Sustainability News – Page 83
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NewsFree EPC data, says consultant
Inbuilt's Strong accuses government of dithering on Green Homes Service remedy
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News'Green' technology may harm the planet, warn scientists
Hi-tech 'fixes' to regulate the Earth's climate may simply add to problem of global warming
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NewsEnvirowise launches survey to measure SWMP impact
Questionnaire seeks grounds for new investment
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Energy industry body calls for rethink on green tax breaks
Trade body the Environmental Industries Commission is to call for changes to government incentives for greening buildings.
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NewsThe EPC connection: how BREEAM 2008 and EPCs together drive sustainable design
Helen Taylor from Environ offers clarification on how building energy regulations work together to improve sustainability.
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NewsIES' international modelling tool revamped
IES releases v5.9 of allowing users to model climate and design performance in regulatory environments from Sydney to Sydenham by way of Swansea
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NewsVictorian Home of the Future offers energy efficiency hope for pre-war stock
Filling in the gaps helps a Victorian council house cut emissions by 70-80%
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NewsSustainability TV - episode 3
Catch this summer's edition which features the existing stock, green roofs and a selection of cultural pickings from our audience
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NewsGreening up Manhattan
City mayor hopes to put wind turbines on skyscrapers and build windfarms in the ocean
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NewsWilliam McDonough designs eco-office in Milan
Isola will incorporate renewable energy capture including photovoltaics and ground source thermal capture
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NewsStride Treglown gets green light for Bristol scheme
Wine Street mixed-use development awarded BREEAM ‘excellent’ pre-assessment rating
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NewsEuropean developers back BREEAM
Property developers and consultants join forces to introduce BREEAM for Central and Eastern Europe
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Eco-town selection delayed until next year
Consultation holds up final naming of up to 10 sites for zero-carbon communities
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NewsDrivers Jonas scoops sustainable supplier award from Home Office
BREAAM 'Excellent' building saves £6m in running costs over the life of the lease
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Biomass discussed
Sustainability editor Phil Clark discusses the potential of wood-chip biomass with report Michael Willoughby
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NewsExisting stock consultation starts today
Have your say on policies for greening existing houses via the two-week UK Green Building Council consultation
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Dave Hampton on green gurus part 2
The Carbon Coach runs through numbers four to ten in our list of the most important green building figures
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NewsWe need political will for the existing stock
The answers are there to reduce emissions from UK housing. Once the UKGBC wraps up its consultation - the 18th piece of work in this policy area since 2000 - it's time for Whitehall to finally act, says David Strong
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NewsGovernment spends £16m to bail out eco-home scheme
English Partnerships hands over site for £1 to save flagship Peterborough scheme from credit crunch
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NewsBill Dunster plans luxury log cabins for eco-tourists
£50k holiday homes would not need a connection to electricity, gas or sewerage utilities