Sustainability News – Page 55
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NewsUniversity of Sunderland to build green student village
Northern Developments' £12m project will create energy efficient accommodation on current campus
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NewsNot so fast
The dash towards wind power will undermine UK's ability to meet 2050 carbon targets, says the author of Parsons Brinckerhoff's Powering the Future report
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NewsResearch into low energy homes gets £3.2m boost
Housing minister pledges money to be used to build demonstration homes to code level four
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NewsCall for industry to cut emissions 50% in 10 years
UK Green Building Council says construction must take larger share of burden if UK is to meet its carbon targets
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NewsHousing minister announces zero carbon standard
John Healey uses speech at UKGBC/Building sustainability conference to set minimum standard for zero carbon homes
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NewsDouble win for Rab Bennetts at Sustainability Awards
The newly crowned Sustainability Leader of the Year also wins a Sustainability Project of the Year award for Elizabeth II Court
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NewsTories to use energy certificates as incentives
Shadow housing minister wants home owners to be able to ask for help on domestic energy certificates to improve energy ratings
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NewsGovernment to fail on zero-carbon schools target
Reports says Partnerships for Schools should concentrate on behaviour change as primary method of cutting emissions
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NewsParsons Brinckerhoff: Wind power 'too unreliable'
Research carried out by engineer forecasts that UK energy generating capacity will fall by half to 40GW by 2023
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NewsStudy reveals high cost of building brick zero-carbon homes
Two houses built to code level four and six out of traditional material prove to be much more expensive than previous estimates
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NewsKevin McCloud unveils protoype straw house
House with prefab panels infilled with straw bales could help UK meet its carbon reduction targets if used widely in housebuilding
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NewsNewcastle ranked UK's most sustainable city
Bristol and Brighton score highly but Hull is ranked least sustainable of UK's 20 largest cities according to survey
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NewsVolkerFitzpatrick bags £23m eco-office job
Staffordshire offices are aiming for BREEAM Excellent rating through features including biomass boilers
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NewsPlanning to be relaxed for micro-renewables
Housing and planning minister proposes changing rules to encourage property owners to install low-carbon options such as wind turbines
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NewsPublic backs community-based green utilities
Research shows strong support for sustainable infrastructure including community heating systems and filtered rainwater for toilets
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Banks announce £1.4bn in loans for wind farms
On-shore wind power received a boost on Tuesday as a consortium of banking institutions announced a £1.4bn funding injection
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Two schools planned for carbon-negative London park
The relocated schools will overlook the Parkland Walk in north London
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NewsSustainability Now: Copenhagen and beyond
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NewsEllen Macarthur to appear at sustainability conference
Industry’s annual sustainability conference, Making Sustainable Development Happen, has announced a star line-up of speakers
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NewsLoans worth £1.4bn offered to build onshore windfarms
European Investment Bank will provide £700m of loans, with other UK-based banks financing the remainder