Sustainability News – Page 87
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NewsXeritown: new sustainable urban complex in Dubai
X-Architects and SMAQ has designed a pedestrian-orientated scheme in Dubailand that is inspired by local nature
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News2016 zero-carbon target cannot be met
Housebuilders will not be able to build zero-carbon homes without a major change in government energy policy, housebuilders have told ministers
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NewsMPs: Make quick fixes a priority for green offices
Cross-party group recommends simple measures to cut carbon before complex retrofitting of offices
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BPF: Flood deal puts developers at risk
An agreement between the government and insurers to guarantee insurance cover for developments in areas at risk of flooding is flawed, the British Property Federation has warned.
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NewsTurf-topped terraces: Make Architects
Glasgow council has unveiled plans for a £100m project at Speirs Lock, masterplanned by Make Architects.
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News'Disconnected' eco-towns will fail, says report
Research looks to Europe for increasing the benighted project's luck
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NewsMPs attack government's 'empty rhetoric' in delivering green offices
All-party report offers eight ways Brown could get back on the road
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NewsAtkins helps pedestrians cut across Oxford Circus
Applying Japanese idea for diagonal pedestrian crossings aims to ease central London congestion
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NewsHerbert Girardet on eco-cities video
Watch the presentation given by world-renowned environmental thinker Herbert Girardet at this year's Think08 event on making cities sustainable
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NewsGreen gurus video
Watch the video countdown of the Building Sustainability green gurus list of the industry's top ten eco figures
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NewsWhy the Zero Carbon Hub is new-build sustainability's best hope
The chief executive of the new public-private partnership says industry collaboration will be key
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NewsFoster accused of making 'biggest mistake of his career' in Bulgaria
Black Sea Gardens eco-development criticised by local protestors
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NewsTaskforce to work on zero-carbon target
UK Green Building Council to help develop Code for Sustainable Buildings
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NewsSri Lankan British High Commission boasts eco-cooling technologies
Colombo building uses natural ventilation provided by the construction of high-level chimneys running the full length of each wing
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NewsTurner & Townsend wins green award for Yorkshire Water scheme
Consultant provided a standard method of assessment based on research into the company's carbon footprint
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Jones Lang LaSalle acquires ECD
Real estate firm buys Canadian firm ECD, the original developer of the Green Globes rating system
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NewsCarbon Trust guide helps reduce CO² in non-residential exisiting buildings
John Lewis Partnership uses new guide for best practice low-carbon refurbishment in its Oxford Street building
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NewsCSA cement uses less energy and produces less CO²
BRE research claims Manufacturing calcium sulfoaluminate cement performs better than Portland cement
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NewsBCIS guide supports life cycle costing standard
Guilde to help firms implement sustainability by knowing total investment cost at outset of project
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C-Plan helps local authorities reach green target
Software allows local authorities to assess and reduce the carbon impact of new developments