All Sustainability articles – Page 153
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King to chair talks on energy-efficiency mortgages
Lenders and energy firms to discuss ‘realistic ways’ of greening housing stock
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Timms aims to equal the record of Nick Raynsford
New minister promises to champion the industry, and push for better sustainability and safety
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Building regulations minister proposes tougher enforcement
New proposal would give buildilng control powers to prosecute two years after breach of regulations
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Hips assessors defended following weekend investigation
Association claims discrepancies in energy performance certificate ratings are "unusual"
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Government sets strict BREEAM target for million-pound projects
One-fifth of all schemes over £1m must be rated "excellent" by 2008, according to Government and Industry Sustainable Construction Strategy
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MoD pledges to cut building CO2 by 15%
Ministry of Defence action plan aims to cut carbon emissions from buildings by 15% by 2012
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Parliament inquiry to tackle energy inefficient housing
Key victory for Building's 99% Campaign as committee looks at how CO2 can be cut from existing housing stock
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Marks Barfield Thames bridge faces public enquiry
Hazel Blear says enquiry will examine environmental impact of the proposed Thames Gateway Bridge
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Building windmills in Cloud Cuckoo Land
Open mike — The GLA wants office buildings to generate 20% of the energy they use. The only problem with this, says Richard Kauntze, is it can’t be done. So here’s a proposal that will work
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Backlash against eco-towns
The government should focus more on improving housing in urban areas instead of building eco-towns, according to the regeneration director of Birmingham council.
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Zero carbon ‘adds 30% to cost’
Cost of going zero carbon in 2016 could add 30% to the average construction cost of a home
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Government proposes making Code for Sustainable Homes mandatory
Housing green paper backs making eco-code for new properties a legal requirement
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French supermarket giant Carrefour to install solar panels
Photovoltaic roofing system planned for new distribution centre in Nimes
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New Welsh sustainable education building on site
Centre for Alternative Technology offers guided tours around new training facility with UK’s highest rammed earth walls
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Arup to help thrash out code for zero-carbon offices
Engineer to join with BRE to devise non-domestic equivalent of Code for Sustainable Homes
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'Cardiovascular' house wins eco-prize
Californian architectural students win Concrete Centre competition after designing house with 'arteries'
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The refurbishment challenge
Web exclusive: An innovative project in Sutton is trying to tackle two major sustainable headaches – how do we address the existing inefficient housing stock and how do we know which methods of environmentally-friendly upgrades are more effective?
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Consolidated effort required
A new logistics centre in South London offers the potential win win win for project teams – cutting costs, time and reducing the industry’s carbon footprint. Can it really take off?
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New logistics facility records major efficiencies
South London consolidation centre slashes site delivery by two thirds and emissions by three quarters