Design - Contents

Case Studies

BedZED: 'Construction materials report'. Nicole Lazarus.

  • Credits, background and introduction
  • Summary
  • Materials in construction
  • Measuring the environmental impacts of materials
  • Material selection (examples): Window frames, reclaimed steel and recyled sand.

Housing Associations and sustainable construction. Jenny Wain.

  • Introduction, lessons and resources
  • Prime Focus on prefabrication - Watton Green
  • Ealing Family on super insulation - Wilton Road
  • Gwalia on conserving heritage - Swansea Foyer
  • Housing Solutions and new technologies - Greenfields - 1NTERGER
  • Arches and refurbishment- Valley Road

Construction techniques.

  • Small-scale hand-made cob construction in Stoke Newington.

 

Recycling, re-use and reclamation

Designing for recycling, re-use, dismantling and durability. Paola Sassi.

  • Designing for dismantling, re-use and recycling
  • Design for recycling  v  design for durability
  • Assessing materials for recycling- suitability & benefits

 

The Low Carbon House

 

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