All Sustainability articles – Page 17
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NewsFour out of five Londoners’ homes overheated this summer
Survey of 1,005 capital-dwellers reveals that 83% suffered from overheating in their home at least once this year
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NewsRudd pulls plug on £3.5bn Jurassic Coast wind farm
Energy secretary refuses planning permission for controversial offshore project in face of local opposition
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NewsWinners for £200m 'whole house' retrofit framework
Willmott Dixon, Wates, Vinci, Kier and Mears among winners on £200m framework
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NewsHeathrow confident it would meet green targets with third runway
Must meet carbon emissions targets, air quality limits and noise restrictions set out by Howard Davies’ Airports Commission
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NewsFurther firms line up legal action over green cuts
Drax and Infinis latest firms to take legal action against government over changes to green policies
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CommentGet ready for ESOS
The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme obliges large businesses to carry out regular energy audits
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CommentMeeting our greens
Despite rowing back on green policies, the UK has a positive story to tell
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NewsLegal action threatened over plans to axe solar subsidy
Friends of the Earth to explore legal options after government consults on scrapping solar feed-in tariff
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NewsLighting upgrade saves Canary Wharf Group £400,000 a year
LED system allows company to cut over 1,950 tonnes of carbon emissions
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NewsSKA Gold rating for Hammerson HQ refurb
Interserve fit-out of developer’s office receives high-level sustainability rating
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NewsScape looks to roll out school modules heated by children
Units using thermal mass of pupils can be extra classrooms or basis of new school buildings
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NewsImtech UK water, waste and energy division falls into administration
Business not part of the refinancing deal to save Imtech UK, leaving up to 69 jobs under threat
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NewsFeed-in tariffs next in line for government axe
Government starts consultation on future of feed-in tariffs due to scheme’s “projected overspend”
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NewsGreen Deal installations hit record level in June
Latest official data shows Green Deal financing was at its highest point before scheme was scrapped
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NewsClimate change summit to have dedicated Buildings Day
Day at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris will be devoted to built environment
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NewsZero carbon affordable homes unveiled in Hampshire
Architect Ash Sakula says it’s “very regrettable” the government has not stuck to 2016 zero carbon target
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CommentThe tides of change
Climate change means we need more joined up thinking to prevent flooding and storm damage
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CommentGoing down the drain
The London super sewer could be a costly mistake. Green infrastructure can provide much more sensible solutions
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CommentThe many U-turns of sustainable building
The government’s sustainability backtracking will have knock-on effects for other national policies and will be damaging for industry confidence
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CommentThey’re not making it easy, being green
Has the government lost its way on the path to a low carbon economy?