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Information on material choice

Trade organisation websites which provide information on materials, providers and specifiers.

Building Centre Trust
Offers a product based technical information service. Their London gallery includes an eco-gallery which showcases products which improve house insulation, photo-voltaics, drainable and wind power to name a few.

Wood for Good
Promotes the sustainable use of wood through events, case studies and online learning.

Steel Construction Institute - Sustainability page
The SCI sustainability homepage is useful when considering the sustainable aspects of steel. As well as a lot of other information, SCI has put together a number of useful fact sheets which can be accessed from this area of their site.

The Concrete Centre - Sustainable Concrete
Free registration is required to access this document. This publication from the Concrete Centre lays out some facts about the sustainable aspects of concrete.

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Information on the concepts
Energy sources and reduction
Information on choices of building materials
Technologies
Recycling
Environmental Issues
Regional Information
Funding for projects and assessment
Assessment tools
Policy development, guidelines and action groups
Information on general and domestic sustainability
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