Sustainability News – Page 58
-
NewsCall to make energy displays compulsory
Energy Saving Trust says visual displays are most effective tool in reducing householders' consumption
-
NewsClimate campaign to call for 10% cut in industry emissions
10:10 campaign will make appeal to construction indsutry at sustainability event Be2camp
-
NewsBrown pledges £1bn for growing businesses
Prime minister stresses importance of green economy as he announces plan to set up national investment corporation
-
NewsVideo: Ministers commit to World Green Building Day
To mark World Green Building Day the UK Green Building Council launched a campaign to promote carbon savings from buildings
-
NewsEd Miliband defends construction of power stations
Climate secretary uses party conference speech to reaffirm commitment to nuclear power and reform of planning system
-
NewsUS firm unveils low-energy brick
Calstar Products' bricks use up to 90% less energy to make and generate 85% less carbon dioxide
-
News
Industry backs Mandelson's green industries review
Keith Clarke will chair government study of the business potential of low-carbon construction
-
NewsMost MPs unaware of zero-carbon housing target
Study reveals widespread ignorance of government's 2016 target
-
NewsWorld Green Building Day highlights need for carbon savings
UK Green Building Council launches campaign to persuade government to reduce emissions ahead of Copenhagen climate change talks
-
NewsJohn Healey: 'It's clear we have a big job on climate change'
Housing minister John Healey speaks to Building on World Green Building Day about the challenges of Copenhagen
-
NewsHLM submits plans for super-green Cornish school
Brannel school will aim to achieve a BREEAM "excellent" rating
-
NewsMinisters plan spending cuts
Chancellor holds series of cabinet meetings to identify which programmes to target
-
News
Building pathology: Air permeability
Reducing air leakage is a cost-effective way of improving a building’s energy efficiency and reducing bills.
-
News
Part L changes could increase emissions
Planned changes include software glitches that penalise homes using recognised low-carbon technologies such as biomass boilers
-
News
Trailblazing UK Passivhaus set to hit only code level three
Research shows Denby Dale home would reach only level three of the Code for Sustainable Homes despite high fuel savings
-
NewsMandelson launches construction industry review
Business secretary announces attempt, to be lead by Atkins' boss Keith Clarke, to assess whether sector is equipped for a low-carbon future
-
NewsUK to make world's biggest turbine blades
Energy secretary announces grants for companies to develop wind technology in a new facility in North-east of England
-
NewsReport praises UK construction's green achievements
But building industry must do still more to reach the goals of a sustainable construction strategy
-
NewsDurkan builds the UK's most sustainable school
Studio E's green design for Hackney's Berger primary gained the highest ever BREEAM 'excellent' for a UK school
-
NewsNew government green adviser blames public for blocking energy measures
David MacKay says UK faces blackouts by 2016 if people continue to object to power generation facilities