| English Partnerships |
| www.englishpartnerships.co.uk |
| The Housing Corporation |
| www.housingcorp.gov.uk |
| Llewelyn Davies Yeang | |
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| Roger Evans Associates Ltd | |
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| Government sites |
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| Academy for Sustainable Communities |
| www.ascskills.org.uk |
| British Waterways |
| www.britishwaterways.co.uk |
| CABE |
| www.cabe.org.uk |
| CLG (Communities and Local Government, formerly ODPM) |
| www.communities.gov.uk |
| Department for Transport |
| www.dft.gov.uk |
| Department of Health |
| www.dh.gov.uk |
| English Heritage |
| www.english-heritage.org.uk | |
| English Nature |
| www.english-nature.org.uk |
| Environment Agency |
| www.environment-agency.gov.uk |
| Forestry Commission |
| www.forestry.gov.uk |
| Highways Agency |
| www.highways.gov.uk |
| Land Restoration Trust |
| www.landrestorationtrust.org.uk |
| Millennium Commission |
| www.millennium.gov.uk |
| New Deal for Communities |
| http://www.neighbourhood.gov.uk/page.asp?id=617 |
| renewal.net | |
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| SDU (Sustainable Development Unit) |
| www.sustainable-development.gov.uk |
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| Regional centres of excellence |
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| The Building Exploratory (London) |
| www.buildingexploratory.org.uk |
| Creating excellence (SW) |
| www.creatingexcellence.org.uk |
| Ignite (NE) |
| www.ignite-ne.com |
| Inspire East |
| www.inspire-east.org.uk |
| Integreat Yorkshire |
| www.integreatyorkshire.com |
| Open House (London) |
| www.openhouse.org.uk |
| Regeneration East Midlands |
| www.regenerationem.co.uk |
| Regen WM |
| www.regenwm.org |
| RENEW Northwest |
| www.renew.co.uk |
| South East Excellence |
| www.southeastexcellence.co.uk |
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| Architecture and built environment centres |
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| Arc (Hull and Humber) |
| www.arc-online.co.uk |
| The Architecture Centre (South West) |
| www.architecturecentre.co.uk |
| The Architecture Foundation (London) |
| www.architecturefoundation.org.uk |
| CUBE (North West) |
| www.cube.org.uk |
| Doncaster Design Centre (Yorkshire & Humber) |
| www.doncaster.gov.uk/designcentre/index.htm |
| Kent Architecture Centre (South East) |
| www.architecturecentre.org |
| MADE (West Midlands) |
| www.made.org.uk |
| New London Architecture (London) |
| www.newlondonarchitecture.org |
| Northern Architecture (North East) |
| www.northernarchitecture.com |
| Opun (East Midlands) |
| www.opun.org.uk |
| Shape East (East of England) |
| www.shape-east.org.uk |
| Solent Centre for Architecture (South East) |
| www.solentcentre.org.uk |
| Urban Vision (North Staffs) |
| www.uvns.org |
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| Urban design tools/ sites |
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ATLAS Guide – toolkit to guide stakeholders through planning, especially for large projects
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| www.atlasplanning.com |
BREEAM – environmental assessment method for buildings
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| www.breeam.org |
Building for Life – awards criteria and library of past winners
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| www.buildingforlife.org |
Changing Places – case studies showcasing urban renaissance in UK
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| www.changingplaces.org.uk |
Code for Sustainable Homes – technical guide on code requirements
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| www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/ code_for_sustainable_homes_techguide.pdf |
Design for Manufacture – competition outline and lessons learnt
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| www.designformanufacture.info |
Envest - tool to assess environmental impact and whole life costs for buildings
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| http://envestv2.bre.co.uk/ |
Environmental assistance – provides legal and technical expertise to communities to improve their environment and public health
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| www.environmental-assistance.org |
The Glass House – charity offering design advice, training and project support
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| www.theglasshouse.org.uk |
Green Flag Award – national standard for parks and green spaces
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| www.greenflagaward.org.uk |
GreenSpec – definitive guide to green building design, products, specification and construction
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| www.greenspec.co.uk |
The High Density Housing toolkit – information and advice on delivering high density homes
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| www.east-thames.co.uk/highdensity |
Landscape Character Network – network for those interested in Landscape Character Assessment
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| www.landscapecharacter.org.uk |
| Lifetime Homes |
| www.lifetimehomes.org.uk |
Live/work Network – network for those delivering live/ work units
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| www.liveworknet.com |
Livingroofs – resource for those interested in installing green roofs
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| www.livingroofs.org |
Manual for Streets – guidance on street design
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| www.manualforstreets.org.uk |
Placecheck – tool for assessing quality of a place
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| www.placecheck.com |
The Planning Pack – provides details on how the planning system works
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| www.planningaid.rtpi.org.uk |
Public Art online – practical information for those involved in public art
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| www.publicartonline.org.uk |
RUDI (Resource for Urban Design Information) – UK web resource dedicated to urban design and placemaking
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| www.rudi.net |
Sapling – Architecture, planning and landscape information gateway
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| www.sapling.org.uk |
Secured by Design - UK Police flagship initiative supporting the principles of designing out crime
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| www.securedbydesign.com |
SMARTWaste – tools to help to reduce waste, costs and maximise resources
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| www.smartwaste.co.uk |
Space Syntax Laboratory – tests techniques for the analysis of spatial configurations
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| www.spacesyntax.org |
SURFACE – inclusive design research centre
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| www.surface.salford.ac.uk |
Web Urban Design – international resource of urban design websites
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| www.weburbandesign.com |
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| Useful bodies/ sites |
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| Academy of Urbanism |
| www.academyofurbanism.org.uk |
| ATCM (Association of Town Centre Management) |
| www.atcm.org |
| BRE (Building Research Establishment) |
| www.bre.co.uk |
| BURA (British Urban Regeneration Association) |
| www.bura.org.uk |
| CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association) |
| www.ciria.org.uk |
| The Civic Trust |
| www.civictrust.org.uk |
| CNU: Congress for the New Urbanism |
| www.cnu.org |
| Development Trusts Association |
| www.dta.org.uk |
| Design for Homes |
| www.designforhomes.org |
| Energy Saving Trust |
| www.energysavingtrust.org.uk |
| Home Builders Federation |
| www.hbf.co.uk |
| Housing Design Award |
| www.designforhomes.org/hda/ |
| Institute of Civil Engineers |
| www.ice.org.uk |
| Institute for Public Policy Research |
| www.ippr.org.uk |
| Institute of Waste Management |
| www.iwm.co.uk |
| Joseph Rowntree Foundation |
| www.jrf.org.uk |
| Landscape Institute |
| www.landscapeinstitute.org |
| National BIDS Advisory Service |
| www.ukbids.org |
| National Federation of Builders |
| www.builders.org.uk |
| NHBC |
| www.nhbc.co.uk |
| Planning Exchange |
| www.planex.co.uk |
| The Prince’s Foundation |
| www.princes-foundation.org |
| Regional Futures |
| www.regionalfutures.org.uk |
| RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) |
| www.architecture.com |
| RICS |
| www.rics.org |
| RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute) |
| www.rtpi.org.uk |
| Sustrans |
| www.sustrans.org.uk |
| TCPA (Town and Country Planning Association) |
| www.tcpa.org.uk |
| UDAL (Urban Design Alliance) |
| www.udal.org.uk |
| Urban Design Group |
| www.udg.org.uk |
| Urban Land Institute |
| www.uli.org |
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