Sustainability News – Page 43
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NewsKier spends £2.4m on green energy specialist Beco
Acquistition enables contractor to move further into photovoltaic sector
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NewsAbu Dhabi eco city may rely on non-renewable power sources
Abu Dhabi eco-city Masdar may not be fully powered by renewable energy as budget constraints hit the scope of the project
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NewsLess than a month until the Sustainability Awards 2010
Leading event to celebrate best practice in the built environment, London, 30 November
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NewsHousebuilders save £1bn with Part L loophole
178,400 homes pre-registered with Building Control before the introduction of 2010 Part L will be built to lower energy standards
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Malaysia set to use British green technology
Malaysian energy supplier in talks with RockTron to produce cement substitute
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NewsGreen Deal to force landlords to upgrade homes
Tenant could have right to demand that landlords make energy efficiency improvements from 2015 onwards
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NewsLow-carbon homes underperform, says report
Research says housebuilders need to make fundamental changes to meet 2016 zero carbon target
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NewsTopping out of £7m conference centre
Consarc’s timber frame design will house incubator spaces for start-up companies working on environmental construction
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NewsGreenpower Education Trust wins award
A centre aimed at nuturing sustainable engineering talents in young people has been recognised for its design quality
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NewsGovernment announces details on green deal
Homeowners and businesses will be able to benefit from green retrofits by late 2012
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NewsFrom a supermarket to low energy offices
Work starts on Bennetts Associates project to transform a supermarket to low-energy council offices
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NewsPlans to streamline sustainable infrastructure projects
UK-GBC starts work on standardised framework for district heating systems and community infrastructure
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NewsGreen tax could drive cement firms out of UK
Green tax burdens are forcing manufacturers out of UK says think tank
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NewsPlanning approval for wind farms drops by half
Local opposition groups jeopardise government’s 2020 renewable target
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News£6.1m project launched to investigate UK preparedness for extreme weather
Funding has been announced for research into the impact climate change could have on infrastructure
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NewsDavis Langdon win Peterborough energy centre contract
QS appointed to oversee construction of recycling and energy centre
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Mott MacDonald launches cost and carbon tool
Consultant has developed online tool for assessing embodied carbon and project costs
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NewsGreen investment bank could be funded by nuclear sale
Government may raise cash for £1bn low carbon technology fund by selling stake in uranium company
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NewsGovernment accused of green stealth tax
Changes to the Carbon Reduction Commitment energy efficiency scheme will cost businesses £3.5bn