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	Green Building Products & Materials A directory of sustainable construction products available in the UK. Each featured product is accompanied by a detailed description along with downloads and contact details of manufacturers and suppliers.
	The environmental impact of materials compared Materials included within common construction elements are compared based on their environmental impacts. Includes insulation, masonry, roof coverings etc.
	Designing with Green materials A series of briefing notes examines the basics of designing with both new and traditional materials.
	Energy Guides to designing with zero and low carbon energy technologies.
	Checklist This CAWS menu-based checklist takes the specifier through the construction process - highlighting areas where sustainable construction best practice can be achieved.
	The Low Carbon House An essential guide to designing a low carbon house. It includes energy standards as defined by the AECB Carbon Lite programme, as well as guides to passive solar design, air-tightness, thermal mass and more.
	Design This section examines the techiniques of sustainable construction through the combination of materials and renewable technologies.
	Image Bank A collection of images of inspirational 'green' buildings - ranging from the large commercial to the small domestic.
	Opinion We invite leading industry commentators to express their views about matters concerning sustainable construction
	Refurbishment If Carbon Reduction targets are to be met, much progress has to be made in bringing the UK's existing building stock up to a greater standard of energy efficiency. This section addresses the key design strategies.
	Site Waste Around 20% of the UK's waste originates from constrution sites. This section provides a short introduction to the key concepts involved in reducing waste.
	Durability The longer the whole life performance and lower the whole life cost, the better a component performs from a sustainability perspective. This section looks at a wide range of common construction components and assesses their whole life value.
	Policies & Strategies A collection of publications from the EU, UK government, local government and NGOs outlining climate change and sustainable construction policies and strategies.
	Research & Papers A collection of papers and publications which explore current thinking and policy.
	CPD GreenSpec offers a wide range of in-house CPD seminars.
	How we select products This section explains how GreenSpec examines and evaluates products that are submitted to be registered on the GreenSpec database.