All Sustainability articles – Page 127
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How do you solve a problem like sustainability
Sustainability is the subject of the first survey of the Regenerate Leaders, our think-tank of regeneration’s top executives. What emerges is that the industry is eager to act, but desperate for a clearer lead from government on the most joined-up, sensible and effective way to do so.
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NewsOffices to come under MPs’ scrutiny
Inquiry being launched into ways of improving the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial building
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Archive TitlesBlinded by eco-bling
Rather than get too excited by whizzy green technology for new homes, we should focus our efforts on the 21 million houses built before 1980. But will homeowners be ready to make the effort?
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NewsCode for Sustainable Homes: Sometimes things aren't as green as they seem
Here’s a riddle: how do you build homes that emit more carbon dioxide than your rivals’ yet still achieve a higher Code for Sustainable Homes rating? Simple, says Chloe Stothart: go electric
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NewsBuilding launches sustainability forum
Debate and discuss the latest green issues as well as share information and tips on sustainable design and construction in our New green forum site
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International professionals ignorant of CO2 from buildings, report finds
Architects, contractors, developers and agents underestimate carbon usage from the built environment according to a new survey
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CIOB highlights lack of clarity in inert waste review
Regulations could just complicate environmental approval system without tackling real issues, says CIOB
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NewsThe Weekly Green Gauge 11 April 2008
A US-themed Green Gauge this week, with the country belching CO2 and Ted Turner belching hyperbole
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Why SWMPs are a wasted opportunity
New site waste management plans will help cut waste on larger sites but will do little to target the biggest wasters of them all, flytippers
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NewsArchitects question Building Regulation changes
Government reforms to building regs are not "holistic" claim RIBA and Charterd Institute of Architectural Technologists
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NewsRedlands Primary School conversion
Construction Excellence surveys the school which has taken sustainable steps including water harvesting wind turbines
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BRE working with Chinese government
The Watford-based research firm will open a Beijing office at the end of the year
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NewsEPCs are here, assessors are not
Not a single specialist energy assessor had qualified in time for the launch of EPCs
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NewsOpen sesame
Increasing density in our towns and cities is a more sustainable option than building new towns full of eco homes. But unlocking the funds that make this approach possible is not easy, says Jon Rouse
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FeaturesWhitelee 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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FeaturesWindow 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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NewsManchester'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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FeaturesPeter 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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NewsSustainable approach at Whitecross school
Construction Excellence assesses the challenges the contractor faced to introduce sustainable features at the Herefordshire school