Sustainability News – Page 67
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NewsPRP wins landscape competition for BRE's Innnovation Park
The winning schcme by PRP Landscape is an extension of the existing landscaping designed by McFarlane Wilder
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NewsArup launches eco-refurbishment guide
Consultant presents strategy for improving energy efficiency of existing buildings
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NewsIES releases free eco-rating tool for SketchUp and Revit
The VE-SBEM interface allows designers to bring SketchUp and Revit 3D models into IES without reinputting data
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NewsSoaring electricity costs hit Dubai
Owners and tenants who failed to improve buildings' energy-efficiency have been hardest hit by changed tarrif
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NewsBREEAM and LEED to work together on new global standard
Common metrics on carbon emissions will be developed by BREEAM, LEED and Green Star
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NewsSteel industry targets zero carbon buildings
Corus and steelwork association asks consultants to draw up blueprints for sustainable steel-frame structures
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NewsJordan green tower excavations near completion
Developer claims building will ‘set new standards for sustainability’
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NewsShort term fears voiced over sustainability in the recession
Building and Saint-Gobain survey finds pulling back from green agenda in current economic climate
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NewsForeign CO2 could be stored under North Sea
Plans to rent out underwater caverns in the North Sea to store foreign carbon emissions are being considered by the government
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NewsRivals set to challenge BREEAM
BRE could lose its monopoly on the energy ratings market for non-domestic buildings if plans due to be unveiled next week are implemented
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NewsCall for funding to help firms boost EPC ratings
Report recommends government guaranteed finance for refurbishments aimed at improving company buildings' rating to C
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NewsBRE to launch performance assessment tool at Ecobuild
BREEAM In-Use measures energy efficiency in actual practice to help target improvements to existing stock
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NewsLow-energy building system will launch at Ecobuild
Eco's ECO2H2OUSE claims speedier construction and ability to meet Passivhaus low-carbon housing standards
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NewsBRE to launch new eco assessment tool
BREEAM In-Use has been developed to ensyure buildings run as efficiently as they have been designed to
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NewsFive steps to a successful eco-assessment
Getting a good rating under sustainable building codes such as BREEAM needn't be a headache if you are foresighted and well organised
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NewsCost of pipes stymies green energy
District heating schemes in London are being cancelled because the cost of installing pre-insulated pipes has rocketed
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NewsGreen Pages comes to housebuilders’ aid
Builders looking for green products will shortly be able to consult a sustainable version of the Yellow Pages
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NewsCPA blasts energy firms on insulation failure
CPA accuses government of failing to ensure implementation of drive to increase insulation
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NewsMedieval architecture inspires zero-carbon home
Innovative energy-efficient home based on historic technique of arched overlapping thin clay bricks will star in TV's Grand Designs
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NewsGreen campaigners outed as energy wastrels
Boris Johnson, rock singer Chris Martin and LibDem energy spokesman Simon Hughes shamed by thermal imaging survey of their homes