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The following titles relate to green construction and sustainable development, and are available to buy from RIBA Bookshops.

Code for Sustainable Homes: Technical Guide

This new version of the Code for Sustainable Homes: Technical Guide provides in-depth information to support the Government's Code for Sustainable Homes, the national environmental assessment method for rating and clarifying the performance of new homes. A Code rating and certificate have been mandatory for all new build homes from 1 May 2008.

 

 

 
 

The Enemies of Progress: Dangers of Sustainability

This polemical book examines the concept of sustainability and presents a critical exploration of its influence on society. The author's core contention is that 'sustainability', manifested in several guises, represents a pernicious and corrosive doctrine that has survived primarily because there seems to be no alternative to its canon: in effect, he argues, its bi-partisan appeal has depressed critical engagement and neutered politics.

 

 

 
 

The Green Building Bible Volume 2

The new edition of The Green Building Bible Volume 2 builds upon the great success of the previous edition. The main focus is still on optimising design and build methods to reduce energy consumption, but it also deals with the related challenges of minimising carbon emissions, so the reader becomes fully informed in the technical aspects of optimising energy efficiency in buildings.

 

 

 
 

Energy Manual: Sustainable Architecture

While the efficiency and sustainability offensive is in full swing in most sectors of the economy, in the construction sector it is still in its very beginnings – economically as well as ecologically. However, politicians and policymakers at the global, European, and national levels have begun to address this deficit and are seeking to correct it with legal requirements and laws like EnEV, building certifications, and competitions.

 

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