Authors: Steve Charter (MA), with John Shore (Dip AA) and Julian Brooks, October 2000.

If you are going to build, extend or renovate a community building or village hall numerous examples show that you can easily make it beautiful and functional whilst also costing half as much to run (in heating, lighting and water use, etc.) by designing it to be at least twice as efficient as a normal hall. This popular guide, now in its second edition, tells you how to achieve this. It has been designed to be used particularly (but not only) by:

• Community groups and local authority officers involved with commissioning a community building
• Village Hall Committees
• Architects and design / project teams
• Community development workers, NGO project officers, etc. involved in advising on new community buildings

This guide features information on:

• design for ultra-low running costs
• design for energy and water efficiency
• use of local materials, environment friendly building products and local labour

The contents include:

• General Information on Sustainable Construction for Community Buildings
• Guidance Note 1: New Build
• Guidance Note 2: Renovation and Refurbishment
• Guidance Note 3: A Guide to Environmentally Good Materials and Products
• Guidance Note 4: A Simple Checklist for Sustainable Design and Construction
• Guidance Note 5: Useful Information and Contacts
• Guidance Note 6: Good Practise Examples of Sustainable Buildings
• Guidance Note 7: Criteria for Funding Support
• Sustainable Building Design Report by John Shore
• Appendices and Glossary of Terms

Price: £15.00 including post and packaging