All Sustainability articles – Page 134
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Government micro-managing housing says Crest boss
Stone warns housebuilding targets already under threat from Whitehall micromanagement and falling land values
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NewsCBI launches EPC guide
New document to help businesses who are unprepared for the onset of certificates
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NewsZero carbon is not working, says green guru
Dr David Strong calls for green buildings to factor in social and economic sustainability
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NewsPeterborough unveils ambitious green education plans
Peterborough Regional College will expand with four sites including environmental studies faculty
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NewsGreen council to publish 'sustainable roadmap'
The Roadmap to sustainability is aimed at helping developers and designers deliver greener buildings
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NewsBuilding launches first industry online sustainability event
Free to register Sustainability Now show will tackle key issues such as energy performance certificates, the Code for Sustainable Homes and energy
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NewsBASF unveils green show house in Nottingham
University of Nottingham partners with industry to build six showcase eco-buildings
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NewsRunway protestors break into Heathrow
Activists from Greenpeace attach a banner to a BA airplane after breaking through airport security
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NewsBank offers 'solar mortgages' for homes with PVs
Ulster Bank and Solarcentury are offering three-year discounted mortages for homeowners who fit PV panels
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NewsInbuilt and Ecofirst advise on EP Carbon Challenge site
Consultants work with Gladedale Consortium on Peterborough zero carbon scheme
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NewsGreening up a 19th century building
Cambridge architect sets benchmark and wins RIBA eco-award with showcase scheme
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NewsMake in Britain
Ken Shuttleworth practice's first big scheme is hotbed of people-oriented sustainability. It also employs an policy of sourcing much of the products used from within these shores
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News200 wind farms stuck in planning, expert says
10% by 2010 renewables target only reachable if two-thirds cleared
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Environmental property code released this week
BP, Barclays and CB Richard Ellis are among backers of ‘seismic’ shift in approach to improve measurement of offices
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Nantwich nimbys quash eco-town plan
Developer Pochin withdraws plan for 7,000 eco-homes after pressure from Cheshire locals
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NewsThe drive for a US code for green houses
An American version of the Code for Sustainable Homes came out this month. Jerry Yudelson reckons it will fail and makes a prediction on the growth of green housebuilding in future years
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Buyer's guide for green homes launched
Sustainable group Sponge reveals key tips for general public interested in purchasing an eco-property
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Funding for college projects to be linked to eco performance
Funding for capital projects in higher education institutions will be linked to environmental performance in the future, according to the public funding body for the sector.
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NewsHilary Benn on "the green struggle"
Hilary Benn, the old-fashioned, decent, eminently trustworthy minister for climate change, seems genuinely engaged in the green struggle. But Thomas Lane wonders if that will really be enough to meet the government’s carbon reduction targets.