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Independent Advice and Information

The following organisations are able to give detailed information on design and construction in general and the use of thermal and acoustic insulation in particular. They cover not only building construction but also issues of insurance, guarantees, materials research and product testing.

Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE)
Westgate House
Prebend Street
London
N1 8PT
Tel: 0207 359 8000
Web: http://www.ukace.org
 
National House Building Council (NHBC)
Buildmark House
Chiltern Avenue
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP6 5AP
Tel:01494735363
Web: http://www.nhbc.co.uk
 
British Board of Agrément (BBA)
PO Box 195
Bucknalls Lane
Garston
Watford
WD25 9BA
Tel: 01923 665300
Web: http://www.bbacerts.co.uk
 
Department for Communities and Local Government
Eland House
Bressenden Place
London
SW1E 5DU
Tel: 020 7944 4400
Web: http://www.communities.gov.uk
 
British Rigid Urethane Manufacturer's Association (BRUFMA)
2nd Floor
Portland Tower
Portland Street
Manchester
M1 3LF
Tel: 0161 236 7575
Web: http://www.brufma.co.uk
 
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
66 Portland Place 
London
W1B 1AD
Tel: 020 7580 5533
Web: http://www.riba.org
 
British Standards Institution (BSI)
389 Chiswick High Road
London
W4 4AL
Tel: 020 8996 9000
Web: http://www.bsi-global.com
 
Single-Ply Roofing Association (SPRA)
The Building Centre
26 Store Street
London
WC1E 7BT
Tel: 0115 914 4445
Web: http://www.spra.co.uk
 
Builders Merchant Federation (BMF)
15 Soho Square
London
W1D 3HL
Tel: 0870 901 3380
Web: http://www.bmf.org.uk
 
The Building Centre
26 Store Street
London
WC1E 7BT
Tel: 020 7692 4000
Web: http://www.buildingcentre.co.uk
 
Building Research Establishment (BRE)
Bucknalls Lane
Garston
Watford
WD25 9XX
Tel: 01923 664000
Web: http://www.bre.co.uk
 
Thermal Insulation Manufacturers and Suppliers Association (TIMSA)
Association House
99 West Street
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7EN
Tel: 01252 739154
Web: http://www.timsa.org.uk
 
CEN Keymark Scheme
Belgian Building Research Institute
Lozenberg 7
B-1932 St Stevens Woluwe
Belgium
Tel: 00 32 2716 4404
Web: http://www.key-mark.org
 
Scottish Building Standards Agency
Denholm House
Almondvale Business Park
Livingston
EH54 6GA
Tel: 01506 600400
Web: http://www.sbsa.gov.uk
 
Flat Roofing Alliance (FRA)
Fields House
Gower Road
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 4PL  
Tel: 01444 440027
Web: http://www.fra.org.uk
 
Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA)
Stocking Lane
Hughenden Valley
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP14 4ND
Tel: 01494 569600
Web: http://www.trada.co.uk
 
Mastic Asphalt Council
PO Box 77
Hastings
West Sussex
RH16 4PL
Tel: 01424 814400
Web: http://www.masticasphaltcouncil.co.uk
 
Warrington Fire Research
Holmesfield Road
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 2DS
Tel: 01925 655116
Web: http://www.wfrc.co.uk
 
National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC)
24 Weymouth Street
London
W1G 7LX
Tel: 020 7436 0387
Web: http://www.nfrc.co.uk
 
 

 



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