All Sustainability articles – Page 122
-
NewsLegal threat over display certificates, experts warn
Thousands of individual legal cases could be launched into the definition of the word 'public' unless clear Government guidance given
-
NewsThe Weekly Green Gauge 19 May 2008
Hands under the ocean, zero agreement on carbon and why some civil engineering projects in the developing world might be the last of their kind.
-
News
Wildlife groups trump £1bn Scottish golf scheme
Environmentalists propose alternative layout to protect sand dunes from Donald Trump's planned golf resort
-
News
Try out our green survey and win a £40 voucher
Tell us what you think of our new sustainability channel and you could win one of four green gift vouchers
-
NewsReport finds sustainable schools don’t cost the earth
Consultant Faithful + Gould and BRE Trust say BREEAM schools rating can be achieved at little extra cost
-
NewsCarillion named second greenest company in UK
Skanska MCM Architecture and Berkeley Homes also among most sustainable companies according to The Sunday Times Green List
-
NewsStrengthen eco-credentials through recycled and secondary aggregates
Lytag chief executive Gareth Moores looks at how using common construction materials can make a building project greener without demanding big changes
-
NewsCost of running a facility rises 10% in four years
Report on US energy use trends in buildings finds consumption declining while utility costs continue to rise
-
NewsMoveable Torfaen EcoBuilding
White Design worked on the £325,000 scheme using the latest eco-techniques and technology to provide a green benchmark
-
NewsView from the rooftop
Building’s 99% campaign highlighted the need to drastically improve the energy efficiency of existing stock. Here, Greg Slater of PRP Architects considers what needs to be done to upgrade the nation’s housing
-
News‘Near’ zero-carbon house planned
Housebuilder Stewart Milne and Oxford Brookes University will carry out a full post-occupancy evaluation of its prototype house
-
NewsEco-town faces challenge from Leicestershire council
Tory-led authority considers launching judicial review of government’s shortlisting process
-
NewsWhen is zero carbon not zero carbon?
A sustainable energy consultant questions the shifting definitions of the eco friendly home
-
FeaturesProduct placement: Wolseley Sustainable Building Center
Wolseley has decided that the best way to market its sustainable products is to build a showroom out of them. But how well does the idea stand up?
-
NewsBill Dunster: 'On-site renewables can deliver zero carbon homes'
Green architect criticises the UK Green Buildings Council for questioning whether microgeneration is viable on all new homes
-
NewsBeware the backlash
Some developers have done well out of the planning policy on brownfield sites. But suddenly that policy is changing once again and those same developers won’t always be backed by the government, says David Lock
-
NewsUS to revise LEED green assessment system
The main environmental assessment method used in the US and Dubai is to be revised after criticism that it allows energy-guzzling buildings to get a top rating.
-
NewsChalcot estate: Altered towers
The refurbishment of a sixties north London estate could serve as a template as attention turns to cutting CO2 emissions from existing housing. Stephen Kennett reports
-
News
Acoustic tiles for green roofs
Rubbertech, which specialises in the use of recycled rubber for flooring systems, has launched the Balconeze Acoustic Ceramic Tile that has been designed for use on roof gardens and balconies.
-
News
RICS publishes first official guidance on carbon management
Guide provides professional advice and standards to all chartered surveyors when advising their clients or employers