Sustainable Buildings
Across the Northwest, the built environment is evolving with the
birth of new apartment buildings, office complexes, public space
and regeneration projects. Our challenge is safeguard our region
through sustainable
development; addressing the environmental impacts of
our expanding region.
Building developments impact on the environment both directly,
in terms of generating carbon emissions and using natural
resources, and indirectly, by affecting the lifestyle decisions of
its communities. The NWDA approach to sustainable buildings focuses
on both sets of impacts.
We have 10 sustainable building themes which are laid out in our
Sustainable Building Policy. The policy also identifies the key
performance indicators and BREEAM standards for evaluating building
developments. To aid the delivery of the policy, we have
Sustainable Building Policy Guidance Notes, which detail the tools
and measures for each of the policy themes.
Checklist Northwest
There is a dedicated Checklist Northwest website for developers
and architects which allows them to demonstrate how sustainability
has been integrated into a development at the design and planning
stage of building projects. (Checklist Northwest - along with the
Integrated Appraisal Toolkit and the Carbon Calculator - is key to
the NWDA’s approach to sustainable
planning.)
Sustainable Buildings Northwest provides knowledge to help you
deliver sustainable buildings in the region and updates on the
delivery of the Sustainable Buildings Northwest Programme.
Centre for Construction Innovation
The Centre for Construction Innovation (CCI) provides expertise
to the construction sector through research, advisory, consultancy
and grant-funded projects.
Hosted by the University of Salford, CCI was established to
support the construction change agenda throughout the North West,
covering a wide range of built environment issues, such as
sustainability, design, procurement, skills and process.
CCI acts as a hub for this knowledge, working in close partnership
with other agencies to deliver knowledge, skills and services to
all members of the construction supply chain; from clients through
to construction delivery teams and product suppliers.
The Centre's work has an underlying philosophy of supporting those
working in the built environment to deliver the highest value to
end users and the communities in which they live and work.