A background to running a sustainable housing project
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Sustainable development: what it is and
 what you can do
 
 
 
 by the Green Ministers Committee
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A Sustainable Future for the South West - The Regional Sustainable Development Framework
 for the South West of England
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20% in the Red
 
 The US National Academy of Sciences has confirmed what most people knew already - that humanity has been living beyond its means for a few decades. Resource consumption is now at about 120% of its replenishment rate. As recently as the 1960s we were 'in the black' at 70%. We're now the wrong side of the so-called point zero of sustainability.

'It is often said that sustainability rests on three equal pillars: environmental, economic and social. However, designers often ignore the social and cultural aspects. Ecodesign, especially when practiced by engineering designers, is taken as a technical problem.'
 
 Professor Matthew Simon and Andrew Dixon, Sheffield Hallam University, Opportunities for Sustainability Messages in Product Services Systems.

Building a sustainable future - Homes for an autonomous community
  The concept of sustainable communities is gaining popularity, but just what does it mean? This guide provides two examples and explores not just the energy performance of individual buildings, but also planning, green spaces and transport issues.
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