CBE Learning

5.0 Useful links

Links from student activity pages

1.1 Consultations

• Design Quality Indicator
  www.dqi.org.uk
• Cabe's which places work? (more on DQI)
  www.whichplaceswork.org.uk

1.2 Sustainability

• One planet living
  www.oneplanetliving.org
• Sustainable schools
  www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools/
• Wates Report
  www.wates.co.uk/uploads/File/pdfs/Sustainability%20Report.pdf
• Carbon footprints
  actonco2.direct.gov.uk
• AECB
  www.aecb.net
• BREEAM
  www.breeam.org

1.3 Lifecycles

• OGC (Life cycle costing)
  www.ogc.gov.uk/ppm_documents_construction.asp

2.1 The design team

• RIBA
  www.architecture.com
• RICS
  www.rics.org
• ICE
  www.ice.org.uk
• ACE
  www.acenet.co.uk
• CIOB
  www.ciob.org
• APM
  www.apm.org.uk
• ARB
  www.arb.org.uk
• CIAT
  www.ciat.org.uk
• CIBSE (includes mechanical, electrical, public health, lighting and façade engineers)
  www.cibse.org
• CIBSE School Design Group
  www.cibse-sdg.org

2.2 Infrastructure

• Sustrans
  www.sustrans.org.uk
• DfT sustainable transport
  www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable
• Sustainable Development Commission
  www.sd-commission.org.uk

2.3 Planning and building regulations

• Planning portal
  www.planningportal.gov.uk
• IDEA
  www.idea.gov.uk

2.4 Technology and styles

• BRE Green Guide
  www.thegreenguide.org.uk

2.5 Low energy buildings

• Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
  www.cat.org.uk
• BedZED
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BedZED
• PassivHaus
  www.passivhaus.org.uk
• Zero-energy homes
  www.communities.gov.uk

3.1 Site management

• ConstructionSkills
  www.cskills.org/workinconstr/index.aspx
• CDM 2007
  www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm.htm
• Learn Direct
  www.learndirect.co.uk

3.2 Safety

• CDM 2007
  www.cskills.org/supportbusiness/healthsafety/cdmregs/guidance/workers.aspx
• Health and Safety case studies
  www.youngworker.co.uk/weo/casestudies/index.htm

4.2 Handover documents

• Health & Safety Executive
  www.hse.gov.uk/business/index.htm

4.3 Sustainable use

• Carbon Trust
  www.carbontrust.co.uk
• Energy Saving Trust
  www.est.org.uk
• Act on CO2
  actonco2.direct.gov.uk
• RecycleNow
  www.recyclenow.com