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NewsZero-carbon housing kit: RuralZed explained
RuralZed is a zero-carbon housing kit for affordable low to medium-density developments that, its makers say, will meet the Code for Sustainable Homes from level three up to six and beyond. Here’s how it’s done.
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CommentCDM regs: A question of principal
State your case — Defra seems to be instigating the use of the title of principal contractor in both SWMP regulations and CDM 2007. Is this joined-up thinking or just plain confusing, asks Gillian Birkby
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NewsFirst estimates of EPC costs revealed
Leading providers claim certificates will set back building owners anywhere between £500 to over £20,000
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Government instigates Building Regulation revolution
Two years after it began, Building’s Reform the Regs campaign ends in victory
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NewsFirst new build EPC produced
Elmhurst Energy claims bragging rights for certificate for Leicestershire David Wilson home
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Leaky promises over EPCs
Back in 2002, the Government promised it would be able to implement every last scrap of European energy performance building legistlation on time. What happened next? Not an awful lot, says Andrew Warren of the Association for the Conservation of Energy, apart from a lot of CO2 emitting.
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NewsBudget 2008 - The Smaller Print
We run through the detail of Alistair Darling's speech last week and find plenty of activity being progressed in Whitehall to encourage and legislate low carbon buildings.
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NewsCIBSE BRE and Hoare Lea gear up for EPC deadline
Institution claims it will have 100 assessors ready for 6 April deadline and 300 in place by July. BRE and Hoare Lea also prepare ready for next month's deadline
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Last-minute clearance for HIPs energy software
SAP programme sorted ahead of 6 April deadline for energy assessment for new housing
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NewsGovernment grants eleventh-hour EPC reprieve
Six-month breathing space granted amid concern over shortage of assessors
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NewsThe Gus Report: Welly garden city
In the first of a series of reviews of important housing developments, Gus Alexander looks at English Partnerships’ remarkable scheme in Upton, Northamptonshire, which is built on a bit of a marsh …
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FeaturesMaking BREEAM robust
For too long, designers have been able to get top BREEAM ratings by adding recycling space and bike racks. Now the green assessment tool is toughening up its act with mandatory levels for energy and water use – and a new rank above ‘excellent’.
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Part L enforcement 'shambolic' claims industry body
Leading M&E associations claiming that enforcement of regulations isn't happening, and raise fears over EPC enforcement. Building Control defends its record
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NewsGovernment confirms EPC changes
Transitional period introduced which delays the need for a certificate until October for buildings on the market. Response to concerns over the number of assessor
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English-only safety tests mooted
The board of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme is considering plans to make migrant workers take its health and safety test in English.
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NewsHTA reveals details of Bristol eco-village
Hanham Hall project led by housebuilder Barratt includes CHP plant, prefabrication and living spaces that face south.The site will also include a sustainable living centre
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NewsBrown to oversee new regulations panel
The Risk and Regulation Advisory Council will influence development of regulation policies
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Row over supervisor safety training
Specialists groups have accused major contractors of issuing “edicts from on high” after the Major Contractors Group announced plans to introduce a compulsory qualification for its subcontractors without consulting them.
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NewsBedzed's baby: Zedfactory housing in Andover
Green architect Zedfactory has designed a housing development in Andover that takes the Bedzed principles and shows how they can be paid for
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NewsCouncils call for regs reform after warehouse fire
The Local Government Association is to urge ministers to overhaul regulations governing sprinklers