All Regulations articles – Page 9
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FeaturesSchool acoustics: Can you hear me at the back?
Teachers are being drowned out, education is suffering, and yet acoustics in schools seem to be getting worse, not better. Stephen Kennett reports on a rules review that could change the way we build
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NewsSustainable legislation: keep it simple
We run the risk of adding unnecessary costs and bureaucracy to the drive to zero carbon buildings under the current legislative framework. Influential green figure and thinker Pooran Desai argues for an approach to green construction that simplifies short term goals and incorporates broader sustainable principles than just C02 used ...
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NewsHow is BREEAM 2008 working out?
Sustainability consultant David O'Rorke sums up the key changes made to the green building assessment method and wonders how well they will be implemented in the current economic climate
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NewsFill in our BREEAM survey and win green gift vouchers
Building Sustainability launches survey to gauge the new version of the green building assessment tool. Fill it in for a chance to win a £40 green gift voucher
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NewsCall for tougher building codes to beat climate change
Global report into boosting buildings' energy efficiency also recommends government subsidies and price incentives
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NewsWill it ever take off? Hydrogen fuel cell technology
Hydrogen fuel cell technology has the potential to halve carbon emissions from our homes – if the price can be reduced to less than six figures
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NewsGypsum waste banned from landfill
Revised regulations demand isolated waste process to prevent production of toxic gas
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NewsDon't ditch 2016 target, says Green Building Council
Goal of zero-carbon for all new housing is still achievable, claims body
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Part L: The animated edition
Building Regulations could include pictures and diagrams to help foreign builders, architects and householders interpret them, if suggestions by government advisers are followed through
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NewsHow Gazeley scored the first ever BREEAM 'Outstanding'
G Park Blue Planet logistics warehouse in Staffordshire tops the standards of sustainability. But how?
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NewsSurvey confirms building control officers enforce regs
LABC welcome results of poll commissioned to disprove claims that Part L is under-enforced
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NewsBREEAM and LEED to work together on new global standard
Common metrics on carbon emissions will be developed by BREEAM, LEED and Green Star
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NewsRivals set to challenge BREEAM
BRE could lose its monopoly on the energy ratings market for non-domestic buildings if plans due to be unveiled next week are implemented
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NewsCall for funding to help firms boost EPC ratings
Report recommends government guaranteed finance for refurbishments aimed at improving company buildings' rating to C
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NewsBRE to launch performance assessment tool at Ecobuild
BREEAM In-Use measures energy efficiency in actual practice to help target improvements to existing stock
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NewsFive steps to a successful eco-assessment
Getting a good rating under sustainable building codes such as BREEAM needn't be a headache if you are foresighted and well organised
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NewsLoft conversion regulation: Lofty ideals
Complex regulation documents have often left small builders scratching their heads. But a new guide aims to help them comply – starting with the humble loft conversion
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NewsMedieval architecture inspires zero-carbon home
Innovative energy-efficient home based on historic technique of arched overlapping thin clay bricks will star in TV's Grand Designs
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FeaturesNo biomass, no turbines, no solar panels. Is Passivhaus the way to zero carbon?
The German Passivhaus standard is winning admirers in the UK, many of whom argue that its simple approach to low-energy building is far more practical than the Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsPassivhaus: Cosy or costly?
Michael Willoughby questions whether a Frankfurt cottage industry will make it across the pond intact