All Building articles in Specifier 22 September 2006
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News
Sustainability
A building with more than 7000 solar panels and the latest in hemp insulation feature in this weeks Specifier.
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Features
Solarcentury: A sunny outlook
London-based Solarcentury has worked on its most challenging project to date, installing photovoltaic panels at the CIS Tower in Manchester. But it warns more must be done to give companies an incentive to support sustainable solutions
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Lhoist UK: In the lime light
Lhoist UK produces building lime and hemp lime products, and is benefiting from the new Part L and public awareness of environmental issues.
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Down on the farm
Sonia Soltani reports on how a York council building is demonstrating the eco-credentials of an unlikely building material … straw
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What it costs: photovoltaics
Photovoltaics may help reduce energy costs, as well as cutting CO2 emissions. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans looks at the options and whole-life costs of PV systems
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What to specify: 100% Detail 100% Design
Specifiers hunting for the latest in eco-friendly design should check out 100% Detail and 100% Design, on now at London’s Earls Court. You can also find out about sustainable products right here, including a cost-effective wind turbine and a bathroom water-saving device