All Sustainability articles – Page 89
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Features
Carpet tiles
InterfaceFLOR’s Straightforward range of carpet tiles has been used at EC Harris’ London headquarters in the Regent’s Quarter development in King’s Cross
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UK Green Building Council to work on new zero-carbon code
The UK Green Building Council is planning to set up joint working groups with the government to take forward plans to make all new non-residential buildings zero carbon by 2019
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Features
Blueprint for code level homes
Tarmac is constructing two concept homes at the University of Nottingham in order to provide housebuilders and registered social landlords with a blueprint for low-cost, zero-carbon housing
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NewsDelayed £3.8bn Manchester waste PFI deal signed
Contract first to benefit with £120m from the Treasury's PFI rescue fund
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NewsLondon Array wind farm may be bailed out by bank
World's largest offshore wind farm set for rescue by European Investment Bank
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NewsEmpire State Building goes green
£13.6m green makeover to slash world-famous office building’s carbon footprint by 38%
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NewsEstate agents attack new Hips rules
New system will deter people from putting up homes for sale say agents
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NewsNorfolk wind farm plans revealed
Joint venture will generate enough electricity to power 220.000 homes
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NewsTenants pay 3% premium for green buildings
RICS survey reveals improving energy performance in US properties is worth the investment
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NewsBrown 'should have boosted insulation, not cars'
FMB says more jobs could have been created by investing in green initiatives instead of auto industry and roads
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NewsRenewable energy heads slam government inaction
Energy minister Mike O'Brien asks industry for trust and patience in face of criticism
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NewsWorld's biggest wind farm investor slashes UK spending 40%
Iberdrola Renewables' decision threatens government target to generate 35% of country's electricity from renewables by 2020
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NewsDon't ditch 2016 target, says Green Building Council
Goal of zero-carbon for all new housing is still achievable, claims body
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News'UK's greenest healthcare building' breaks ground
£300m new building at Great Ormond Street will offset more than 20,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year
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NewsEcobuild 2009 video report
Package of interviews from the major sustainability event in early March
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News£2bn funding gap threatens wind farms
Credit crunch means major schemes with planning approval may not be built unless government steps in to help
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CommentEnergy saving in existing stock: Energy junkies
Government consultations on improving the performance of our existing stock are welcome. But it will mean nothing if the public can’t kick the carbon habit
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News
Major firms face fines for electricity use
Legislation designed to force corporations to cut their electricity bills will affect four times as many construction firms as previously thought
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Part L: The animated edition
Building Regulations could include pictures and diagrams to help foreign builders, architects and householders interpret them, if suggestions by government advisers are followed through
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NewsGive up on 2016 zero-carbon target, says RICS
Chartered surveyor group calls for government to adopt a "more realistic" target of 70% reduction