All Ecobuild articles – Page 3
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NewsMace sustainability director scoops Rising Star award
Andrew Kinsey wins prize for enthusiastic promotion of sustainable timber
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CommentRobin Nicholson, Cullinan Studio: Why we need DECs
Video: Cullinan Studio’s Robin Nicholson explains why it’s crucial for the government to reinstate its commitment to DECs
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NewsGreg Barker promises more Green Deal marketing
Minister says a ‘large chunk’ of the government’s Green Deal budget is yet to be spent
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CommentThe right noises
Government ministers have announced their good intentions at Ecobuild but they need to convince us all that they have an integrated green policy
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CommentCutting carbon: The long and winding road
At Ecobuild this week, the Green Construction Board launched a routemap on how the government can meet the 2050 carbon reduction target. Fasten your seat belts …
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NewsGovernment to cut costs through joint procurement
Ecobuild latest: Ministry of Justice construction boss says departmental collaboration will drive down prices
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NewsMinister stalls on zero carbon assurance
Building regulations minister Don Foster refuses to allay industry fears that the government is backing away from zero carbon commitment
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CommentStars of sustainability at Ecobuild: Tom Dollard
Video: Head of sustainable design at Pollard Thomas Edwards on pushing the residential sector towards zero carbon
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CommentStars of sustainability at Ecobuild: Emma Bushell
Video: Energy conservation officer and rising star of sustainability Emma Bushell spoke to Building yesterday at Ecobuild
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CommentStars of sustainability at Ecobuild: Craig Strachan
Video: One of Building’s rising stars of sustainability on low-carbon buildings and his vision for the future of self-build
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CommentVideo: Capita Symonds' Richard McCarthy
Building caught up with Capita Symonds boss Richard McCarthy at Ecobuild for his take on the key issues this year
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NewsFallon says insulation job losses 'inevitable'
Business minister says transition to Green Deal meant there was always likely to be a hiatus in work
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CommentVideo: Ed Davey on the Green Deal at Ecobuild
Energy secretary Ed Davey on Green Deal take-up, how problems with the scheme will be addressed and the issue of financing it
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NewsNew scheme to tackle energy efficiency 'performance gap'
Government funds scheme to tackle energy inefficient housebuilding
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NewsMorrell casts doubt on low carbon targets
Ecobuild latest: Former construction adviser says prospect of 80% carbon cut requires “heroic assumptions” to be made
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NewsShuttleworth warns against 'efficient but nasty' design
Make founder says architects need to resist the temptation to design energy efficient buildings that don’t give humans ‘delight’
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NewsGovernment faces legal action over scrapped 'conservatory tax'
Ecobuild latest: Association for the Conservation of Energy says it will seek a judicial review of government decision to scrap changes to building regulations
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NewsGovernment will consider 'tweaks' to Green Deal
Energy secretary Ed Davey has not ruled out changing elements of the Green Deal should the government’s flagship retrofit programme encounter problems
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NewsMajority of retrofit projects suffer cost overruns
Technology Strategy Board study of 37 projects finds delays common due to low skills, planning failures and remedial works
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NewsIndustry challenged to make up to 40% carbon cuts
Ecobuild latest: Green Construction Board sets out interim carbon reduction targets to keep sector on track to meet 2050 target