All Sustainability articles – Page 119
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NewsGovernment sets targets to improve construction
Goals to tackle skills shortage, climate change and health and safety
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Solar hot water
Velux launches a solar hot water system that provides up to 70% of homes’ hot water requirements
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TV celebrity joins march against Sussex eco-town
Ben Fogle among objectors to proposal for site near Arundel, in the latest of a series of eco-town protests
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NewsGovernment releases another £1m for biomass producers
Streamlined process to help UK reach 6% electricity from biomass target
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NewsTop marks for university eco-residences
Lancaster University sees its partnership with a private sector property provider pay dividends as its latest phase of student residences are awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating
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Solar powered ventilation
Monodraught lauches a solar powered natural ventilation system for use in dwellings
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Pedestrians to power shopping centres
Shoppers’ footsteps could soon be used to power underfloor generators in shops and Tube stations
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NewsThe Weekly Green Gauge 9 June 2008
Clever eggs, a film of film and bag boy in Building Sustainability's offbeat web survey.
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Grey water recycling
Polypipe Sanitary Systems launches a micro greywater recycling system to meet Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsThe all-new LEED standard, a guide
Jerry Yudelson does his best to explain the changes proposed to the de facto national US green standard for all buildings
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NewsPhase change materials
Delta Membrane Systems introduces the Delta Cool 24, a phase change material that replicates the effect of thermal mass
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NewsHilton completes its first eco-friendly hotel
Luton hotel receives a very good BREEAM rating for renewable energy biomass boiler and insulation from prefabricated units
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NewsEnergy and carbon emission calculator launched
IES's free software is suitable for all building types worldwide and it assesses performance against the US 2030 Challenge
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CommentOpen mike: Sun seeking
Instead of relying on small-scale on-site renewables, Europe could benefit from importing solar power from countries that have plenty of it, says David Weight
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Lack of inspectors threatens green law
Industry leaders have warned of a “massive shortfall” in the number of assessors needed to implement the EU’s flagship environmental law in the UK, writes Stephen Kennett.
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FeaturesDoctors’ orders
For the developers of its hospitals and surgeries, the Department of Health has prescribed a good dose of BREEAM to keep it fit for the future
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MP calls for compulsory carbon licences for rented homes
Councils should be given the power to license rented properties based on their energy performance, according to an influential backbench MP.
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FeaturesA new face for BREEAM
An interview with new BREEAM boss Martin Townsend and a detailed run-through the changes that have been made to the sustainable standard
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FeaturesBowller: Get the thermals out
The Bowller Group was established over 20 years ago and now employs 57 people across six sites in the south of England, reaching from Cambridge to Reading. As well as its specialist contracting division, the firm also includes Bowller Environmental Systems, which specialises in the installation of solar energy ...