Useful links

International

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

European Union 2030 Agenda

European Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities (RFSC)

National

Spanish Urban Agenda

Spanish Local and Urban Sustainability Strategy

The Spanish Circular Economy Strategy 2030

Urban Development and Sustainability, Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA)

Regional

Action Plan for the implementation of the SDGs of the United Nations 2030 Agenda in the Region of Murcia

Circular Economy Strategy for the Region of Murcia 2030

Strategy for the mitigation and adaptation to climate change

Sustainable Construction and Architecture Strategy

Region of Murcia Waste Plan 2016-2020

Region of Murcia Energy Plan 2016-2020

Local

Pact between the Municipal Mayors of the Region of Murcia 

Sustainable Energy Action Plan (PAES)

Climate and Sustainable Energy Action Plan (PACES)

Evaluation systems

Level(s). European framework for sustainable buildings. (PDF file)

GBCe VERDE. Method for evaluating the sustainability of buildings based on the life cycle analysis

LEED. Spain Green Building Council (SpainGBC)

BREEAM. Method for assessing and certifying sustainability in construction

PEP. PassivHause Building Platform

UNE Standards

UNE-EN ISO 15978:2018 Sustainability in construction works. Assessment of the environmental behaviour of buildings. Calculation methods

UNE-EN ISO 14040:2006. Environmental management. Life cycle analysis. Principles and reference frameworks

UNE-EN ISO 14044:2006. Environmental management. Life cycle analysis. Requirements and guidelines

UNE-EN ISO 14025:2010. Environmental labels and declarations. Type III environmental declarations. Principles and procedures

Materials

AENOR Environmental Product Declaration (Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification). Global EPDs in force

Environmental Product Declaration for Construction. DAPcons

GBCe materials database. Materials platform

ITeC Sustainable Products

FSC Certified Wood

Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification PEFC

Tools

HADES. Design Assistance Tool for more Sustainable Building. GBCe

OERCO2. Research Project. Generation of CO₂ Emissions

BIM - Building Information Modelling

Interministerial Committee

Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems - SUDS

Guía básica de diseño de Sistemas Urbanos de Drenaje Sostenible (SUDS) en el Término Municipal de Murcia

Guide to flood risk adaptation. Ministry for Ecological Transition (PDF)

Integral management of rainwater in built up environments TRAGSA (PDF)

Basic design guide for sustainable management of rainwater in green areas and other free spaces. Madrid (PDF)

SUDS basic design guide for Castellón (PDF)

SUDS basic design guide for the city of Valencia (PDF)

European Union guide to natural water retention measures (PDF)

Study on the Implementation of Nature-based Solutions against episodes of rain and flooding - Arco Interior Mar Menor - UPCT

Revista de Obras Públicas 3607 March 2019. Case Study Consolidating sustainable drainage in Spain (PDF)

Green roofs and façades

Green roofs and façades TRAGSA (PDF)

Cubiertas_y_fachadas_vegetadas-TRAGSA.pdf (opens a new tab)

Guide to living roofs and green roofs BCN (PDF)

Nature-based solutions - NbS

Nature-based solutions for water management in Spain MITECO (PDF)

KEY DOCUMENTS - Observatory for Nature-based Solutions (Fundación Conama - UICN-MED)

Observatory for Nature-based Solutions (Fundación Conama - UICN-MED)

Fundación CONAMA - Nature-based Solutions

Oppla - EU Repository of Nature-Based Solutions

UICN. Union of members of governmental organisations and civil society

NetworkNature

Guía para la elaboración de planes de adaptación al cambio climático en escuelas. Proyecto escuelas naturales por el cambio. SEO/BirdLife MAdrid ,2021.

External insulation system - SATE

IDAE Guide - External Thermal Insulation Systems (SATE) for the Renovation of the Thermal Enclosure of Buildings (PDF)

European level

Directive 2008/98/EC on waste

Directive (EU) 2018/850 on the landfill of waste

Directive (EU) 2018/851 amending Directive 2008/98/EC

EU C&DW Management Protocol

European List of Waste (LoW)

EU Guidelines for waste audits before demolition and building renovation works

National level

Royal Decree 105/2008, regulating the production and management of Construction and Demolition Waste 

Royal Decree 180/2015, regulating the transfer of waste within Spanish territory

National Ratios. Generation of Construction and Demolition Waste. CSAE 2020

Law 22/2011, on Contaminated Soils and Waste

State Waste Management Framework Plan (PEMAR)

Law 7/2022, of 8 April, on contaminated soils and waste for a circular economy

Regional level

List of Managers and Producers in the Region of Murcia

Manual of Environmental Good Practice in Construction and Public Works

Region de Murcia Waste Plan 2016-2020

Guide to environmental good practice. Construction and demolition

Energy efficiency

Energy and sustainable development - Energy Efficiency (energia.gob.es)

IDAE Energy Guide (Institute for Diversification and Energy Saving)

Energy Guide - Energy efficiency of the home IDAE

Manual - Strategies for near-zero energy buildings AIECE (Association of European Conjuncture Institutes)

Clean energy

Renewable energies - Self-consumption IDAE

Renovation for energy efficiency

ERESEE 2020. Long term strategy for renovation for energy efficiency in the construction sector in Spain

Royal Decree 737/2020, of 4 August, regulating the subsidy programme for renovation activities for energy efficiency in existing buildings (PDF)

Practical guide for managing subsidies for the renovation for energy efficiency of buildings

Royal Decree 853/2021, of 5 October, regulating subsidy programmes for the renovation of residential and social housing in the Recovery, Transformation and Recovery Plan. (PDF)

IETCC - Guide for the creation of the Existing Building Record for renovation. Instructions, recommendations, tips and examples for the justification in annex I of Royal Decree 853/2021 (PDF)

Building

Technical Building Code

Sustainable Construction Guide (PDF)

Manual of Environmental Good Practice: Construction and Public Works

Modification of the Regulations on Thermal Installations in Buildings (PDF)

Structural Code - General rules for the contribution of the structure to sustainability

Urban Development and Sustainability

Spanish Local and Urban Sustainability Strategy (EESUL) (PDF)

White Book on Sustainability in Spanish Urban Planning

Methodological Guide for Systems of Auditing, Certification and Accreditation of Quality and Sustainability in the Urban Environment

Status report on the main actions and initiatives in the field of urban sustainability in Spain (PDF)

Green Book on Local and Urban Sustainability (PDF)

Network of sustainable local development networks (RDR/DLS) - Urban Environment Strategy (PDF)

Municipal System of Sustainability Indicators (PDF)

System of indicators and determinants for large and medium-sized cities (PDF)

Manifesto for legal certainty in urban planning

Calls for applications

Subsidies aimed at renovation in Urban and Rural Renovation and Regeneration Areas of Caravaca de la Cruz, Mula y Pliego

Subsidies in the Region of Murcia intended for the production of the Building Record and the drafting of projects for the renovation of existing buildings

Tools and applications

Electronic headquarters of the Public Administration of C.A.R.M. - Subsidies aimed at renovation in Urban and Rural Renovation and Regeneration Areas of Caravaca de la Cruz, Mula y Pliego. Housing Plan 2018/2021 (ACB 2019). (opens new tab)

List of managers and producers of waste CARM

Buildings Assessment Report

Building Record Programme 2021 (downloadable 6.1 GB)

Subsidies, in the Region of Murcia, intended for the production of the Building Record and the drafting of projects for the renovation of existing buildings