Useful publications

CE279 - Energy Efficiency is best practice: index of all housing publications

This guide provides an introduction to the Energy Saving Trust Housing programme, listing guidance available to housing professionals looking to implement higher levels of energy efficiency in new build and refurbishment projects.

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CE298 - Monitoring energy and carbon performance in new homes

Details of the Energy Saving Trust's whole-house carbon and energy monitoring protocol to determine how the key features of new designs contribute to improved energy performance.

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CE297 - Enhanced Construction Details: introduction and use

This guide describes how to use the Energy Saving Trust Enhanced Construction Details. It aims to help housing designers, specifiers and builders gain credit for reducing heat loss through the non-repeating thermal bridges that occur between building elements, at corners and around openings.

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CE83 - Energy efficient refurbishment of existing housing

Practical advice to help housing managers, landlords, builders and installers to refurbish housing in an energy-efficient way. An invaluable tool for refurbishing in full, or for specific measures including heating, insulation, lighting and appliances.

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CE294 - Roadmap to 60%: eco-refurbishment in 1960s flats

Resulting from research with MEARS and Travis Perkins into the real-life costs of improving 1960s homes, this guide is aimed at all those involved in housing in both the social and private rented sectors who wish to improve the environmental performance of their dwellings.

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CE51 - Central heating system specifications (CHeSS) Year 2008

Ready-to-use Basic and Best Practice specifications for purchasers and installers of wet central heating systems. 'Before and after' tables show the results of Basic and Best Practice including SAP ratings, carbon indices and energy and cost savings.

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