All Sustainability articles – Page 70
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FeaturesThe big brother houses: monitoring residents' energy use
Housebuilders can specify all the green technology they want, but what happens when human beings get left in charge of the thermostat? Buro Happold installed sensors to find out, then told Thomas Lane what they discovered
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Energy secretary: Nuclear will go ahead privately
New incumbent Chris Huhne says no public money will be spent on plants, but they will probably still go ahead
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John Gummer to appear at Sustainability Now
Former environment secretary will be at virtual event at 12.45pm today
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£400bn energy supergrid plan unveiled
Grid will span contients and provide 15% of Europe and the Middle East's electricity needs
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Tory-Lib Dem coalition reveals energy policies
Coalition agreement shows scrapping of HIPS but continued commitment to EPCs and feed-in tariffs
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Heathrow third runway scrapped
Coalition government agrees to cancel runway and block further runways at other airports
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Lib Dems and Tories split on nuclear power
Lib Dems opposed to expansion in nuclear power but Tories agree there will be no public subsidies
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Chris Huhne appointed energy and climate change secretary
The appointment will be one of five cabinet posts for Liberal Democrats in David Cameron's government
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Sustainability Now conference opens today
Discuss what the coalition government means for sustainability at Building's free two-day online event
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Post-election survey: Tell us what you think about the hung parliament
We'd like to know what you think the election result means for green policies, so we're offering a £50 Amazon voucher prize draw
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Industry demands Building Regs calculation details
Construction professionals are calling for the communities department to publish the calculation methodology that will enable designers to meet the 2010 Building Regulations announced last week
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NewsLess than half commercial properties have EPCs
EPC index shows an increase, but proves only a minority in the sector comply with energy labelling regulations
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NewsGreen Innovations Award finalists revealed
The winner will be announced at the Sustainability Now virtual event on May 13
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Comment10 changes to Part L for 2010
Our energy expert runs through the parts of the new rules that will have the biggest impact
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NewsPioneering UK Passivhaus certified
First Passivhaus in the country to use traditional cavity wall construction cost £141,000 to build and will use 90% less energy for heating than average
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NewsGovernment publishes Part L Approved Documents
Under new rules some non-domestic buildings will be allowed to achieve less than a 25% reduction while others will be expected to exceed the target
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NewsMormons pioneer sustainable church building
Green new-build and retrofit programme will be rolled out worldwide if pilot proves successful
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NewsHouseholders to rate green refurb policies
Great British Refurb Campaign asks for votes on the best policies for low-energy homes put forward by Tories, Labour and Lib Dems