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The ten most recent good practice and guidance documents published on the planning, building and the environment site.

• Code for Sustainable Homes: Summary of Changes to the Technical Guidance April 2008

  This publication summarises the changes made to the Code for Sustainable Homes Technical Guidance between the October 2007 version and the April 2008 version.

  • Added:  14 May 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

• A guide to Display Energy Certificates and advisory reports for public buildings

  This guide provides an introduction to the Regulations for display energy certificates for large public buildings.

  • Added:  9 May 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries

• Code for Sustainable Homes: Technical guide - April 2008

  This technical guidance manual sets out the requirements for the Code for Sustainable Homes, and the process by which a Code assessment is reached.

  • Added:  17 April 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

• Use of Structural Eurocodes - EN 1995 (Design of Timber Structures) companion document to EN1995-1-1. BD 2405

  Companion document to Eurocode EN 1995-1-1 Design of Timber Structures - General - Common Rules for Buildings. It explains each section of the Eurocode in more user-friendly language.

  • Added:  3 March 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Research and statistics

• Data Ducting Infrastructure for New Homes: Guidance Note

  This is non-mandatory good practice guidance note to help developers who intend or who wish to consider the laying of ducting on development sites, and within dwellings, for the delivery of data services.

  • Added:  3 March 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Research and statistics

• Improving the energy efficiency of our homes and buildings: Energy Certificates and air-conditioning inspections for buildings

  This booklet gives advice on the range of initiatives being introduced by January 2009 to help improve the energy efficiency of our buildings and meet the UK's carbon emissions.

  • Added:  1 March 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Manuals leaflets and booklets; Good practice and guidance

• Planning: A Guide for Householders

  This booklet gives a simplified guide to those aspects of the planning system which the householder is most likely to encounter. Revised version published February 2008.

  • Added:  28 February 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Manuals leaflets and booklets; Good practice and guidance

• The Code for Sustainable Homes: Setting the standard in sustainability for new homes

  The Code for Sustainable Homes is the national standard the design and construction of homes. This document sets out the assessment process and the performance standards required for the Code.

  • Added:  27 February 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries

• Sulfate damage to concrete floors on sulfate-bearing hardcore: Identification and remediation

  This document provides guidance on the damage to houses and other dwellings caused by sulfate attack to floor slabs resulting from past use of sulfate-bearing hardcore.

  • Added:  25 February 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Research and statistics

• The Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) - Member's Handbook

  The current version of the BRAC Member's Handbook.

  • Added:  20 February 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries