All Sustainability articles – Page 158
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NewsCrest Nicholson wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
Award given for measures to reduce carbon footprint and determination to spread good practice
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NewsGambling on green is still an outside bet
Companies won't start installing wind turbines until green profits become sustainable
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NewsSpending watchdog savages government’s green record
National Audit Office lays into government’s management of its own buildings
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NewsNHBC: Green regulation will mean less living space
Renewable technologies will create homes with larger footprints or smaller living space
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FeaturesFibre optic solar lighting
Swedish company Parans is introducing the Parans System to the UK. The system enables natural sunlight to be piped deep into buildings in thin, flexible fibre-optic cables. Unlike traditional sun pipes, which take up space and usually have to be installed during construction or disruptively later, the Parans System’s optical ...
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Innovative electrical production
EC Power has developed the XRGI, a micro combined heat and power (CHP) generator.
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District heating system
Heat exchanger specialist Alfa Laval has introduced a district heating substation to provide and regulate heating and hot water for single-family homes.
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Flat plate solar collector
Heating products maker Vaillant has added the Aurotherm VFK 900 to its solar heating range.
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NewsWhat the code will cost
So now we have an idea of what the code for sustainable homes will require and when it will require it. what we didn’t know, until now, is what the damage to our wallets would be …
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Green offices: cheaper than you might think ...
A report commissioned by Building says a 2.5% increase in rents could make new-build offices 25% more energy efficient than the current version of Part L of the Building Regulations.
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Ecoterre earth brick
Ibstock Brick has launched the Ecoterre Earth, an unfired clay brick designed for use in internal party walls.
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QCs enter legal spat over bird protection areas
The government’s wildlife watchdog has called in top QCs to defend its moratorium on new housing across a large stretch of the Home Counties.
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Sanyo air conditioning
Sanyo Air Conditioners has launched an air-conditioning system partially powered by photovoltaic (PV) panels.
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NewsAl Gore ready to take questions
Think 07 is providing an opportunity to put questions to Al Gore ahead of his speech at the sustainability conference on May 1
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News20% of Olympic site now clear
Every building demolished is being photographed to enable designers to identify recyclable materials
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NewsJune date for UK's first top level sustainable house
Zero carbon home from Sheppard Robson, Arup and Kingspan features PVs, biomass and a 'wind catcher'
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Opening a can of worms
The unfortunate demise of the contents of his first wormery has caused Reverend Green to consider the value of this method of composting
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NewsTraining bodies insist there is no shortage of HIP assessors
There will be enough trained inspectors in place before introduction of HIPs in June, claim assessors
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NewsGovernment risks green backlash, industry warns
‘Over-ambitious’ targets could lead housebuilders to turn their back on sustainability