Joseph Little and Calina Ferraro of Building Life Consultancy and Manfred Kehrer of the Fraunhofer Institute of Building Physics and Oak Ridge National Laboratories (US), will deliver a 2 day workshop on WUFI Pro hygrothermal simulation software in Glasgow this September 12th 13th. For more information please visit our events ...

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New Caledonian Woodlands, a not-for-profit environmental organisation based in Crieff, have recently launched Planet Pledge , a project offering workshops and talks for community and green interest groups who are concerned about climate change and want to reduce their environmental impact. They are encouraging those who sign up to ...

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Prepared by SEDA member Matt Bridgestock at 55 North Architecture and edited by Richard Baynes, Your Buildings, Your Future is a guide to commissioning sustainable architecture for community organisations. The project was funded by SUST at Architecture and Design Scotland. This guide provides advice and assistance on the process ...

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This seminar was organised by the Good Homes Alliance, in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, Ecos Trust and SUST / A+DS. A full report on the event can be seen by clicking on the following link: www.seda.uk.net/assets/files/Achieving low carbon housing.pdf

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The open green space website was launched at Ecobuild 2011. The website aims to inform users of the opportunities associated with creating open space on previously developed land (PDL). For more information please visit the open green space website.

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New on-line renewables advice has replaced some former planning advice documents together with an external wind farm website. This initial launch comprises 10 advice sheets on renewable technologies. These will be supplemented later in the year with further advice on renewables related subjects. Your feedback would be helpful to ...

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The online Change! tool created and developed by the environmental charity WWF and CAG Consultants, and funded by NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) is a fully automated project management instrument that has been developed to enable practitioners to evaluate, simply and effectively, the impact of ...

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A homeowners guide to energy efficiency in historic buildings will be published by EWH later this year. The guide will bring together work carried out as part of EWH s Climate Challenge Fund project. The aim is to advise owners and residents about energy efficiency solutions that can improve historic ...

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Delivering Better Places in Scotland This new guide has been developed by the Scottish Centre for Regeneration, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Scotland, Architecture and Design Scotland and the University of Glasgow. The study consisted of a review of key issues involved in delivering 'better' places with eight exemplar ...

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