Publications (A-Z)


A comprehensive list of all Sustainable Homes publications, available to download:

2010 11 learning year programme  
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A guide for residents on alternatives to uPVC  
Written by Sustainable Homes in 2003 for Hastoe Housing Association, this guide outlines the benefit...Read more
A Guide to Developing a Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan  
Published in 2007 and commissioned by the Housing Corporation, this guide provides helpful hints for...Read more
A Guide to Ecohomes  
Published in 2003, this was the first guide produced by Sustainable Homes on the EcoHomes standard.&...Read more
A Guide to Ecohomes XB  
Published in 2007, this guide provides an overview of the EcoHomes methodology for Existing Building...Read more
Cracking the Code  
How to achieve Code Level 3 and above...Read more
Developing an Environmental Policy and Action Plan  
Published in 2001, this is a guide to developing an environmental policy and action p...Read more
Eco Homes - Achieving Very Good  
Published in 2006, this guide supports housing associations, developers and their design partners in...Read more
Eight Steps to Efficiency  
Published in 2005, this fold out guide looks at practical ways housing associations and pr...Read more
Embodied Energy in Residential Property Development  
Published in 1999, a guide for housing associations on embodied energy in residential property ...Read more
Energy Savings Trust planning recommendations case studies  
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Foundations for the Future - Part 1  
Published in 2002, this is a guide for senior officers and Board members on the environmental, ...Read more
Good Practice Guide - Refurbishments  
Published in 2004, this guides focuses on the sustainable refurbishment of a range of house typ...Read more
Green Housing for the Future  
Published in 2001, this is a guide to green housing in the north west of England, by the Mersey...Read more
Green Voices and Choices  
Published in 2004, this guide shows how housing associations using environmental features in their h...Read more
Homes built for code to Sustainable Homes  
Homes built for code to Sustainable Homes - Case Studies...Read more
Homes Energy Efficiency Programme  
Summary of HEEP programme from Mayor of London...Read more
Housing Associations and local agenda 21  
Published in 1998, this is a guide to encourage housing associations to engage with Local ...Read more
Low carbon retrofit- real case studies and practice  
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Resident engagement conference map  
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Retrofit Reality  
The Gentoo Group, a housing association in Sunderland, recently carried out some very useful researc...Read more
SHIFT Assessments 1  
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SHIFT Index process  
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SHIFT Learning Year  
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SHIFT learning year past events  
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Survey of Local Planning Authorities incorporating the Code  
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Sustainable Homes Index For Tomorrow - A Case Study Compendium  

These case studies on SHIFT members’ work have been compiled by Sustainable Homes for the H...Read more
Timber Framed Housing  
Written in 2000 this is guidance produced on the sustainability of timber framed housing....Read more
Useful Sustainability Definitions  
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Code for Sustainable Homes Training

Events

01/09/2010 Code for Sustainable Homes Assessor Training

08/09/2010 Understanding Housing Quality Indicators

13/09/2010 Code for Sustainable Homes Assessor Training

22/09/2010 Resident Engagement Conference

24/09/2010 Low carbon retrofit- real case studies and practice

News

13/07/2010 Hillingdon Council wins planning appeal to enforce Code Level 3.

13/07/2010 Tenant Service Authority to be abolished

13/07/2010 Water shortages and hosepipe bans in the north west

13/07/2010 Carbon Trust to be shelved

13/07/2010 Sustainable Homes nomination at the Sustainable Housing Award 2010

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