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Tips for Getting Started
One of the things that many people find off-putting
is the whole concept of sustainable development.
It can be difficult to think of where to start in
your own situation. There are two ways to get started:
The planned approach: a big review of what we want
to achieve and how we're going to get there
The step by step approach: what are we doing that can
take us forward, and which way should we go next
There are some who will quote "If you don't know
where you're going you wont know when you've got there",
but others suggest that as sustainable development
is a bit of a mystery anyway, just keeping the principles
in mind every time you make a choice will get you further
along the way.
For the planned approach, we suggest
you use Foundations for the Future, the Toolkit of
Sustainability Indicators,
or Sustainability Works, and determine what you want
to do using those. The datasheets in this website
can help you decide what suits you best. You need
to use the products themselves to work out what follows,
this website does not do that for you. It may be
useful as a reference source to help you evaluate
your options.
The step by step approach is really
what this website is all about.
If you are already using one of the
products named, then do a Product Search and look
at the datasheet
to see the suggestions of what you might like to
do next.
If you are currently working on a specific
policy or want to start working on it, then use the
Policy
Search to identify the policy. Then look at the suggested
tools. You may decide that one of these helps you,
so work with that till you are ready to move on to
the next one. Which? See the datasheet for suggestions.
Some
of the products listed are useful to help you manage,
introduce, consult or fund projects under
other products. These are shown under the question "To
add value to this product". For example, the
Toolkit for Community Regeneration has very useful
project management tools for workers (and residents)
running community projects. The Funding Search Tool
and the EEC for Housing Associations product may
be very useful for anyone doing an energy efficiency
project.
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You've
already done ...
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Your
aims & aspirations are ...
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Try
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| Not
very much, maybe a stock condition survey |
To
meet regulatory requirements |
"Your
Work" and select the theme
of Building (or another)
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| Not
very much but you've attended seminars and
workshops on sustainable development |
To
start to introduce some of the concepts of
sustainable development and to develop projects
that benefit tenants |
There
are two policies focused specifically on
sustainable development; use the "Policies" Search
to see which direction is best for your
association.
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| You've
done some work on energy reduction |
You've
got a new development that you'd like to
do something special with, as well as something
for existing tenants |
As
you want to do something with both new
build and existing tenants, try starting
with the "Policies" Search
on "Investment and Development" and "Tenants" -
and then look at the product datasheets
to see which addresses both
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| You've
got an environmental policy and an affordable
warmth policy |
You
want to develop a sustainable development
policy and action plan |
Under
the "Policies" Search,
find in turn "Environmental Policy" and "Affordable
Warmth". Look at the products on both
lists, and decide which of them are of
most interest. If you have used one of
those products, look at the datasheet and
see the "Suggested links" section.
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