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Miliband pledges 80% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050
Energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband has committed the UK to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050, in his first statement as secretary for the new department.
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Architectural ambitions for Olympic village at risk in funding crisis
Contractors asked to submit price-cutting ideas for 2012 village as project dips into contingency fund
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Cutting CO2 emissions from existing homes to create £5bn a year refurb market
Report calls for “green” training for builders and tradesmen and boosting the appeal of low carbon homes to households
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Archive TitlesRedundancies mount at QS firms and architects
Several of the UK's top QSs are preparing to axe staff as the effects of the credit crunch spread.
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Government commits to cut emissions by 80% by 2050
Target raised from 60% cut in greenhouse gas emissions to 80% by 2050
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Archive TitlesSitting on the Gok of the bay: TV fashion guru Gok Wan opens Clarence Dock
Fashion guru Gok Wan, host of Channel 4’s How to Look Good Naked and Gok’s Fashion Fix, has formally opened the new Clarence Dock complex in Leeds.
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BSI British Standards to head up development of international standard on energy management.
The standard, ISO 50001, is being developed to establish a framework for commercial, institutional, large residential and transportation sectors along with emerging economies and SMEs to manage their energy usage.
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Mitie found guilty after electrician dies
Mitie Engineering Services convicted of breaching health and safety legislation but individual managers acquitted
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BES Consulting to form biggest EPC and DEC survey team
BES Consulting is to invest £1 million in putting together a team of surveyors qualified to produce Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Display Energy Certificates (DECs).
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Daylighting code of practice revised by BSI.
BSI British Standards has published a revised version of the code of practice for daylighting in buildings.The newly revised BS 8206-2:2008 Lighting for Buildings Code of Practice for daylighting gives recommendations regarding the design for daylight in buildings. It includes recommendations on the design of electric lighting when used in ...
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Green issues buck credit crunch as companies sign up to Green500
Despite the current economic difficulties, companies within the built environment sector are doing their part to reduce carbon emissions, signing up to carbon cutting scheme Green500.
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M&E sector set for accelerated acquisition activity
Downturn will see smaller contractors selling to larger rivals, says report
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MPs call for incentives for small scale renewable energy generation
Early-day motion proposes paying property owners for energy they create
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Construction orders fall 15% in three months
Government figures reveal sharp fall in housing orders only partly offset by a big increase in infrastructure work
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Lighting Design International creates solution for Piccadilly Thistle
Lighting Design International has created a lighting solution for the façade of the Thistle Hotel in Piccadilly, London.
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Carbon Trust calls for offshore wind farm debate
The Carbon Trust has called for wind farms to be built closer to the shore in order to reduce costs and meet 2020 renewable energy targets.
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Taylor Woodrow launches acoustic testing facility
Taylor Woodrow is launching a full-scale flanking laboratory, located at its technology centre in Leighton Buzzard.
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Green Building Council urges government to push green housing agenda
In its latest report, The Green Building Council (GBC) has urged the government to make improvements in existing UK housing to meet carbon reduction targets.
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First hydrogen powered home opens
A home in the West Midlands will use natural gas converted into hydrogen to power a fuel cell that will produce 1.5kW of electricity and 3kW of heat for the occupants.
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Fall-out from banking crisis continues
End of an era in the commercial development sector, as Lehman’s failure takes down interiors contractor