All Sustainability articles – Page 29
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NewsGovernment's green record under fire
Senior industry figures today joined Labour MPs in lambasting the government’s recent performance on green growth
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NewsLabour would scrap 'failing' Green Deal
Labour would replace Green Deal and Energy Companies Obligation with an alternative ‘Energy Save’ retrofit scheme
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CommentIs it time for a radical rethink of Building Regulations?
Making developers liable for a building’s performance would benefit both customer and industry
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NewsGovernment to tweak failing Green Deal cashback scheme
Greg Barker tells Green Deal providers that he is looking at ways to prevent £125m incentive scheme from being used almost entirely for boiler replacements
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NewsManchester eyes huge public building retrofit programme
Greater Manchester Authority contemplates initiative based around London’s Re:Fit scheme
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News22,000 installers needed to meet renewable heat target
Seven times as many accredited installers needed by 2020 according to PwC report
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NewsNumber of completed Green Deals rises to 12
There are now 12 ‘live’ Green Deal plans, while a further 372 plans have been signed by the customer the latest figures show
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NewsLib Dems back Green Deal incentives
The Liberal Democrats have adopted proposals to significantly bolster the Green Deal as official party policy.
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NewsMinisters exploring ways to extend Green Deal to vacant properties
Don Foster says he is working with Ed Davey to ensure private landlords can use Green Deal to retrofit vacant properties
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CommentGreen buildings are simply better for people
We spend more than 80% of our lives in buildings, so let’s make them good places to be
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News‘Sky high’ rates on Green Deal loans could come down
Boss of Green Deal Finance Company holds out prospect of reduced rates once demand is established
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CommentThe GLA is prioritising gas-fired CHP
Why has the GLA not approved a scheme which uses renewables to reduce the predicted emissions by 40%? Surely reducing energy requirements should be paramount?
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CommentDon't abolish the Planning and Energy Act
Eric Pickles used to champion this legislation, why is he now trying to do away with it?
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NewsFresh £150m for low-carbon buildings
Technology Strategy Board to fund raft of investment projects building on success of previous programmes
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CommentGood riddance to the Code for Sustainable Homes
If we rush into mass retrofit without proper research, we will make the same old mistakes with the UK’s housing
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CommentCutting carbon doesn't have to cost money
A whole-life carbon approach is the key to achieving up to a 40% reduction in carbon
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CommentHow can we achieve zero carbon for commercial projects?
So far the focus has been on the residential sector but the target for non-domestic buildings is looming
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NewsFury at regulator’s plan to wrap retrofit work in red tape
Industry figures slam Ofgem’s plan to require two surveyors to sign off some retrofit work
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CommentIt's time to end housing standards outside of regulations
Developing a set of national housing standards outside of the Building Regulations would cause confusion