Sustainability News – Page 120
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NewsIndustry backs waste recycling regulations
Government report finds 75% support measures to tackle illegal waste disposal
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NewsGovernment responds to zero carbon home definition confusion
DCLG issues detailed guidance on zero carbon as part of Code for Sustainable Homes programme
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NewsSevern Barrage given cautious backing
Sustainable Development Commission report finds that tidal scheme could generate 4.4% of Uk electricity supply
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NewsEco-education
The Genesis Centre in Taunton, Somerset, has a messianic mission to spread the word on sustainable materials and techniques.
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NewsHoare Lea appoints Bateson new partner
Consulting engineer promotes head of sustainable group Ashley Bateson, who is working on the energy strategy for the new East Terminal at Heathrow
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New housing to fund energy improvements to old stock
Housing minister to use Thames Gateway profit to make existing housing more efficient
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NewsWork starts on UK's first carbon negative project
The greenhouse project will regenerate Beeston in Leeds as well as providing sustainable features such as wind turbines, solar thermal and super insultation
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NewsHousebuilders ‘will hit zero carbon target’, says HBF
Federation boss Baseley denies claim that private sector is not working to 2016 deadline
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NewsEco-town winners to be announced by March
Sustainability consultants claim six-month timetable for choosing winning bidders for Gordon Brown’s 10 new towns is unrealistic
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NewsHousebuilders ‘will hit zero carbon target’, says HBF
Federation boss Baseley denies claim that private sector is not working to 2016 deadline
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NewsEco-town winners to be announced by March
Sustainability consultants claim six-month timetable for choosing winning bidders for Gordon Brown’s 10 new towns is unrealistic
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NewsBeyond the zero
Work has begun on the UK’s first carbon negative development in Beeston, Leeds.
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New housing to fund energy improvements to old stock
Housing minister to use Thames Gateway profit to make existing housing more efficient
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Timms warns about cost of energy targets
Stephen Timms, the construction minister, has admitted that the government will not meet its climate change targets without cost to British industry.
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NewsManufacturer launches guidance for sourcing sustainable materials
Hambleside Danelaw advises contractors and specifiers to ask twelve key questions before buying
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NewsMaterial giants working on new embodied energy standard
Aggregate Industries and Marshalls join forces with carbon Trust to draw up carbon footprint standards for hard landscaping products
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Environmental news round-up
A new green M&S store, meeting the eco-Gaddafi and a discussion on the US sustainable building standard LEED. All the eco-news that matters
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NewsPRP reveals green housing winners
PRP’s Carbon Challenge 2007 encouraged architects to tackle issues arising from the Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsLondon developments hit renewables targets, says report
GLA says a quarter of schemes in the capital are exceeding 10% energy renewables target as set out in the London Plan