All Sustainability articles – Page 55
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NewsUK nuclear industry welcomes electricity market white paper
White paper states that an investment of £110bn is required over the next 40 years
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FeaturesSustainability in Brazil: For the trees
Brazil is famous for sustainability: a lack of it. But a new wave of green legislation and client requirements is creating demand for skills local contractors don’t have - and UK specialists are first in line for the work. Luke McLeod-Roberts reports in the second of our special features on ...
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Features10 ways to make your office outstanding (in BREEAM’s eyes, at least)
These days the corporate world is falling over itself to improve its environmental credentials. Thomas Lane takes a look at the newest, greenest, office building on the block and finds out how your office can be ’outstanding’ too
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CommentComplexity risks short-circuiting energy reforms
Reforms in the Electricity Market Reform White Paper could hamper investment in energy if they become confused
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NewsBetter building services the key to making non-domestic buildings zero carbon
New report suggests there is no point in making building fabric performance tougher than current standards
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CommentJob losses threaten Green Deal
The industry needs skilled workers In order to meet the targets set out in the Green Deal
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NewsCouncil calls for fruit and nut tree audit as condition of planning
Firms operating in Brighton and Hove must also submit embodied energy calcuations
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FeaturesCase studies: houses built to 2016 zero-carbon standards
The government’s recent announcement that ’zero-carbon homes’ need not include appliances will allow future green housing to ditch peculiar solar panel-toting designs to resemble, well, normal houses. Building tours some schemes that fit the bill
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NewsEnergy saving measures to be trialled ahead of Green Deal
Measures being trialled include subsidised loft clearances and incentives for residents
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NewsBam bags £20m Nottingham University eco-hotel
Construction on BREEAM Excellent-rated 200-bed hotel begins this month
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CommentFailing eco-buildings: how to tackle the gas guzzlers
Post-occupancy evaluations show our buildings are not as green as design predictions – something needs to change
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NewsHub finalises zero carbon definition
Proposals will see developers and contractors compete to offer carbon reduction schemes
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NewsEco-homes from the 1970s meet 2016 zero carbon targets
Pioneering council scheme in Salford uses a quarter of the heating energy of a typical UK home, study reveals
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NewsUnderground hot water to heat Newcastle buildings
Scientists drilling geothermal borehole hit hot water source
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NewsPrisk on low carbon policy
Construction minister responds to government’s recommendations for achieving a greener industry
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NewsGovernment outlines plan for delivering low carbon industry
Construction leaders welcome plan despite omission of several recommendations
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NewsMark Prisk to co-chair Green Construction Board
The board is being formed to ensure the government’s action plan is carried out
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CommentPresumption in favour: All those in favour?
The government’s presumption in favour of development could be a boon for developers. But which schemes could benefit?