Sustainability News – Page 86
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NewsXtreme self-build: Scrap Heap Challenge meets Grand Designs
Making a shed-cum-spare room from reclaimed items: get together a team of mates, pop to a woodland to find a few unloved trees, nose around some skips or a disused railway. Bit of edible paint, bit of copper guttering. What could be easier? An intrepid Finsbury Park couple found out ...
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NewsGovernment launches one-stop shop for adapting to climate change
Website is an information hub to help businesses, planners and others cope with environmental impact
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NewsLatest curtain walling option maximises natural light
Technal’s MX62 allows specifiers to accommodate larger glass sizes to reduce the reliance on artificial lighting and deliver more sustainable buildings
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Prison plans may spell end for Norfolk eco-town
Developer says it will abandon scheme if Ministry of Justice prison on former airbase site is approved
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NewsIs the eco-town dream dead?
Practically the first move of the Brown regime was to yank the supercasino and announce plans for eco-towns. Developers were entranced by them at first, but a year later they look a decidedly dicey bet. So will any be built?
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NewsWhy we have to build eco-towns
A coalition of professional planners, landowners and Tories has come together in opposition to one of the most progressive and vital government initiatives of recent times
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NewsSocial housing may be excused from green targets
Housing Corporation admits homes bought from private developers may not meet code level three
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NewsOlympics win green medal
Beijing’s media centre is due to go live today, as 24-hour Olympic coverage begins.
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NewsWind turbines at Elephant still possible, says Southwark ...
... but they won't produce 'satisfactory' power replies BRE
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NewsFlint labels eco-town legal challenge 'spurious'
Housing minister dismisses claims that new green settlements will bypass planning laws
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Council leaders warn eco-towns face legal challenge
Local Government Association says government approach is flawed and could create grounds for judicial review
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NewsZero-carbon houses cost up to £47,000 more to build
First government Code level six figures show varied extra budgets to achieve zero carbon for different housing types
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NewsMakin wins approval for Manchester's first zero-carbon flats
Moylan Homes' sustainable city-centre housing development will be green in more ways than one
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NewsLondon wind turbine underperforms according to study
Elephant & Castle Proven unit produce just over a half of predicted energy during trial amounting to 150 tonnes of CO2
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Swedish scheme sets standard for eco conferencing
Stockholm hotel and conference centre provides test case for Nordic eco-labelling
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NewsOff-shore wind set to create 30,000 jobs in North-east
Energy minister Malcolm Wicks makes claims as he launches New and Renewable Energy Centre in Northumberland
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Buy-to-let investors face £500m in fines
Get EPCs or face consequences warns National Landlords Association
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NewsMilton Keynes residential scheme includes on-site renewables
McBains Cooper and English Partnerships submit plans for £20m scheme with 10% of homes powered by on-site renewables
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NewsF+G creates expert EPC team
Consultant will also work with the RICS to provide assessment and accreditation services
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NewsUK Greenhouse gas emissions drop 2% from 2006 to 2007
But country will miss 20% reduction targets, Government admits