All Sustainability articles – Page 78
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Planning to be relaxed for micro-renewables
Housing and planning minister proposes changing rules to encourage property owners to install low-carbon options such as wind turbines
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Public backs community-based green utilities
Research shows strong support for sustainable infrastructure including community heating systems and filtered rainwater for toilets
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A world awaits us: The Copenhagen conference building boom
A deal on carbon reduction targets in next month’s Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen could create a boom for UK consultants working overseas
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Imagine the world in 2020: climate change
The year’s 2020, and, having left Building for reasons far too shocking to go into here, former assistant editor Thomas Lane talks us through a day in his life as an engineer in a world that’s slowly coming to terms with climate change …
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Banks announce £1.4bn in loans for wind farms
On-shore wind power received a boost on Tuesday as a consortium of banking institutions announced a £1.4bn funding injection
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Two schools planned for carbon-negative London park
The relocated schools will overlook the Parkland Walk in north London
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Sustainability Now: Copenhagen and beyond
Sign up now for the biggest virtual green event in construction from 8-9 December
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Ellen Macarthur to appear at sustainability conference
Industry’s annual sustainability conference, Making Sustainable Development Happen, has announced a star line-up of speakers
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Loans worth £1.4bn offered to build onshore windfarms
European Investment Bank will provide £700m of loans, with other UK-based banks financing the remainder
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Just 10 days to nominate your green guru
The deadline is looming for nominations for the title of Building's green guru 2009
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Boris offers residents free 'carbon makeovers'
Mayor says 10,000 homes could benefit from £9.5m cash for energy saving measures such as loft and cavity wall insulation
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Government names 10 nuclear sites
Sizewell in Suffolk among the sites nominated for nuclear development in draft documents
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Green light for UK's first zero-landfill energy park
Energy minister wants cutting-edge combination of recycling centre and biomass power plant at Peterborough to be first of many
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Hospitals face 'huge penalties' under carbon scheme
Carbon Reduction Commitment could heavily penalise public bodies that have little scope for further energy savings
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Building and NES launch commercial EPC index
Initiative aims to tackle problem that 75% of commercial builds are illegally marketed without an EPC
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Rogers visits green city in Gulf to help promote UK firms
Richard Rogers visited Foster + Partners’ Masdar City in Abu Dhabi last week to discuss opportunities for UK firms to work on it
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Centrica gives green light to huge wind farm
Project off coast of Lincolnshire to provide enough power for two large towns
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Government needs carbon capture strategy, says ICE
Report says progress on carbon capture technology has been stalled due to lack of funding and a clear road map
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Stride Treglown office awarded BREEAM Outstanding at design stage
Architect's new Cardiff office will use a biomass boiler, grey-water recycling and a natural ventilation approach
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Ropemaker or Watermark Place: The big square off
Two big hitters have emerged on the streets of the City: Ropemaker in the red corner (above left), Watermark Place in the blue (above right). But which will take the sustainability title and be crowned ultimate speculative office champ?