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Zero carbon timeline
Building Sustainability’s new environmental timeline for upcoming legislation and targets
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Meet the Sustainability Awards judges
Here's a quick run through of the panel who decided on this year's Sustainability awards, which will be revealed tonight
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NewsT Clarke trading recovers in second half
The contractor says it has made 'encouraging' progress in both London and the regions
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NewsSustainability Awards 2007
The awards for environmental excellence in the construction industry took place last week at the Hilton Hotel, London
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NewsSix in the City
The absurdity of the Government's current definition of zero carbon for housing to exclude off-site renewables is hampering projects right now, especially in tight city centre sites, argues Sponge director Chani Leahong
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NewsPaper round: Blaze warehouse owners could face manslaughter charge
Plus Gordon Brown's 57 eco-towns and a fall in demand for commercial property
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NewsGreen roofs course a success
The construction information and research body Ciria takes a tour around Canary Wharf's green roofs
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NewsPop venues to reopen as live music booms
Company to open venues across the country, including the Sheffield Roxy which will be refurbished
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NewsWYG and Waterman Group report strong trading
Two engineering consultancies have reported a positive start to the financial year
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NewsHow Ghandi can inspire sustainable action
Paul King gains inspiration from one of last century's iconic figures as he grapples with targets that the industry needs to set itself in order to reduce its environmental impact
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NewsHalf of builders have problems recruiting, says survey
FMB says 48% of members have difficulty recruiting labour, with carpenters and joiners being hardest to find
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Arup profit hits £30.8m
UK markets makes up over half of £527.4m turnover for year ending March 2007
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NewsWilkinson Eyre slam-dunks 2012 basketball arena
Architect-led design team wins contract to design temporary 12,000-seat arena
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Sustainable Building of the Year - Small Project
WinnerScott Wilson incorporating Cameron Taylor and Helionix Designs – The Pines Calyx The judges were bowled over by this entry. The team behind the project have shown real passion, creativity and drive in creating one of the most sustainable commercial buildings in the UK.A joint venture between conservation engineers Scott ...
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Best Housebuilder of the Year
WinnerBerkeley Group This is the latest addition to Berkeley Homes’ impressive portfolio of awards for sustainability. It also came first in this year’s ranking of the top 20 most sustainable housebuilders, which is put together by a team of sustainability experts. The reason it does so well is because sustainability ...
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Sustainability Leadership Award
WinnerDavid Strong David Strong has had a phenomenal 2007, emerging as one of the most influential figures in the drive to make the industry sustainable. The year started with the formation of the UK Green Building Council which he was instrumental in getting off the ground – the group has ...
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Sustainable Engineer of the Year
WinnerArup This was one of the most fiercely contested categories of this year’s awards, but a quick look at Arup’s list of ‘firsts’ goes some way to demonstrating why it won. The first to design a net zero carbon house that also meets the Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6; ...
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Sustainable Architect of the Year
WinnerArchitype Sustainability is absolutely fundamental to Architype’s ethos. It actively introduces its clients to sustainability features and strategies and even introduces green features when the client doesn’t specify them. All its projects bear the hallmarks of this approach – for example the client wasn’t involved with the specification of ...
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Best Sustainable Business Practice
WinnerKingspan Insulated Panels In 2006 the Carbon Trust carried out surveys at three of Kingspan Insulated Panels’ sites and issued a report specifying a six point plan for energy savings. Throughout 2007 the company has been using these reports as the basis for developing strategies to reduce its carbon footprint. ...
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Sustainable Client (or Developer) of the Year
WinnerBritish Land winner British Land’s bold vision of achieving carbon neutrality by 2008/2009 is just one of the many reasons why it has stood out from the crowd. Runner up in last year’s competition, the developer has continued to up its game, with sustainability at the heart of all its ...