All Sustainability articles – Page 136
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NewsInsurance threat to homes built in floodplains
A third of Gordon Brown's planned 3 million new homes may be uninsurable warns Association of British Insurers
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Is Prince Charles igniting a civil war?
When is an eco house not an eco house? When Prince Charles builds one. Or so the boffins at the BRE would have us believe.
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NewsImage: Power behind 2012 Olympics revealed
The NORD Architecture-designed substation will be built from crushed materials from demolished buildings on site
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No technology 'magic bullet' for eco-homes, warns BRE
Latest research cautions for more reality-checks on eco-technologies for homes
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Cutbacks at WRAP
Material recycling firm makes 31 redundancies in a bid to save 25% in its annual £70m spending
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NewsGlastonbury House is saved with £10m revamp
Sixties eyesore tower block sets an example for others with EcoHomes “very good” rating
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NewsReport highlights biomass pollution fears
Air quality requirements could threaten renewable targets for big cities, a scientific report warns
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Ealing a bit windy out
Microgeneration company Segen has installed this turbine for a commercial development in Ealing, West London
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NewsImages: Edward Cullinan reveals designs for £13m Digital Lab
New facility set for completion in the summer will utilise natural ventilation
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NewsPaving of front gardens could require planning permission
The government proposes more stringent planning rules to fight flooding on impermeable surfaces
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FeaturesSolar shed roofing: Hello, sunshine
Large industrial sheds are difficult and expensive to heat but a new system that turns the building into a huge solar collector can warm the inside space, cut carbon emissions and meet the demand for renewables. Stephen Kennett reports
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CommentPower and glory
Like it or not, nuclear is an essential, if temporary, solution to our power needs. But this time, let’s not design the stations as ominous concrete hulks
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CommentGreat walls from China
If China hadn’t been busy establishing a stone industry while ours was sliding into decline, we wouldn’t be able to supply the natural finishes that today’s green clients want
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NewsNHBC: A year has been wasted
Housing watchdog boss slates government’s efforts to meet Code for Sustainable Homes
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FeaturesI regard it as a badge of honour when people say I’m over the top about nuclear power
INTERVIEW: Margaret Thatcher’s former press secretary, Sir Bernard Ingham, has spent much of the past 10 years lambasting the ‘mad mullahs’ of the anti-nuclear lobby and subjecting their arguments to an unrelenting barrage of ridicule. And don’t think the government’s decision to build a lot of nuclear stations is going ...
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NewsBeyond site waste management plans
Environmental consultant Martin Brown calls for a new approach to reducing waste, from a concentration on the site to a focus on management, collaboration and costs
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NewsTop ten green stories in January
Buildings that look like hedges, towers that look like trees, and what a scheme actually gets up to when you've finished building it. All this and more in our guide to the most read articles on the green channel last month
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Insulation firm ploughs £4m into production
Welsh-based outfit Excel Fibre Technology responds to increased demand for fibres for home insulation
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Barratt and E.ON in low carbon homes push
The homebuilder and the German power firm, E.ON, are teaming up to provide renewable energy schemes for 10 housing projects.
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NewsCorus to spend £60m cutting carbon at Welsh plant
Steelmaker will adopt same technologies used in its plants in Scunthorpe and Holland