All Sustainability articles – Page 156
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Health trust insists on ‘green’ bids
North Bristol NHS Trust has appointed a consultant to ensure the winning bid for its £374m PFI hospital is “green”, writes Mark Leftly.
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Solar panel costs rise 60% under new DTI grants
Tile manufacturer Sandtoft says it will sell solar systems at zero profit in response to government cap on domestic renewable grants
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Glyndebourne faces planning challenge over wind turbine
Challengers say 70m tall turbine will spoil views over hundreds of square kilometres
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New advice for flood risk building
Government also announces £500,000 pilot fund for households vulnerable to flooding
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WYG launches new energy business
Consultant’s WYG Energy groups sustainable departments into a single service
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EC Harris PM on £20.5m green school scheme
Consultant wins contract to project manage Race Cottam designed eco-school scheme in Derby
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Green for go
A recent sustainability conference came up with some bright ideas for carbon-cutting products, projects and codes. But the time for talking is over. How do we take action?
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Government unveils fast-track planning reforms
The government this week provided the construction industry with the practical detail it had been waiting for on planning reform.
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Rockwool creates 110 jobs in £70m expansion
Mineral wool insulation firm doubles capacity at Welsh plant as demand surges for sustainable products
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Nuclear power decision by end of year
Alistair Darling says renewable energy alone 'would not be enough' at launch of energy white paper.
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Bristol tidal barrage could create 35,000 construction jobs
Energy white paper expected to study scheme’s potential for supply 5% of UK’s electricity
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Eco-bus shelter hits the streets, air-con included
Trueform launches a solar-powered bus shelter that can be upgraded to include cashpoints and toilets
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Image: 40-story eco-tower on Bristol shortlist
Mixed-use tower one of three options being considered for regeneration of St Paul's district of Bristol
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Speedy Hire reveals eco-van of the future
Tool hire company develops eco-vans in bid to beat congestion charge and cut carbon emissions
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Eco-town pledge kicks off Brown's leadership campaign
Councils invited to bid for zero carbon new towns modelled on Prince Charles' developments
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No carbon, no cars: Foster + Partners scheme in Abu Dhabi
Foster + Partners has revealed these images of what it claims will be the first zero-carbon, zero-waste city
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Planning to be required for domestic renewable grants
DTI announces that homeowners will need planning in place before being eligible for renewable grants
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Images: Foster unveils green utopia in the desert
Foster + Partners says the walled city of Masdar in Abu Dhabi will be the world's first zero-carbon and zero-waste city
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The four key messages from Think
Nuclear power, off-setting, road pricing and sustainability costs were all high on speakers' agenda at Think 07