All Sustainability articles – Page 164
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Dongtan-on-Thames
THE VIEW FROM THE EDGE — Shanghai’s eco-city is creating a precedent that developments like the Thames Gateway ignore at their peril
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Features
Building buys the popcorn
Yes, we’re branching out. Inspired by the success of ‘Building buys a pint’, we took a group from consultant WSP to see Al Gore’s eco-documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Lydia Stockdale forked out for the Butterkist …
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Next generation of solar panels arrives in Wales
US firm will manufacture “flexible” PVs at a new factory in South Wales
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Galliford Try to build Europe’s biggest onshore wind farm
The contractor will start construction immediately on the £79m Whitelee Wind Farm near Glasgow
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Part L compliance software rereleased following criticism
The new version of SBEN features easier data entry, simpler ventilation figures and a more accurate database
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Major contractors’ charter gets tough on waste
MCG’s 15 firms set out sustainability targets for themselves and say more are to come
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Green agency hit by £5.3m VAT bill
The government’s green agenda suffered a setback this week after an energy-efficiency agency was slapped with a £5.3m tax bill, forcing it to restrict its activities.
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Giant wind turbine planned for London Olympics
The symbolic structure will provide energy for housing and street lighting for about 20 years
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DCLG poised to appoint new head of Building Regs
Shona Dunn is set to succeed Anne Hemming in January, Mark Coulshed is made interim head
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Pilot study into viability of sustainable refurbishment
Consultant Tuffin Ferraby Taylor (TFT) is teaming up with Slough Estates to introduce a pilot study into the viability of a sustainability programme for refurbishment.
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Goldsmith attacks Labour’s sustainability record
Zac Goldsmith, Tory adviser on the environment, has criticised the government for not forcing a change towards more sustainable construction methods in health projects.
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Row erupts as Olympic village misses energy target
Developer Westfield set for showdown with council over energy strategy on Stratford City site
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Give homeowners incentives to save energy, says Cooper
But housing minister’s call gets mixed reception from industry associations
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Carbon efficiency urged
John Colley, president of the Construction Products Association, has urged the government to set long-term targets for reductions in carbon in the built environment.
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Unto the breach
Having lost patience with government initiatives on sustainability for commercial buildings, the British Property Federation is stepping in with its own code
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Government backs green incentives for home
Big boost for Building's 99% campaign as Yvette Cooper calls for financial incentives in Energy Performance Certificates
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Tories set to impose higher green standards if elected
The Conservative party is planning to toughening its policy on the environmental standards to be reached in new-build and refurbishment work.
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Refuelling the renewable debate
Unless we act now, within 15 years fossil fuels will become too expensive and the effects of climate change irreversible. Bill Dunster looks to a more renewable future
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Features
What it costs: photovoltaics
Photovoltaics may help reduce energy costs, as well as cutting CO2 emissions. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans looks at the options and whole-life costs of PV systems
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RICS warns that lifestyle changes have to be made
Research produced this week for the RICS has warned that Britain must cut energy use if it is to meet the government’s goal of cutting carbon emissions 60% by 2050.