Sustainability News – Page 136
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Anger as council sets own sustainable homes standards
Housebuilders say Reading council has exploited delay in introducing ODPM code to impose tougher requirements
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Industry to plead for more advice on energy directive
Sustainability experts to lobby the government for help on energy certification of non-domestic buildings
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Dunster advises on Thames Gateway eco-city
The London Development Agency has asked eco-architect Bill Dunster to help deliver a landmark zero-carbon project in the Thames Gateway.
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Cathedral Group lands £40m zero-carbon scheme
Developer Cathedral Group has won a bid to build an eco-friendly £40m mixed-use scheme in the centre of Brighton.
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Consultants abandon ‘unreliable' Part L software
Architects and engineers switch to costly long-hand methods after giving up on BRE's compliance program
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Max Fordham defends first zero-carbon scheme
Environmental consultant Max Fordham has hit back after reports in the press that it criticised the performance of the first ever commercial zero-carbon development.
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Part L may halt use of fan coil air-conditioning
Industry observers have warned that the new Part L of the Building Regulations could make it impossible for building control officers to pass schemes with standard air-conditioning systems.
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Max Fordham holds up wind farm HQ as failure
A sustainable energy project that was supposed to set the standard for zero emissions buildings has performed so badly that the consultant team is using it as an example of how not to proceed.
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Critics expose flaws in Part L computer software
Designers are able to manipulate software so unsustainable all-glass buildings can hit carbon emissions targets.
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Critics expose flaws in Part L computer software
Designers are able to manipulate software so unsustainable all-glass buildings can hit carbon emissions targets
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Museum will bring the Mary Rose back to life
Architect Wilkinson Eyre is to enclose the Mary Rose warship in Portsmouth in a concrete shell roof measuring 80 × 34 m.
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NewsEnvironmental report slams ODPM over sustainable code
Environmental Audit Committee says ODPM is reluctant to take on the building sector over sustainability.
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Two-thirds of adults would pay more for green homes
Nearly two-thirds of adults in Britain would be willing to pay more for an energy-efficient home, according to a survey.
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Ken signs up green architects
London mayor Ken Livingstone this week signed up two top architects to help set tough BedZED-style targets, as he called on UK construction to make sustainability the key priority.
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Government announces details of April energy regulations
The final version of Part L of the Building Regulations is published after months of delay.
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NewsRIBA and WWF welcome stricter sustainability code
Architectural and environmental bodies back government plan to strengthen Code for Sustainable Homes.
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NewsGovernment beefs up delayed sustainable code
Publicly funded homes will be built to new EcoHomes standard until Code for Sustainable Homes is introduced.
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£26m eco-development begins in Nottingham
Luxury and sustainability come together on the banks of the river Trent.
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NewsNuclear too risky says sustainable watchdog
Sustainable Development Commission cites long-term waste, security risks and costs as major disadvantages of nuclear power.
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‘Unenforceable' Part L could delay projects
The industry has hit out at the ODPM because unclear guidance on Part L of the Building Regulations is threatening to delay projects.