All Building articles in 2008 Issue 1
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NewsRiver Cottage HQ gets eco-makeover
Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's brainchild undergoes a green revamp and expansion of his growing food empire. Full data on building performance included
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FeaturesCole Thompson Anders scheme gets go ahead in East London
Architect Cole Thompson Anders selected to work on a project in Forest Gate, East London
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NewsFull EPC accreditation schemes list released
Communities and Local Government department has announced its approval for twelve accreditation schemes
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NewsThe eight foot wide sustainable house
There’s a new build eco house in West London designed to minimise its carbon footprint... on a site that’s as tight as they come
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NewsThe Big Green Challenge
NESTA is giving away a £1 million prize fund to the group that manages to reduce its CO2 emissions within its community by 60%
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NewsLord Turner to head climate committee
Environment secretary Hilary Benn appoing former CBI boss Adair Turner to be the first Chair of the new Committee on Climate Change
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NewsCouncil House 2, Melbourne: Australia’s greenest office building
Council House 2, an administrative building for the City of Melbourne, is the first in the country to achieve the highest possible rating of six stars in Australia’s Green Star environmental accreditation. It is now influencing a new era of office design
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Green lease guide launch
Consultant WSP calls for an industry-wide green lease code for landlords and tenants
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NewsEnergy performance certificates – The software provider's perspective
Software glitches need to be ironed out to make EPCs work says David McEwan. He argues that software providers have a key part to play int he successful rollout of the certificates.
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NewsStraw bale building takes shape - images
Bristol media centre scheme believed to be Europe's first to use innovative straw bale cladding system which is carbon positive
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NewsFirst major Green Star project in South Australia
Situated in Mount Gambier, South Australia, ForestrySA is the first local government building to achieve a 5 Green Star Certification in the region
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NewsIs this the end of south-facing glazing?
Mark Brinkley discusses what’s more important when designing new housing; winter warming or summer cooling
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NewsView from my office: Stephen Cummins
The graduate QS at Davis Langdon sees historic Manchester blending well with the latest inner city schemes
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NewsBattery Park City, New York: A green and sunny vision
Strict environmental planning rules at Battery Park City have produced a cluster of ever-greener residential towers
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NewsOld and new challenges remain
Momentum is building behind zero-carbon new buildings but the Cinderella of the built environment, the existing estate, has been barely touched. Over to you the Treasury and No10, says Paul King
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NewsManufacturing a green future
Manufacturing firm Hambleside Danelaw has taken the bull by the horns and embraced a sustainable agenda in every part of its business offering. The results, in terms of its carbon footprint and the strides the firm has taken to reduce waste and to develop rethink their whole approach to designing ...
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NewsWork starts of £110m regeneration project in Coventry
MCD Property’s redevelopment of one of Coventry city centre’s historic sites, The Butts begins. BREEAM excellent scheme includes ground source heat pumps
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NewsThe sustainability quiz
Welcome to our first environmental quiz, offering a budding eco-boffin a £20 Amazon token. Test how up to date you are on the latest environmental developments, as well as your knowledge of current affairs
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NewsHard times
The credit crunch generating risk and opportunities on a local level, argues Lillian Peterson Turner & Townsend cost manager
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Ridge promotes sixteen
Consultant announces promotions including new equity partner in charge of London office