Sustainability News – Page 85
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NewsIES enters free DEC software market
Alternative to 'incomplete' ORCalc being developed by the Scottish firm.
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NewsDave Hampton: How I became a carbon coach
Former engineer Dave Hampton explains how he changed career course and now offers individuals and companies footprinting advice
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NewsRiot police called to eco-protest at E.ON coal plant
Eco-protestors fight plans for upgraded coal-fired plant at Kingsworth in Kent
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NewsSustained summer reading and listening
Stuck for a rip-roaring read or an essential soundtrack to your summer break? Try out this über list of print or plastic (or MP3) which range from the sublime (Proust, Glenn Gould) to the ridiculous (Howard Jones and a singing bear)
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NewsWant to offset your holiday flight?
Michael Willoughby explores the theory and practice behind offsetting. And he discovers wildly differing costs for a return flight to Malaga from the price of a latte to a hardback book.
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NewsODA to recycle 90% of Olympic park building waste
Central waste management system will co-ordinate reuse across the site
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NewsScientist invents construction panel made from chicken feathers
Hungry Filipino termites may have to look elsewhere if inventor finds partner to develop inedible composite panels
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NewsNorth Somerset School installs solar thermal array
Dalkia installs plant equipment, including a solar thermal array, that is expected to deliver CO² savings of over 41 tonnes a year
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NewsLaw firm boasts greenest roof in London
New Eversheds HQ features chilled beam temperature control, intelligent lighting system, and recyclable carpets
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NewsDesigner eco-homes in the Cotswolds
The Lakes by yoo offers an on-site ecology manager to maintains wildlife around the six clear water lakeside luxury eco-development
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NewsMorrisons scores 'excellent' green rating
Consultant Faber Maunsell acts as BREEAM assessor on the sustainable retail design scheme
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NewsArmstrong installs Dune Max tiles and Silhouette grid at Peugeot HQ
Tiles boast superior light reflectance to reduce lighting and energy costs
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NewsGovernment seeks 80% home emissions cuts
A joint government and industry research project has been set up to look for ways to cut carbon emissions from UK homes by 80% before 2050, signalling a strengthening of policy aimed at greening the existing stock
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NewsGovernment widens microgen certification scheme
BRE to share certification of green energy kite mark
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NewsIreland sets law for zero carbon houses by 2013
Regulation will be "extremely onerous" for developers admits Minister
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NewsLow carbon Cornish development gets underway
St Austell scheme will avoid micro-generation to ensure longevity
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News'Affordable' carbon-neutral homes set for completion next year
Consortium including BASF promises homes planned for Paris and Barcelona will cost just 10-15% more than typical houses
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NewsSlide show: Hammarby Sjostad
Our reporter went on one of the popular 'decision-maker' tours of the Swedish eco-development led by David Birkbeck of Design for Homes. These are the shots that he got.
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NewsGreen gauge - best of the blogs
We round up some of the chatter that's sparking discussion and debate amongst sustainable commentators
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New proposals but same old story for eco-towns
Sensible new proposals for underpinning the environmental credentials of eco-towns risk getting swamped in the torrent of negative news.