Groundworks and Foundations Publications

Specifying Green Environmental Building Materials

This interactive guide assists designers when specifying green environmental building materials. Posted by Stephen George & Partners LLP

Eco House Renovation Using Eco Friendly Building Materials

The Eco-House Manual helps you specify eco friendly building materials for house renovation in order to minimise the environmental footprint of your house Posted by Nigel Griffiths

How to Best Recover Waste with Specification Reporting for Waste Resource Management

A guide to the specification for performance reporting that can be used by waste resource management organisations to optimise waste collection, waste recovery and waste disposal. Posted by British Standards Institution

Concrete Block Association - Part L Guide

The Concrete Block Association has created a 12 page guide to help specifiers and builders satisfy the requirements of the new Part L of The Building Regulations - conservation of fuel and power Posted by Concrete Block Association

A Guide to the Safe Use of Formwork and Falsework

The guide stresses the duty of the whole construction team to make formwork and falsework operations safe Posted by The Concrete Society

A Little Book of Concrete: A guide to one hundred advantages

The book of concrete re-examines what factory-made precast concrete can offer. A guide to one hundred advantages of concrete. Posted by The Concrete Society

Cast in Concrete II

This work on architectural pre cast concrete, explores its nature, potential, use and advantages. Includes concrete case studies and illustrations. Posted by The Concrete Society

Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Small Groundworks, Landscaping and Gardening - 2nd Edition

Specially written for contractors and small businesses, Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Small Groundworks, Landscaping and Gardening contains information on thousands of rates for labour, materials and profit. Posted by Construction Books Direct

Home Extension Design

A guide to Home Extension Design; a richly illustrated and up-to-date book filled with the practical information needed to run a project from start to finish. Posted by Construction Books Direct
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