All Building performance articles – Page 3
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CommentTime for joined up thinking
Why the industry needs an independent policy and technical platform with improving building performance as its primary objective
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CommentSave as You Pay - or not?
We need to develop a precise science of ‘energy auditing’ to take retrofit programmes to next level
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CommentWe need a pan industry R&D fund
Overestimations of the energy performance of new homes are symptomatic of a wider problem in the industry
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NewsMorgan Sindall and British Land score high on carbon disclosure
Report for Carbon Disclosure Project recognises firms who are open about carbon emissions and take action to mitigate climate change
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CommentThis is not just any supermarket
How did M S’s team get their sustainable store in Cheshire Oaks to perform even better than intended?
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CommentBridging the performance gap
The industry is in denial, buildings should perform as expected all the time.
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CommentThe government has lost the plot with allowable solutions
The proposed central fund in the allowable solutions consultation widens the gap between construction and energy markets
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CommentWhy are we so bad at data entry?
Simple errors, such as using the wrong unit of quantity, happen too often and make much of our building performance data meaningless
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CommentNew Homes: Addressing the performance gap
So far the research into the energy performance of new homes has been piecemeal, now the government is funding a new project
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NewsM&S eco-store outperforms targets
Massive green building project 29% more efficient than expected Faithful and Gould finds
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CommentBuilding performance: Aspiration vs reality
Until buildings are installed exactly as designed and developers are involved with building performance in the long term, we will never achieve whole life value
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CommentIs it time for a radical rethink of Building Regulations?
Making developers liable for a building’s performance would benefit both customer and industry
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CommentDoes anyone understand the performance gap?
The disparity between our buildings’ actual and predicted energy performance is down to a lack of understanding of what causes it
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CommentOverheating: A new angle on the performance gap
Buildings are increasingly overheating in summer, a problem that we need to tackle now at the design stage
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CommentWhat performance gap?
Energy comparisons of buildings are meaningless unless we define our terms very clearly
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NewsCBI: Use tax incentives to turn commercial property green
Report calls for variable business rates and non-domestic Green Deal to boost energy efficiency work
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NewsFears over plan to scrap Code for Sustainable Homes
Government proposals raise concerns that vital areas of sustainability will not be covered by fresh standards
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NewsCity Halls prioritise energy efficiency
Study finds varying responses to climate change from city bosses
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FeaturesGovernment Soft Landings: Strings attached
Government Soft Landings will apply to all central government projects by 2016 - here’s what you need to know
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NewsGreen Deal overly focused on boilers
Fears grow over Green Deal after figures show measures focused on boiler replacements rather than building fabric
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