All Sustainability articles – Page 157
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FeaturesConversation with a heretic
Nigel Lawson thinks Britain’s attempts to stop the world getting warmer are bound to fail and will wreck our economy in the process. It would be much better to spend the money and effort adapting to the inevitable.
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What it costs: Rainwater drainage
Keeping rainwater off roofs and away from buildings is essential to avoid inevitable damage and exorbitant repair costs. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans considers the costs and options for eaves gutters and rainwater downpipes
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NewsSolar 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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NewsGlyndebourne faces planning challenge over wind turbine
Challengers say 70m tall turbine will spoil views over hundreds of square kilometres
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NewsNew advice for flood risk building
Government also announces £500,000 pilot fund for households vulnerable to flooding
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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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NewsWYG launches new energy business
Consultant’s WYG Energy groups sustainable departments into a single service
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NewsGovernment 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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CommentGreen 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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NewsRockwool 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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NewsNuclear 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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NewsEco-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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NewsImage: 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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NewsSpeedy 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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NewsEco-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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NewsNo 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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NewsPlanning 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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NewsImages: 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