Useful Addresses
Government departments and agencies with responsibility for sustainability:
Sustainable Development Unit, DEFRARoom 4E
9 Millbank
c/o Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London SW1P 3JR
Tel: 0207 238 5811
http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk
Scottish Executive
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ
Development Department
Tel:0131 244 0763
http://www.scotland.gov.uk
e-mail: ceu@scotland.gov.uk Communities Scotland
Thistle House
91 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 5HE
Tel: 0131 313 0044
http://www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/ Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)
12 Hope Terrace
Edinburgh
EH9 2AS
Tel: 0131 447 4784
http://www.snh.org.uk Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)
Erskine Court
Castle Business Park
Stirling FK9 4TR
Tel: 01786 457700
http://www.sepa.org.uk
National organisations and professional bodies:
Association for Conservation of Energy (ACE)Westgate House
Prebend Street
London N1 8PT
Tel: 0207 359 8000
http://www.ukace.org Association for Environment - Conscious Building
PO Box 32
Llandysul
SA44 5ZA
Tel: 0845 456 9773
e-mail: admin@aecb.net
http://www.aecb.net
British Standards Institution
389 Chiswick High Road
London W4 4AL
Tel: 0208 99 9000
http://www.bsi-global.com Building Research Energy Conservation Support Unit (BRECSU)
Building Research Establishment
Garston
Watford WD25 9XX
Tel: 01923 664500
http://www.bre.co.uk BRE Scotland
Kelvin Road
East Kilbride
Glasgow G75 0RZ
Tel : 01355 576200
http://www.bre.co.uk
Building Services Research and Information Association
(BSRIA)
Old Bracknell Lane West
Bracknell
Berks RG12 7AH
Tel: 01344 465600
http://www.bsria.co.uk Centre for Alternative Technology
Machynlleth
Powys SY20 9AZ
Tel: 01654 705950
http://www.cat.org.uk/ Community Self Build Scotland
19 Blairtummock Road
Glasgow G33 4AN
Tel: 0141 766 1999
csbs@self-build.org.uk
http://www.selfbuild-scotland.org.uk Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA)
Classic House
174-180 Old Street
London EC1V 9BP
Tel: 0207 549 3300
http://www.ciria.org.uk Construction Resources
16 Great Guildford Street
London
SE1 0HS
Tel : 0207 450 2211
http://www.constructionresources.com
WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme)
The Old Academy
21 Horse Fair
Banbury, Oxon
OX16 0AH
Tel: 0808 100 2040
http://www.wrap.org.uk
Energy Action Scotland
Suite 4a
Ingram House
227 Ingram Street
Glasgow G1 IDA
Tel: 0141 226 3064
http://www.eas.org.uk
Energy Information Centre
Rosemary House
Lanwades Business Park
Newmarket CB8 7PW
Tel: 01638 751400
http://www.eic.co.uk Energy Saving Trust - Scotland
112/2 Commercial street
Leith
Edinburgh EH6 6NF
Tel: 0131 555 7900
http://www.est.org.uk
Findhorn Foundation
The Park
Forres IV36 3TZ
Tel: 01309 690311
http://www.findhorn.org The Henry Doubleday Research Association
Ryton Organic Gardens
Coventry
Warwickshire, CV8 3LG
Tel: 0247 630 3517
http://www.hdra.org.uk EAGA Partnership Ltd.
74 Commercial Street
Leith
Edinburgh EH6 6LX
Tel: 0800 072 0150
scotland-enquiries@eaga.co.uk
http://www.eaga.co.uk
London Ecology Unit
Bedford House
125 Camden High Street
London NW1 7JR
Tel: 0207 267 7944
National House Building Council
Buildmark House
Chiltern Ave
Amersham
Buckinghamshire HP6 5AP
Tel: 01494 735363
http://www.nhbc.co.uk National Radiological Protection Board
Chilton
Didcot
Oxon OX11 ORQ
Tel: 01235 831600
http://www.nrpb.co.uk SALVO
http://www.salvo.co.uk
Scottish Ecological Design Association
The Library Wing
Abbey St. Bathas
Duns
Lochgilphead
Berwickshire
TD11 3TX
Tel 01316 840 230
http://www.seda2.org
Scottish Solar Energy Group
Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit
The Mackintosh School of Architecture
The Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew Street
Glasgow G3 6RQ
Tel: 0141 353 4500
http://www.sseg.org.uk Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
38 York Place
Edinburgh EH1 3EU
Tel: 0131 556 5777
http://www.sfha.co.uk Tenant Participatory Advisory Service - Scotland(TPAS)
74-78 Saltmarket
Glasgow G1 5LD
Tel: 0141 552 3633
http://www.tpasscotland.org.uk
Trade associations:
Boiler and Radiator Manufacturers’ Association Ltd.Savoy Tower
77 Renfrew Street
Glasgow G2 3BZ
Tel: 0141 332 0826
http://www.barma.co.uk Glass and Glazing Federation
44-48 Borough Street
London SE1 1XB
Tel: 0870 042 4255
http://www.ggf.org.uk Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association
The Walled Garden Bush Estate
Midlothian EH26 0SD
Tel: 0131 445 5580
http://www.hvca.org.uk Council For Energy Efficiency Development
National Associaton of Loft Insulation
PO Box 12
Haslemere
Surrey GU27 3AH
Tel: 01428 654011
National Insulation Association
Solar Trade Association Ltd.
The Nationnal Energy Centre
Davy Avenue
Knowlhill
Milton Keynes
MK5 8NG
Tel: 01908 442290
http://www.greenenergy.org.uk/sta/ Thermal Insulation Manufacturers and Suppliers Association
Association House
99 West Street
Farnham
Surrey, GU9 7EN
Tel: 01252 336318
http://www.timsa.org.uk Timber Research and Development Association
(TRADA)
Stocking Lane
Hughenden Valley
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire HP14 4ND
Tel: 01494 563603
http://www.trada.co.uk
Energy rating organisations:
National Energy ServicesNational Home Energy Rating Scheme (NHER)
National Energy Centre
Davy Avenue
Milton Keyes MK5 8NA
Tel: 01908 672787
http://www.nher.co.uk Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP)
Contact BRE
European and worldwide contacts:
Bundesverband Gesundes Bauen un Wohnen e.V.Braunschweig
Germany
Tel: 00 49 0531 352851 BYGGDOK (Swedish Institute of Building Documentation)
Halsingatan 47
113 31 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel: 00 46 8617 7450
telnet byggdok.se Commission of the European Communities
Directorate General for Energy DGXV11
Avenue de Tervuren
Brussels
Tel: 00322 296 56 17 Danish Building Research Institute
Postboks 119
DK2970 Horsholm
Denmark
Tel: 00 45 02 86 55 33 ECOHB (European Global Network Ecobiology)
Generaladministration
St.Galler Str.28
CH-9230 FLAWIL
Switzerland
Tel: 00 41 71 393 2252
e-mail: ecohb@gibbeco.org Rocky Mountain Institute
Snowmass
Colorado
USA
Tel: 001 970 927 3851