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NFDC Demolition Waste Action Plan

This action plan has been written in conjunction with the Construction Resources and Waste Platform (CRWP) to support the NFDC's target of diverting 90% of demolition waste from landfill annually. This plan describes the actions required, the rationale behind the actions, the intended impact/benefit and the proposed timescales. It also identifies stakeholders and what involvement will be required.

NFDC Demolition Waste Target

The joint industry/Government Strategy for Sustainable Construction sets out a framework to ensure the sector plays a central role in delivering sustainability and prosperity across the economy. As part of this strategy, an overarching target has been set for a 50% reduction of construction, demolition and excavation waste (CD&E) to landfill by 2012 compared to the 2008 baseline figure. To reach this target, individual sectors and bodies have agreed a number of actions. The National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC), as the voice of the UK demolition industry, has committed to setting a target for reducing demolition waste to landfill. The Construction Resources and Waste Platform (CRWP) have assisted the NFDC in setting this target and associated plan.

BRE Waste Benchmark Data - Issued 15th January 2010

The benchmark data shown in this document are derived from data on the benchmarking website and data from BRE's SMARTStart tool, together with data from completed projects on the SMARTWaste Plan. The Benchmarks are based on completed new build construction projects, excluding wastes from demolition, excavation or groundworks.

CEN - TC/350: A Standardised Approach

This briefing paper provides a review and summary of CEN/TC350 standards - a standardised approach for the delivery of environmental performance of construction products and whole buildings.

Flooring: Towards a Resource Efficiency Plan. 

This scoping study carried out for the Contract Flooring Association (CFA) looks at the current issues of waste and resource efficiency relating to floor surfaces used in the UK. The study examines the waste disposal methods for waste flooring materials and recommends actions for improving these.

Plasterboard: Sustainability Impacts and Initiatives

This evidence study looks at the sustainability of plasterboard through the life-cycle of the product and identifies a number of recommendations for future activities that could be undertaken to further reduce the impact of plasterboard.

Windows: Environmental Impacts and Initiatives

Throughout this evidence study, government and industry stakeholders from across the windows industry and supply-chain have worked collaboratively to identify the environmental impacts and current initiatives for each stage of the life-cycle of window systems.

A guide to recycling commercial construction waste

A simple guide to recycling commerical construction waste.

Code for Sustainable Homes

This booklet explains what the Code for Sustainable Homes is and how it works. It also includes tables showing the criteria that assessors will use to measure achievement of sustainability performance under the Code.

Investing in Sustainability

The report, ‘Investing in sustainability: progress and performance among the UK's listed house-builders revisited’, is part of WWF's One Million Sustainable Homes (OMSH) campaign, the aim of which is to move sustainability from the fringes to the mainstream of UK housing. With regard to waste, most companies are beginning to manage their waste more effectively on site but there is a huge variation in the way waste data is collected and monitored, making it hard to effectively write and implement policy. 

A Guide to  Developing a Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan

A new publication aimed at aiding in developing a comprehensive sustainability strategy has been be made available, for free, to all organisations involved in the housing sector. A 'Guide to developing a sustainability strategy and action plan', provides advice and examples of how to develop a sustainability strategy that covers an entire organisation's remit.

Case studies

A number of the organisations produce best practise case studies. Some examples of these are listed below: