All Sustainability articles – Page 113
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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
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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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Solar heating
Baxi has worked with Bellway Homes to comply with a late amendment to planning permission for a site of 286 apartments in Fenney Stratford, Buckinghamshire
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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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What it costs: Thermal insulation
Insulation is an effective way to help meet Building Regulations targets on carbon emission reduction. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans examines the effectiveness of different materials
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Mixed-mode cooling
Passivent has developed a mixed-mode cooling system to help reduce energy use
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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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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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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