All Sustainability articles – Page 64
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Government announces details on green deal
Homeowners and businesses will be able to benefit from green retrofits by late 2012
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From a supermarket to low energy offices
Work starts on Bennetts Associates project to transform a supermarket to low-energy council offices
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Plans to streamline sustainable infrastructure projects
UK-GBC starts work on standardised framework for district heating systems and community infrastructure
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Green tax could drive cement firms out of UK
Green tax burdens are forcing manufacturers out of UK says think tank
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Planning approval for wind farms drops by half
Local opposition groups jeopardise government’s 2020 renewable target
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£6.1m project launched to investigate UK preparedness for extreme weather
Funding has been announced for research into the impact climate change could have on infrastructure
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Davis Langdon win Peterborough energy centre contract
QS appointed to oversee construction of recycling and energy centre
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Mott MacDonald launches cost and carbon tool
Consultant has developed online tool for assessing embodied carbon and project costs
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Green investment bank could be funded by nuclear sale
Government may raise cash for £1bn low carbon technology fund by selling stake in uranium company
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Passivoffice: First UK office to reach Passivhaus standards
Powys council was worried by rises in gas prices, so it decided to make its Stag teaching facility the first office in Britain to reach Passivhaus standards. After horrendous design problems, the team spent 12 months collecting data on how it performed. And, as Thomas Lane reports, the figures came ...
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Government accused of green stealth tax
Changes to the Carbon Reduction Commitment energy efficiency scheme will cost businesses £3.5bn
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Exhibition launched for Sustainability Awards finalists
Over 100 people attended the launch of an exhbition to celebrate the work of our 2010 finalists
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Olympic Energy Centre opens
Building designed by John McAslan will help reduce the Olympic Park’s carbon emissions
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Belfast's New Library scoops RICS sustainability award
Queen’s University library was built with an open-plan approach and with materials that can be recycled after use
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Painting wind turbines purple could save wildlife
New research sheds light on why the colour of wind turbines is important
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Self-regulating ventilator
Invisivent has launched the Evo self-regulating flap ventilator, which has been developed to provide ventilation without draughts or noise.
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Woodfibre insulation
Woodfibre insulation systems from NBT have been used on 13 of the 52 homes built for Scotland’s first ever Housing Expo, which showcased the latest concepts in energy efficient housing.
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Insulating wall ties
Ancon TeploTie, a low thermal conductivity wall tie, has been used in what is claimed to be the UK’s first retrofit to achieve level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The project was eligible for the code as more than half of it was new build. It involved the ...
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Eco co-housing schemes: Give it a spin
The UK has begun experimenting with co-housing schemes that aim to slash emissions while encouraging a more sustainable lifestyle - as you can imagine, communal washing machines that run on harvested rainwater are de rigueur