Click to Skip Navigation
Building-In Sustainability
*HomeSearchContactForumSite Map
*
*
*Introduction
*Sustainability Guide
*Rules of Thumb
*Reusing Buildings & Land
*Design for Minimum Waste
*Aim for Lean Construction
*Minimise Energy Use
*Do Not Pollute
*Conserve & Enhance Biodiversity
*Conserve Water Resources
*Respect People & Their Local Environment
*Think About the Whole Place
*Give Transport Choices
*Minerals
*The Countryside
*Sustainable Regeneration

*Case Studies
*Latest News
*Sources of Info

*

Rules of Thumb

Thirteen Ways to be Sustainable...

The Sustainability Guide identifies thirteen ways to be sustainable, with each one forming section within the Guide. In turn, each section has a set of 'Rules of Thumb' which give a number of handy tips to consider, allowing the reader to think about how sustainable principles can be incorporated into a project.

The 'Rules of Thumb' are meant to be a short checklist that will prompt the reader to think about a number of issues:





Top of Page

A guide to sustainable construction and development in the North East
*

Home | Search | Contact | Forum | Site Map
Page last modified 05/09/2007. © Copyright 2008, Durham County Council.
Developed by the DCC Web Team