government, supply and demand
sides of market.
Membership organization –
construction/property/built environment
sector and sustainability
Strategic Partnership supporting delivery of
zero carbon homes in line with government
targets.
http://www.aecb.net/
http://www.bpf.org.uk/en/what_we_do/sustai
nability/sustainability_overview.php
http://www.bre.co.uk/page.jsp?id=1766
http://www.greenregister.org.uk/
http://www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk/
http://www.architecture.com/SustainabilityHub
/SustainabilityHub.aspx
http://www.existinghomesalliance.org/index.ph
p
http://www.ukgbc.org/site/aboutus
http://www.zerocarbonhub.org/index.aspx