Sustainability News – Page 68
-
NewsHousehold emissions to be cut 33% by 2020
UK Green Building Council welcomes government announcement of new target
-
News
Carbon Challenge site mothballed
A 650-home flagship zero-carbon development on government land has been put on hold because of the worsening recession
-
News
Contractors to cover costs of environmental makeovers
The government is considering allowing homeowners to carry out an environmental makeover of their homes that would be free at the point of delivery
-
NewsPassivhaus: Cosy or costly?
Michael Willoughby questions whether a Frankfurt cottage industry will make it across the pond intact
-
NewsCan sustainability survive the recession?
Tell us what you think in the Building/Saint Gobain survey and you could win an iPod Touch
-
NewsGovernment to reveal green makeover for 7m homes
Plans to be revealed at launch of consultation on heat and energy efficiency
-
NewsDeveloper drops out of eco-town programme
O&H Properties to follows regional planning progress instead
-
NewsRenewable energy funding at risk
Renewable energy leaders warn that sector could be 'strangled at birth' by proposed closure of £50m micro-renewables fund
-
NewsUK and China forge green design partnership
Arup and Thames Gateway Institute sign up with Tongji University in environmental technologies initiative
-
News
Confusion over Scottish EPCs
The introduction of energy performance certificates in Scotland has been thrown into confusion after it emerged that separate government-backed energy rating software can produce radically different results for the same building
-
NewsMPs launch all-party group to promote green homes
More than 50 MPs have joined an all party parliamentary group (APPG) formed to promote low-carbon housing
-
NewsPower plants get over €1bn to develop carbon capture
Four UK plants, including Kingsnorth, will share in total pot of €1.25bn for European energy industry
-
NewsGovernment reveals Severn Barrage shortlist
The largest scheme being proposed would generate up to 7% of the UK's energy
-
NewsObama seeks green building advice from UK
European initiatives could form template for US legislation
-
NewsPalestine eco-town to go ahead despite Gaza conflict
Faber Maunsell and EDAW to design and engineer £240m West Bank community near Ramallah
-
News
Passivhaus shows up sustainable code failings
The world’s leading energy-efficient house design fails to measure up to minimum Code for Sustainable Homes standards, a sustainability consultant has alleged.
-
NewsMinister to address Building's new energy infrastructure conference
Minister Mike O'Brien will meet with industry experts to discuss new-build opportunities in the energy sector
-
NewsEU law changes threaten Kingsnorth coal plant
Amendments to EU pollution directive could halt construction of new UK coal plant and close many more
-
News
APC Trainer on… Waste management (M009)
Candidates must demonstrate a clear conceptual framework for assessing projects and construction decisions in terms of sustainability, from the viewpoint of waste management, with knowledge of relevant regulations and policy
-
NewsCost of solar power could fall 40% by 2015
Technological advances are driving down photovoltaic panel prices by as much as 10% each year