Cyril Sweett

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    Sustainability: Zeroing In

    2011-01-14T00:00:00

    Cyril Sweett reviews the recommendations from the Zero Carbon Hub’s Carbon Compliance Task Group and considers the implications for the definition of a zero-carbon home from 2016

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    What the code will cost

    2007-04-20T00:00:00

    So now we have an idea of what the code for sustainable homes will require and when it will require it. what we didn’t know, until now, is what the damage to our wallets would be …

  • Beaufort Court in Hertfordshire has zero carbon emissions, but traditional buildings can also achieve substantial improvements
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    Sustainability costs

    2005-05-06T00:00:00

    It is commonly assumed that going green will rack up the costs of a building project, but a unique study contradicts that view. In this cost model, Cyril Sweett details sustainable solutions for four building types indicating how improvements can be made at little or no extra cost

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    Services whole-life costs Heating

    2000-07-28T00:00:00

    The fourth in this series on the lifespan costs of engineering services compares four heating systems.