Sustainability News
BRE’s housing plan rejected over ‘lack of sustainability’
Council says plans for Watford homes would ‘put more pressure on schools and create more traffic’
Carillion saves £10m through green push
Firm’s chief executive Richard Howson underlines business case for sustainability in construction
A third of councils failing on green building directive
Local authorities flout Brussels directive aimed at improving energy performance of their estates
Green Deal market continues to grow
Number of Green Deal assessments rises by a quarter month-on-month
Crest Nicholson blames delay over Part L for hike in costs
Housebuilder attacks government for failing to announce the revisions to energy regulations
Carillion misses half its sustainability targets
Contractor behind schedule on 11 of 22 targets, but has exceeded its target performance on a number of other key measures
Delay in Scots energy regulations hurting investment
Industry leaders say jobs an investment at risk due to continued regulatory uncertainty
Green Investment Bank sparks £2.3bn of investment
Energy infrastructure and Green Deal benefit from bank’s investment in first six months.
MEPs attack government for ‘incoherent’ approach to DECs
Coalition’s own MEPs lament ‘missed opportunity’ in letter to communities secretary Eric Pickles
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Energy firms 'must be fined' over carbon failures
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Energy firms investigated for missing carbon targets
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Plans for UK's biggest Passivhaus development unveiled
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BRE wins role on £4bn Chinese marina project
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Government puts £50m into Green Deal
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Residents attack BRE’s ‘unsustainable’ housing
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Green measures 'drive down energy bills'
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Interserve pledges to halve carbon emissions by 2020
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Government commits to zero carbon homes by 2016
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Osborne chases Hinkley deal for Budget
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Green Deal finance falls £66m short
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Drax biomass project in line for £75m guarantee
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Greg Barker promises more Green Deal marketing
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Fallon says insulation job losses 'inevitable'
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Morrell casts doubt on low carbon targets
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Government faces legal action over scrapped 'conservatory tax'
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Industry challenged to make up to 40% carbon cuts
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Government unveils plan to cut subsidies for renewable heat
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Minister torpedos Severn Barrage
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Brussels' Green Deal court action branded 'crazy'
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Firms warn delay to green standards will damage industry
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Labour backs key green building campaign aims
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Energy Bill amendment could boost green construction
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Flagship retrofit scheme may add 10% to energy bills
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Arnie trumpets government energy strategy
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Former building regulations minister backs campaign
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Elderly fear Green Deal debts
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Criminal probe into Green Deal fraud
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Scotland funds offshore wind development
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Leeds set to bring £80m Green Deal programme to market
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Balfour Beatty misses carbon reduction target
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Fresh delay to renewable heat scheme sparks concern
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Morgan Sindall appoints sustainability director
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RIBA slams ‘missed opportunity’ to boost green economy
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Government forced to pay £180k in solar legal costs
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'Slow but encouraging' start for Green Deal
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CBI backs VAT cut for refurb
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Heathrow T2 goes green
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Minister stalls on zero carbon assurance
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New scheme to tackle energy efficiency 'performance gap'
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Shuttleworth warns against 'efficient but nasty' design
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Government will consider 'tweaks' to Green Deal
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Green Construction Board to unveil routemap for 2050
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Global report makes business case for green building
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Bam tops list of UK's low carbon firms
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Brussels to take UK to court over Green Deal tax break
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Housing Design Awards open
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Over 25 MPs back Building’s Green for Growth campaign
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Top Tory MP backs Building’s Green for Growth campaign
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Mitie strikes Green Deal partnership with landlords
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Pickles may face judicial review over 'conservatory tax' decision






