Sustainability News – Page 127
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NewsImages: Foster unveils green utopia in the desert
Foster + Partners says the walled city of Masdar in Abu Dhabi will be the world's first zero-carbon and zero-waste city
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NewsThe four key messages from Think
Nuclear power, off-setting, road pricing and sustainability costs were all high on speakers' agenda at Think 07
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NewsCabe questions zero-carbon plan
Plans for the UK’s biggest zero-carbon development have come under fire from Cabe
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Cutting carbon? The solution is alimentary ...
Human waste could soon be used to power London’s buildings.
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Online CO2 tool revealed
The British Property Federation (BPF) launched an online tool at Think 07 that calculates carbon dioxide emissions from landlord-provided services in buildings.
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NewsArchitects in danger of repeating mistakes of the 60s says minister
David Lammy says architects and designers must avoid the mistakes made in 60s and 70s social housing
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Green issues requires most research
Sixty percent of respondents to CIOB survey said environmental issues demanded the most R&D
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Land Securities questions increasing carbon offsetting
Developer says offsetting alone is not enough as it lays out its four-point energy strategy
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Keeping the faith
Despite objections to Tony Blair's solar panels the Reverend has faith in Britain's planning laws for domestic renewables
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NewsThe greening of Uncle Sam
Change is afoot in America. Not only are clients now demanding greener buildings but Oprah Winfrey has started handing out low energy light bulbs to her TV audience
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Survey reveals apathy towards energy certificates
Three-quarters of respondents tell Building they will make no or only minor changes to property
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NewsGalloping towards sustainability targets
BRE is converting a Victorian stable block into housing as part of a £2.7m project designed to demonstrate how the UK’s vast stock of old buildings can be brought up to modern environmental standards.
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NewsBurger fat to power 60,000 homes
Agri-Energy reveals plans for a £50m plant in Wales that will convert cooking oil and crops into electricity and bio-diesel
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Neighbour objects to Blair’s solar panels
Objection threatens Tony Blair’s plans to install solar panels and CCTV cameras at his new London home
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NewsCrest Nicholson wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
Award given for measures to reduce carbon footprint and determination to spread good practice
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NewsGambling on green is still an outside bet
Companies won't start installing wind turbines until green profits become sustainable
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NewsSpending watchdog savages government’s green record
National Audit Office lays into government’s management of its own buildings
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NewsNHBC: Green regulation will mean less living space
Renewable technologies will create homes with larger footprints or smaller living space
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NewsWhat the code will cost
So now we have an idea of what the code for sustainable homes will require and when it will require it. what we didn’t know, until now, is what the damage to our wallets would be …
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Green offices: cheaper than you might think ...
A report commissioned by Building says a 2.5% increase in rents could make new-build offices 25% more energy efficient than the current version of Part L of the Building Regulations.