Building Futures: Building Futures

Air
- 01 Hertfordshire Air Facts
- 02 Basic Principles
- 03 Solutions
- 04 Case Studies
- 05 Further information - Air
Design
- Principles & Objectives of Design
- Design - Consultation Draft
- 03 Further information - Design
Energy
- 01 Hertfordshire Energy Facts
- 02 Basic Principles
- 03 Solutions
- 04 Case Studies
- 05 Further information - Energy
Landscape & Biodiversity
- Landscape & Biodiversity Facts
- Landscape and Biodiversity Structure
- Landscape & Biodiversity - Consultation Draft
Materials
- 01 Herts Materials Facts
- 02 Basic Principles Landing Page
- 03 Solutions Landing Page
- 04 Case Studies Landing Page
- 05 Further information - Materials
Noise
- 01 Noise Facts
- 02 Basic Principles Landing page
- 03 Solutions Landing page
- 04 Case Studies
- 05 Further information - Noise
Safety
- 01 Intro to Safety
- 02 Principles of Crime Prevention
- 03 Types/Scale of Development
- 04 Case Studies Landing page
- 05 Further information - Safety
Waste
- 01 Herts Waste Facts
- 02 Basic Principles
- 03 Solutions
- 04 Case Studies
- 05 Further information - Waste
Water
- 01 Herts Water Facts
- 02 Basic Principles
- 03 Solutions
- 04 Case Studies
- 05 Further information - Water
More Information
- Awards Scheme
- Building Futures Modules as PDFs
- Events and Training
- Further information - Air
- Further information - Design
- Further information - Energy
- Further information - Materials
- Further information - Noise
- Further information - Safety
- Further information - Waste
- Further information - Water
- Past news
- Project partners
- Questions and answers

Welcome to the Building Futures website

Eco House, Aldbury

Building Futures is an evolving web-based guide, designed to provide practical, user-friendly and up to date guidance for planning officers, developers and the general public on how to make development in Hertfordshire more sustainable and of a higher quality in design terms. Read more...

Winners celebrated at the Hertfordshire Building Futures Awards 2009

Leadership, creativity, and commitment to sustainable construction and good design were recognised and celebrated at the inaugural awards event.

Award Nominees build a greener future in Hertfordshire

A bumper crop of projects have been entered into Hertfordshire’s inaugural Building Futures Awards.