Sustainability News – Page 111
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NewsNew Liverpool £10m school to create 'village' feel
Special needs school will feature sustainable feature including solar water heating, passive ventilation and automated windows
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NewsOnly 9% of government buildings meet eco-standards
Government is a long way off from meeting its own targets for sustainable buildings says Commons committee
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Weekend Green Review
In our weekend review, the redoubtable broadsheet columnists grapple with the pending green fatigue by talking about the most practical thing they can think of: energy production.
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NewsNews-making tower
The New York Times Building in Manhattan, New York, is the best in clever and yet subtle architecture but its designers have bucked the trend and not tried for LEED accreditation, opting instead to build for user comfort. Does this bode well for skyscraper design in the 21st Century?
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NewsCIBSE gets go-ahead for EPC accreditation push
Institution one of the the first to launch a scheme to train energy assessors for rollout of certificates for commercial buildings this year
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NewsDevelopers hit out at Merton Rule bill
British Property Federation criticises proposals in a Tory MP’s private members’ bill claiming it would undermine its fight against climate change
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The Weekly Green Gauge
Here's our weekly update of interesting green stuff we've stumbled upon on the web
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NewsSustainability means regulation
The last year has seen a much sharper focus develop on just what sustainability means for construction, reckons Richard Francis. Now we can really start to tackle performance and measurement
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Scotland to be nuclear free
"No new nuclear generators north of the border," says Scottish Government. Electricity Act 1989 gives Hollyrood powers to veto plants
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NewsCameron architect reveals green energy island plan
Each island of photovoltaics and wind turbines would be manned by 25 workers living off vegetables from a farm and recycled water
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NewsThe business case for green buildings 2008
Our US green columnist is typically upbeat about how sustainability developed in 2007 - and next year looks even better
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NewsMcDonough reveals "Tree Tower" concept
US green architect to unveil new speculative 40-storey skyscraper at World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi later this month
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Consumers doubt construction's sustainable credentials
BT report finds trust in industry green drive amongst general public is a third of the utilities sectors. Survey also reports mismatch between messaging and consumer beliefs
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Sustainability weekend review
The weekend newspapers composted into a bite-sized read of environmental news and debate
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NewsThe existing stock blueprint
The team behind an energy performance upgrade of six houses in Hampshire hope this can be the start of a much more ambitious and extensive effot to tackle inefficient existing housing stock
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The Weekly Green Gauge
Building Sustainability's new round-up of the best green content from around the world-wide-web, from projects to quotes and issues of the week
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Work to start on nuclear plant in China
Third-generation nuclear plant will be the first in the world to use US approved technology
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NewsEPCs could be a disaster waiting to happen, say experts
The 2008 rollout might be dogged by lack of assessors and capricious software, leading to a freeze of a large part of the UK investment market
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NewsCoal-fired power station gets green light
Kent council grants planning permit for controversial 'clean' coal-fired power station
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NewsTelephone line launched to answer legal eco-questions
NetRegs finds construction workers prefer telephone to internet advise