Further guidance and resources for construction

Zero Waste Scotland and WRAP Northern Ireland offer free and confidential advice and support to help you reduce your environmental impact and save money. They can help with reducing your business's waste and use of water, packaging and raw materials.

The Carbon Trust can help your business to improve its energy use and reduce its carbon emissions.

Find other trade associations relevant to your business using the Trade Association Forum website.

Construction resources

Land contamination

• SEPA: Contaminated land
• DAERA: contaminated land

Materials

• Community RePaint

Waste

• Resource Efficient Scotland: Construction materials exchange
• CIRIA: Publications
• Site waste management plans
• True cost of waste calculator
• WRAP: Construction waste tools and guidance

Further information

BS 42020: Biodiversity. Code of practice for planning and development

This new British Standard 42020 aims to integrate biodiversity into all stages of the planning and development process.

It is of relevance to professionals working in the fields of ecology, land use planning, land management, architecture, civil engineering, landscape architecture, forestry, arboriculture, surveying, building and construction.

• BSI: Smart Guide to BS 42020
• BSI: BS 42020 Biodiversity. Code of practice for planning and development.
• Buildsafe Northern Ireland
• CIRIA: Publications