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Environmental Issues

The Green building topic area offers you a set of resources to help you keep up to date with the fast-changing world of green construction and sustainable development.

Environmental Issues Articles

• Furniture miles

  Calculating food miles is a sure method of buying from sustainable and ethical sources. This form of analysis is now being applied to workplace furniture, and this article looks at the concept of 'product miles' in relation to office furniture. read more on 'Furniture miles' ...

• BREEAM and the Plan of Work

  Sustainable development is becoming an everyday part of life for property developers, designers and contractors, as many people both inside and outside the construction industry are demanding that the environmental impacts of buildings are kept to a minimum. We explain the broad principals of BREEAM and how some of the various credits contained within BREEAM schemes relate to the RIBA Plan of Work. read more on 'BREEAM and the Plan of Work' ...

• Green roofs: an introduction

  Green roofs are the result of a complete underlying roof build-up system, providing continuous, uninterrupted layers of protection and drainage. Recent advances in technology have made them lighter, more durable and better able to withstand the extreme conditions of the rooftop. read more on 'Green roofs: an introduction' ...

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