All Sustainability articles – Page 170
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Mayor gives zero-carbon scheme green light
London's first big zero-carbon scheme since BedZED has been given the go-ahead by London mayor Ken Livingstone.
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Minister admits Building Regulations need overhaul
Housing minister Yvette Cooper gave a further indication last week the government is responding to Building's successful campaign to reform the Building Regulations.
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Building a taste for waste
Find out how your company can specify sustainable materials and discover how the latest toolkits from WRAP can help minimise waste.
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Saint Gobain and Shell team up to create new solar panels
Glass specialists' expertise comes into play as technology moves on from traditional silicon.
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Construction minister launches sustainability consultation
Industry players urged to help shape framework of sustainable construction.
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Welsh Assembly earns top green rating
Debating chamber built by Taylor Woodrow awarded BREEAM Excellent rating by BRE.
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HSBC HQ wins top environmental rating
HSBC's headquarters in Canary Wharf achieves BREEAM rating of Excellent.
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UK prosecuted over failure to implement energy directive
The European commission this week started legal proceedings against the UK over its failure to explain why it has not implemented European energy policies.
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BRE Trust appoints former Carillion boss
Sir Neville Simms takes over from Hugh Try as trust chairman.
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Buro Happold to double size of US workforce to 120
Engineer to open larger officer in New York as it moves to reduce dependence on UK market
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Sustainability: On-site renewables
In the first of our spotlights on sustainability, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the increasingly prevalent issue of on-site renewable energy, including the options available and costs
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Barker to lead second review of planning system
Economist Kate Barker has been asked to lead a second review of the UK’s planning system. The government responded to Barker’s first report on housing supply last week.
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Microgeneration could supply 40% of energy needs
EST report says that technologies such as mini-wind turbines and solar panels could help reduce CO2 by 15% a year.
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European ministers sign sustainable communities agreement
Almost half of Europeans live in communist era housing, commissioner reveals
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Sustainability code slammed
Senior industry figures have slammed the government’s long-delayed draft code for sustainable buildings, saying it falls well below current standards and that the ODPM went behind their backs to produce it.
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CPA unimpressed by Sustainable Building Code
Construction Products Association slams draft version of code published as part of the chancellor's pre-Budget report.
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WWF slams government's Code for Sustainable Building
WWF "in despair" over contents of new Code as it accuses government of backsliding on energy efficiency.
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BRE appoints top environmental consultant
Dr Katherine Hyde joins BRE as director of BRE's Environmental Consultancy Dr Katherine Hyde.
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Tribal scraps sustainable communities arm
Property consultant winds down ‘unnecessary’ subsidiary Tribal Urban Futures only six months after launch
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Government backs MP's plan to tackle climate change
Councils may cut red tape for community electricity generation schemes