Sustainability News – Page 80
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NewsSchmidt Hammer Lassen masterplans eco-town for Estonia
Architect is collaborating with Buro Happold on the 6,000-resident EcoBay to be built on the Baltic Sea
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Housebuilders can cut costs by using ESCOs, expert claims
Energy Services Companies are the best way of funding low carbon developments, according to finance guru speaker at an upcoming energy conference Solutions Expo visitors how to offset low carbon costs
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NewsDEC software launches to catch October assessment rush
London-based Camco signs deals with major providers
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NewsCHP achieves 80% efficiency
Combined Heat and Power is the simultaneous generation of usable heat and power in a single process
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NewsImages: Songjiang Quarry Hotel
Atkins’ Chinese hotel concept is built on the side of an abandoned water-filled quarry and blends with local nature
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News2008 BREEAM Award winners announced
BRE names winners of its awards for environmental excellence
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NewsReader’s feedback on the science of green ratings and the safety of green roofs
Two recent stories, one arguing for and against the green credentials of PVCu, and the other on the safety of green roofs has sparked off some heated debate…
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NHF demands stricter CO2 timetable for housebuilders
Government told it will miss 2016 zero-carbon housing target unless private builders forced to conform sooner
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BREEAM set to cover communities
BRE is developing a version of its environmental assessment standard that it hopes will persuade developers to look at sustainability across a community
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NewsHalt to eco-towns consultation called for until after review
Planning lawyers have called for the government to delay a consultation on its eco-town programme until after a judicial review of one scheme.
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NewsArup green guru to take up Thames Gateway role
Peter Head appointed champion for innovation and entreprise for growth area. Details of Thames Gateway Institute also revealed
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BDP hires new sustainability chief
Arup's Richard Buckingham joins international consultant in cross-sector role
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NewsInsulation firm shaves £2,800 from energy bills
15 year energy payback for 10% extra build costs for Daventry shed
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NewsHeat recovery unit, alternative to replacing used filters
HRU ECO 4 offers a combination of Heat Recovery efficiency and Specific Fan Power
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NewsEco-community wins 10-year battle to stay
Welsh Brithdir Mawr community wins planning permission for roundhouse and new buildings on sustainable site
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NewsIce-cream chief tempts farmers to taste wind power
Maitland Mackie invites rural landowners to join in sustainable energy venture
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NewsFalmouth school: sustainable child's play
A new school in Cornwall claims to be an eco-triumph borne out of input in the design from the pupils
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NewsNew nanotechnology promises drastic thermal insulation
Thermablok, for shielding heat on space shuttles, is now available for construction