All Sustainability articles – Page 79
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Energy minister pledges date for national policy statement
David Kidney says he is looking for 'earliest day in November' to publish full document
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Radar-invisible turbine could blow away wind farm objectors
QinetiQ/Vestas 'stealth' turbine is hoped to remove a major planning barrier to wind power developments
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CBI calls for boost to nuclear programme
Business body says UK risks undermining energy security if it fails to build at least six new nuclear plants by 2030
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£100m to fund green projects in London
European and local money to go towards decentralising energy, recycling and waste energy creation
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Government to pay for home energy makeovers
Up to 90,000 low-income homes will benefit from energy efficiency measures in plan to curb fuel poverty
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BREEAM grows in European esteem
Developer Codic Group wins Belgium's first BREEAM certification for office scheme
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Sash windows can be green, says English Heritage
Research finds that simple improvements to traditional 1880s windows can bring most up to modern standards
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What should the zero-carbon home standard be?
Government is consulting the industry on the definition of a zero-carbon home, and to add your views there is an official online survey here
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Nuclear power stations may receive public subsidies
Guardian newspaper says government plans to pay for new wave of power plants with carbon levy on electricity consumers
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Green light for 50MW biomass plant in Tees Valley
Aker Solution will develop £200m green power station to supply 80,000 homes with energy
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Ventilation systems
Vent-Axia has expanded its Lo-Carbon series of energy-efficient ventilation products with the launch of a range of low-energy DC residential fans
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Solar shading
Renson Sunprotection Screens has introduced Fixscreen, an external screening device for controlling light and thermal gains into both domestic and commercial properties
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Mechanical ventilation
Ventilation company Vortice has launched three new products. The Vort Notus is a decentralised continuous mechanical axial extract fan particularly useful for refurbishments and for social housing applications
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Stormwater management
Wavin has enhanced its AquaCell stormwater management systems with the introduction of the AquaCell Plus. The unit is designed for use in extra deep installations or in conjunction with AquaCell Core and Lite to make it easy to inspect the installation with CCTV cameras
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Green roof systems
Building membranes specialist Icopal has launched the EasyGreen modular roofing system, which the company claims will improve stormwater management and easy inspection of underlying roof waterproofing membranes
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Combined heat pump
Atmos Heating Systems’ Combinair hot water boiler combines a conventional boiler with an air source heat pump and heat recovery in a single unit, and is now covered by a new section in SAP Appendix Q. This means its energy saving potential can be taken into account when carrying out ...
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Clean coal power hit by decision to postpone plants
Delays feared for new wave of 'clean' coal-fired power stations as two large schemes held up
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Complete building envelopes
An integrated external building envelope, delivered by ICF-Tech walls, Sheerframe windows and Masterdor doorsets, is being used on 12 Code for Sustainable Homes level five dwellings for Woking Borough Homes
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Network of wind turbines shut down after design flaw found
Quiet Revolution’s helical machines hit by moisture leak and critical report from Southwark council
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Green experts attack adviser’s role
Government’s brief for chief construction adviser role criticised for too little focus on sustainability