All Sustainability articles – Page 127
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Whitelee wind farm: Putting the wind up
You might think the biggest difficulty in building a wind farm would be the wind itself, but on the moor outside Glasgow the rain, snow and liquid peat are just as bad. Thomas Lane donned his souwester to take a look at the construction of Europe’s largest onshore wind farm.
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Window pains: Different ways windows can fail
Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans analyses the different ways windows can fail and how to prevent them doing so. For a full guide to suppliers, log on to www.building.co.uk/specifier
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Manchester's new Islington Millennium Community
Construction Excellence looks at the sustainable approach clients EP and Urban Splash has taken in East Manchester
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Peter Bonfield: The BRE's speed merchant
Peter Bonfield is a man in a hurry, whether he’s pedalling furiously on his 36-mile round trip to work or plotting grandiose five-year plans. The question is, can BRE keep up with its energetic leader? Thomas Lane went to find out
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Consultant offered £500,000 if eco-town bid succeeds
Developers desperate to win one of Gordon Brown’s 10 eco-towns are offering planning consultancies up to £500,000 in no-win, no-fee deals.
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Sustainable approach at Whitecross school
Construction Excellence assesses the challenges the contractor faced to introduce sustainable features at the Herefordshire school
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Environmentally rated buildings perform better, US studies find
LEED and ENERGY STAR buildings are at least 25% more energy efficienct and rent more quickly and at higher rates
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Skanska brings ModernaHus to the UK
Contractor brings green Swedish housing concept with certified BRE to the UK market
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Eco-towns: the 1.5m punt
So the 15 eco-town bidders have to bet on making the final 10. Victory will mean a glorious profit; defeat a bitter, bitter loss. Emily Wright looks at what will separate winners and losers
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Eco-town advisory board named
John Walker, former Commission for New Towns boss, to chair 12-man panel that also includes Wayne Hemmingway, Sunand Prasad and Sir Peter Hall
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Eco-features at Rotherhithe Estate project
Constructing Excellence looks at the eco-improvements that lead to the scheme being awarded an EcoHomes rating of Excellent
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Turbines turn at world's first wind-powered commercial building
Integrated wind turbines will provide up to 15% of power for Atkins' Bahrain World Trade Center
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CIOB online broadcast explains new site waste law
With new legislation about recycling for the construction industry in place, CIOB has teamed up with WRAP to explain what to do
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St Barts and the Royal London take a green line
Construction Excellence reports on the sustainability champions introduced throughout the refurbishment of UK's oldest hospitals
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Sustainability TV Jones Lang LaSalle boss interview, part 3
The final part of our exclusive video interview with Colin Dyer, who discusses his firm's approach to sustainability
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Government backs four PFI waste schemes
The projects in Barnsley, Bradford, Suffolk and Leeds will help meet UK's European recycling targets
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Sustainable modular school - images
Construction of Worcestershire scheme took just 22 weeks despite raft of energy-efficient measures
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Brian Paddick announces green manifesto for mayoral election
Lib Dem candidate for mayor of London pledges to make buildings and travel networks sustainable
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Industry gears up for EPC work
Plenty of activity following the introduction of certificates for sale rent of construction of big buildings yesterday
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BRE launches grants for microgeneration
Funding to help community organisations buy energy saving technologies