prefabs and material flows

the U.K. based programme WRAP (Waste and Rescources Action Programme) published a report in the spring of 2007 with the findings that prefabricated buildings could cut construction waste by a staggering 90%! by increasing the use of off site manufacture and modern methods of construction. this is adding to the cost and time predictability as [...]

design.for.sustainability.d4s

design for sustainability is a joint publication by the UNEP and Delft University of Technology  onDesign for Sustainability: a practical approach for developing economies. The site is basically a set of .pdf documents explaining the concepts and how to do it! you can find an introduction to the publication and the concepts on the website [...]