All Sustainability articles – Page 154
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Earth Centre converted to flood relief site
Former sustainability museum put to good use to offer shelter for homeless residents
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WSP acquires Australian consultant for £9.8m
WSP continues expansion into sourthern hemisphere after it snaps up low-energy environmental consultant Lincolne Scotte Group
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BRE Green Book goes online
The sustainability reference tool is launched on the web as Green Book Live
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CIOB calls for mandatory Site Waste Management Plans
Without regulation waste plans would only be adopted by ethical firms, warns CIOB
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Too much waste going to landfill sites, says review of London
More renewable energy is being used in London but too much waste is going to landfill, causing harmful greenhouse gases, according to an environmental report by Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London.
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Merton pioneers eco solution
Merton council is set to pioneer a green technology, which it claims will be more efficient than burning biomass.
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Zero-carbon champion named
Imtiaz Farookhi, chief executive of the National House Building Council (NHBC), has been appointed to champion the rights of purchasers on the industry’s zero-carbon housing taskforce.
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Brown’s next ‘eco’ step
Gordon Brown was this week due to announce the latest moves in his drive to build five eco towns.
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The desert blooms in Saudi Arabia
Architect Barton Willmore and civil engineer Buro Happold have won a competition to design a futuristic botanical garden and leisure centre in Saudi Arabia.
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MBLA includes eco park for big East Manchester scheme
Architect are aiming for high EcoHomes/BREEAM ratings on 400 unit Clayton project
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Housing and energy set to get a boost with Brown at No 10
The industry was this week hoping for a continuation of strong public spending under Gordon Brown, who replaced Tony Blair as prime minister on Wednesday.
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Green Council boss warns RICS on Hips stance
Paul King says institution’s opposition to packs could be perceived as “conservative and protectionist”
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The green guide to King's Cross Central
Argent boss Roger Madelin gives a grand tour and voices his frustrations at the obstacles facing sustainable developments
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Lake Shore House, Bristol
Overview: A guide to an ambitious new sustainable development from innovative developer Urban Splash in the West Country
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Gleeds pitches tent at Glastonbury
QS is providing a tent at the music festival for punters to confess their sustainability sins
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Mott lands deal in Abu Dhabi
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by the environment agency in Abu Dhabi to help develop green building guidelines.
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Barratt to build zero-carbon ‘Green House’
The housebuilder will build the Gaunt Francis-designed home at the BRE's Innovation Park
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Biodiesel firm to float on AIM
Public listing will fund second plant in Ellesmere Port to convert animal fat into energy
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Egret West unveils eco-science park - images
Brown roofs and public green spaces make it one of the country's first environmentally sustainable business parks
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Developers face squeeze over green standards
Developers may have to accept lower margins, as they will probably be unable to pass on the higher cost of meeting environmental construction standards, says Savills.