All Sustainability articles – Page 63
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Your easy guide to the Code for Sustainable Homes
The new Code for Sustainable Homes has finally arrived. Here’s a 10-point summary of the changes and the suggestions that didn’t make it into the final document
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Green Deal to create 250,000 jobs
Climate secretary Chris Huhne publishes Energy Bill and details of funding for home energy improvements
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Arup Associates scores double win at Sustainability Awards
The winners of the 2010 Sustainability Awards were unveiled at a ceremony in central London on Tuesday.Architect Arup Associates triumphed at the awards with a double win, scooping Sustainable Designer of the Year and Sustainable Project of the Year (over £10m) with its Harlequin 1 TV studio for broadcaster BSkyB. ...
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Sustainability Awards 2010: The winners and runners up
Who are the clients, contractors, designers and manufacturers leading the way in boosting green construction? Well, many of them are right here. Here we list the winners and runners-up in this year’s Sustainability Awards
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Foster's Masdar Institute kick starts Masdar City
Sustainability campus becomes first fully operational building within groundbreaking Abu Dhabi development
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Sustainability Now opens Wednesday
Join sustainability professionals at our free online conference and exhibition on December 8 and 9
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Onsite power generation levels announced
Zero Carbon Hub announces proposals for how much carbon should be emitted using onsite solutions for new zero-carbon homes
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Dunster plans zero-carbon homes built out of straw
Eco-housing guru claims compressed straw boards knock £20,000 off price of code level 6 home
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Kier spends £2.4m on green energy specialist Beco
Acquistition enables contractor to move further into photovoltaic sector
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Abu Dhabi eco city may rely on non-renewable power sources
Abu Dhabi eco-city Masdar may not be fully powered by renewable energy as budget constraints hit the scope of the project
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Less than a month until the Sustainability Awards 2010
Leading event to celebrate best practice in the built environment, London, 30 November
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Housebuilders save £1bn with Part L loophole
178,400 homes pre-registered with Building Control before the introduction of 2010 Part L will be built to lower energy standards
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Malaysia set to use British green technology
Malaysian energy supplier in talks with RockTron to produce cement substitute
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Green Deal to force landlords to upgrade homes
Tenant could have right to demand that landlords make energy efficiency improvements from 2015 onwards
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Qatar's zero carbon stadium: 96 degrees in the shade
Qatar wants to host the 2022 World Cup. But first it has to convince FIFA that the game can even be played in a Qatari summer. So it got Arup Associates to create a micro-climate inside a 500-seat test stadium. Cool.
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Low-carbon homes underperform, says report
Research says housebuilders need to make fundamental changes to meet 2016 zero carbon target
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Green Deal needs both carrot and stick
Requirement for landlords to improve housing performance at the tenants request shows government is serious about on green policy
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Topping out of £7m conference centre
Consarc’s timber frame design will house incubator spaces for start-up companies working on environmental construction
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Greenpower Education Trust wins award
A centre aimed at nuturing sustainable engineering talents in young people has been recognised for its design quality