All Sustainability articles – Page 60
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FeaturesWhy the Green Deal won't work for non-domestic buildings
The government’s Green Deal promises to revolutionise the UK’s energy efficiency. But can it deliver financial savings? Richard Quartermaine of Cyril Sweett investigated the payback implications of four non-domestic buildings, and the results are not encouraging …
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FeaturesRebuilding Iraq: Mott MacDonald's Marsh Arab school
How do you start to rebuild a country devasted by war? When Mott MacDonald was asked to make a school for the Marsh Arabs, it went back to using traditional woven reed – reconnecting the community to its roots.
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NewsGreen light for £80m Royal Docks 'eco' block
Silvertree project gets electricity and heating from solar source
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NewsEaga wins £210m extension to Warm Front contract
New Carillion company will provide housing insulation and renewables for the government-funded scheme
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NewsUKGBC: commercial buildings must have DECs
Energy use certificate should be rolled out across commercial sector, says green building group
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NewsTata warns Budget deals 'severe blow'
Steel giant says carbon floor price will make UK steel makers uncompetitive
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FeaturesSustainability: The power to persuade
Our industry now has a plethora of initiatives to encourage us to build sustainably, either through sanctions or incentives. Has the government has got the balance right?
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FeaturesGreg Barker interview: 'We've got to transform the built environment'
Minister for climate change is nothing if not ambitious. He’s pushing through the government’s Green Deal to retrofit Britain’s 26 million homes. Fine idea, of course, but will it actually work?
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NewsMPs ask Osborne to explain 'sustainable development'
Committee demands details on Budget statement of ’Presumption in favour of sustainable development’
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NewsRICS attacks Budget on zero carbon U-turn
Body ’disappointed’ standards are watered down despite industry backing for zero carbon homes
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NewsBudget 'u-turn' on zero carbon homes
Shock Budget decision to exempt home appliances from zero carbon definition
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NewsGrontmij appoints sustainability director
Appointment of Alex Drysdale follows rebranding of Roger Preston and Partners as Grontmij Building Services
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NewsFeed-in tariffs slashed
Government drastically reduces tariffs for large and medium sized solar panel installations
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NewsScottishPower Renewables £40m tidal energy project approved
Marine turbines will generate enough electricity for 10,000 homes
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NewsLive debate: Is Code Level 6 pricing zero-carbon out of the market?
Join a live online debate on the Code for Sustainable Homes at 11am GMT on Friday 18 March sponsored by H+H
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NewsFeed-in tariffs won't fund solar farms, says Huhne
Energy secretary says that feed in tariffs would allow solar arrays of around two
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NewsConstruction firms on course to halve waste by 2012
WRAP report reveals a decrease of 28% in construction, demolition and excavation waste
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Global green standard
British Property Federation chief executive says energy performance certificates not enough