All Sustainability articles – Page 91
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NewsBREEAM and LEED to work together on new global standard
Common metrics on carbon emissions will be developed by BREEAM, LEED and Green Star
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NewsSteel industry targets zero carbon buildings
Corus and steelwork association asks consultants to draw up blueprints for sustainable steel-frame structures
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NewsJordan green tower excavations near completion
Developer claims building will ‘set new standards for sustainability’
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NewsShort term fears voiced over sustainability in the recession
Building and Saint-Gobain survey finds pulling back from green agenda in current economic climate
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NewsRivals set to challenge BREEAM
BRE could lose its monopoly on the energy ratings market for non-domestic buildings if plans due to be unveiled next week are implemented
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NewsForeign CO2 could be stored under North Sea
Plans to rent out underwater caverns in the North Sea to store foreign carbon emissions are being considered by the government
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NewsCall for funding to help firms boost EPC ratings
Report recommends government guaranteed finance for refurbishments aimed at improving company buildings' rating to C
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NewsBRE to launch performance assessment tool at Ecobuild
BREEAM In-Use measures energy efficiency in actual practice to help target improvements to existing stock
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NewsLow-energy building system will launch at Ecobuild
Eco's ECO2H2OUSE claims speedier construction and ability to meet Passivhaus low-carbon housing standards
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NewsBRE to launch new eco assessment tool
BREEAM In-Use has been developed to ensyure buildings run as efficiently as they have been designed to
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NewsFive steps to a successful eco-assessment
Getting a good rating under sustainable building codes such as BREEAM needn't be a headache if you are foresighted and well organised
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NewsCost of pipes stymies green energy
District heating schemes in London are being cancelled because the cost of installing pre-insulated pipes has rocketed
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NewsCPA blasts energy firms on insulation failure
CPA accuses government of failing to ensure implementation of drive to increase insulation
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NewsGreen Pages comes to housebuilders’ aid
Builders looking for green products will shortly be able to consult a sustainable version of the Yellow Pages
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NewsMedieval architecture inspires zero-carbon home
Innovative energy-efficient home based on historic technique of arched overlapping thin clay bricks will star in TV's Grand Designs
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NewsGreen campaigners outed as energy wastrels
Boris Johnson, rock singer Chris Martin and LibDem energy spokesman Simon Hughes shamed by thermal imaging survey of their homes
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NewsHousehold emissions to be cut 33% by 2020
UK Green Building Council welcomes government announcement of new target
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Contractors to cover costs of environmental makeovers
The government is considering allowing homeowners to carry out an environmental makeover of their homes that would be free at the point of delivery
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Carbon Challenge site mothballed
A 650-home flagship zero-carbon development on government land has been put on hold because of the worsening recession
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FeaturesNo biomass, no turbines, no solar panels. Is Passivhaus the way to zero carbon?
The German Passivhaus standard is winning admirers in the UK, many of whom argue that its simple approach to low-energy building is far more practical than the Code for Sustainable Homes