December 2009

Manufactured Housing Institute

http://www.manufacturedhousing.org/




A manufactured home is defined as "a single-family house constructed entirely in a controlled factory environment, built to the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards", and MHI is the USA's national trade organisation representing all segments of the factory-built housing industry. The site is packed with information, including an up-to-date calendar of events; a consumer centre, with articles offering "a perspective on manufactured housing"; community and developer resources; a media centre, with manufactured housing information; technical resources; and a members-only section. All in all, this is a comprehensive and informative resource. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: hou-221102-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Housing » Organisations
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November 2009

AllHousingJobs

http://www.allhousingjobs.co.uk/




AllHousingJobs describes itself as "the UK's only free website dedicated to jobs in social housing, carrying more vacancies than any national or trade press including the Guardian and Inside Housing". Visitors to the site can search for jobs by category or location, and can register their e-mail address to receive details of new vacancies every week. As well as housing, the site also includes jobs relating to architecture, design and regeneration. The site itself is well presented and straightforward to use. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: hou-290406-07
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Housing » Resources
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October 2009

Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR)

--NEW URL-- http://www.shu.ac.uk/research/cresr/




The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) at Sheffield Hallam University is a well-established research institute undertaking research and consultancy activities in a number of areas, including housing policy, urban policy, social and economic regeneration, labour market studies, gender studies, transport policy, planning and community studies. CRESR's site is excellent, featuring full coverage of the Centre's projects and publications, with many documents available to download. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [MG/RS/GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: hou-220799-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Housing » Research
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September 2009

Homeless Link

http://www.homeless.org.uk/




Working to bring about an end to homelessness, Homeless Link was formed in 2001, taking over the work of Homeless Network and the National Homeless Alliance. The site provides comprehensive background about the organisation's campaigns and projects, news, publications, and information from the UK regions. The site's design is bold and modern, though the dropdown menus on the main navigation panel are a little on the unwieldy side. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: hou-080506-02
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Housing » Organisations
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August 2009

Historic Scotland

http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/




Historic Scotland "safeguards the nation's built heritage and promotes its understanding and enjoyment on behalf of Scottish Ministers". The organisation's website is attractively designed and an impressive resource - it provides comprehensive information about each of the 300 plus properties in Historic Scotland's care, as well as searchable databases of Scotland's listed buildings and scheduled ancient monuments. Other parts of the site feature up-to-date news and events listings, resources for schools, and a policy section with guidance on managing the historic environment. A top quality site, awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: her-200805-02
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Heritage » Organisations
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July 2009

Arc! - arkitektur i bybildet

http://www.artemisia.no/arc/




Arc! is a Norwegian site - in Norwegian - covering traditional architecture and art nouveau architecture, and is profusely illustrated throughout. Features include biographies on Norwegian architects, as well as selected architects from France, Sweden and Belgium; a presentation of Bordeaux architecture; special features on wooden architecture and churches; and a number of articles and links. While the lack of an English translation obviously limits the site's audience, it is nonetheless an engaging and interesting resource. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: arc-110304-07
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norway
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Architecture » Resources
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June 2009

LRTA - Light Rail Transit Association

http://www.lrta.org/




This is a useful and largely up-to-date site from an organisation campaigning for better public transport through trams, tramways, streetcars and light rail transit systems. The site features sporadically updated news and information about light rail systems in the UK and abroad (including photographs), plus useful fact sheets and membership details. The highlight is the excellent page of links, with a comprehensive, up-to-date and well-researched listing of light rail websites worldwide. On the minus side, the website's interface - with the overuse of red text and slightly chaotic layout - slightly detracts from its excellent content. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: tra-130103-02
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Transport » Organisations
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May 2009

BRE Bookshop

http://www.brebookshop.com/




BRE Bookshop aims to "bring you easy one-stop access to the information providers in the built environment sector". It features books, digests, reports, standards and software in the fields of construction, architecture and building, including more specialist material not readily available from other online bookstores. The site is well laid out and easy-to-use, with a powerful search tool covering 40,000 available publications. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: con-050903-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Construction » Products
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April 2009

Vinyl in Design

--NEW URL-- http://www.vinylindesign.com/




Vinyl in Design (formerly Vinyl by Design) is a valuable and well-designed resource for building and design professionals, featuring news, research, publications and case studies. Sleek and clean, the site covers various news and uses of vinyl in the building industry, such as for siding, fencing, decking and railing, roofing, windows and doors, flooring, piping, wallcovering, electrical uses and furniture. A search facility is also provided. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 6 Apr 2009].



ENTRY NUMBER: con-151100-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Construction » Resources
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March 2009

LawnTimes.com

http://www.lawntimes.com/




LawnTimes.com provides forums for lawn care and landscaping business owners and homeowners to discuss issues, techniques and tools. Topics include discussions on the value of different types of equipment, as well as ideas and plans for installation and maintenance. In addition, the site also includes informational videos, product and procedural reviews by experienced professionals, chat, access to radio stations, and off-topic dialogue. The forums are certainly well used - there are more than 2,000 members, and 18,000 posts in the 'Commercial and Residential Lawn Care' forum alone - and offer a very useful resource for anyone working within the field. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 16 Mar 2009].



ENTRY NUMBER: lan-160309-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Landscape » Resources
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February 2009

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

http://www.jtep.org/




Based at the University of Bath, JTEP describes itself as "the prime source of extensive, high quality research devoted to the economics of transport and its interface with transport policy". The site features background about the journal and its submission guidelines, but its highlight is the comprehensive indexing and article service covering 1967 to 2000. Every article published in the journal between these dates can be downloaded as a PDF free of charge, making the site a really valuable resource. More recent issues can be accessed by institutional subscribers via the IngentaConnect service. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 23 Mar 2009].



ENTRY NUMBER: tra-131006-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Transport » Resources
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January 2009

Olivebay - Contemporary Garden Design

http://www.olivebay.co.uk/




Creating "gardens to revive your senses", Olivebay is based in North London and run by Chris Maton, whose career in design and construction spans twenty years and includes presenting his own garden show on UK Style and guest appearances on GMTV and This Morning. The firm's site is attractively designed and highly evocative, the extensive use of lovely photographs successfully communicating the ideas of 'relaxation', 'scent', 'nature' and 'colour' that are flagged up on the home page. Accessed via a very clear menu system, sections include background about Olivebay and its services, a nicely illustrated portfolio showcasing its work, a list of FAQs and a page of related links. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 23 Mar 2009].



ENTRY NUMBER: lan-171006-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Landscape » Services
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