All Sustainability articles – Page 79
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NewsRogers 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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NewsCentrica gives green light to huge wind farm
Project off coast of Lincolnshire to provide enough power for two large towns
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NewsGovernment 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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NewsStride 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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FeaturesRopemaker 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?
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NewsEnergy 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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NewsRadar-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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NewsCBI 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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News£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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NewsGovernment 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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NewsBREEAM grows in European esteem
Developer Codic Group wins Belgium's first BREEAM certification for office scheme
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NewsSash 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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NewsWhat 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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NewsNuclear 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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NewsGreen 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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NewsMechanical 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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NewsGreen 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