All Sustainability Design articles – Page 6
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NewsProjects shortlisted for the 2014 BREEAM awards
Clegg Construction’s building among raft of projects shortlisted for this year’s awards
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NewsBuilding performance awards winners revealed
Marks Spencer’s Cheshire Oaks store and Chapman BDSP’s 2012 Velodrome among winners of CIBSE’s awards
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CommentTinkering with the Green Belt is a dangerous game
Urban repair, not starting anew, is the way to go
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CommentAn architectural renaissance is possible
In the second of a three-part series, Ben Derbyshire says why the profession could be about to regain its clout
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NewsCold comfort: Mongolia's energy-efficient homes
UK developer submits plans for warm houses in Ulaanbaator
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CommentHow can we decide where to invest?
Major national decisions such as backing the injection of £43bn into HS2 seem to be made ad hoc
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CommentHow much longer must we wait for new housing standards?
It has been three months since the consultation on the housing standards review closed and still we have heard nothing
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CommentThe decline and fall of architecture
The first of three blogs on the role of architecture in the modern econony examines the causes of the profession’s fall from grace
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NewsDesigns for Northumberland eco hub unveiled
Architects Jane Darbyshire and David Kendal have unveiled designs for a £11.2m education and business hub to be built in Northumberland National Park
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CommentLet's embrace the 'choice-edited' city
Willpower alone is not enough to change behaviours on key areas such as carbon reduction, we also need to ‘choice-edit’ our environment
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CommentWhy cutting operational carbon is the priority
Calculating embodied energy in buildings is neither straightforward nor ready to be applied
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CommentAllowable Solutions must deliver for the public
The public may not understand what a zero carbon home is but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t deliver for them
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CommentBIM won't drive green construction
It’s not the tools that are stopping us building greener buildings, it’s us
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CommentWhy do we put up with these dumb homes?
If our homes were a car they would be about as advanced as a 1950s Cadillac
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NewsBrussels backs 40% emissions reduction target
Members of the European parliament approve plans that should stimulate investment in green projects
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CommentWhat does 2014 hold for sustainability?
My four predictions for the sustainability agenda this year
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CommentIf the hair shirt fits...
Star architects seem to care more about aesthetics and brand than they do about the planet
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NewsBoris warns over Allowable Solution plans
Mayor of London urges the government to require London housebuilders to keep the energy projects that they will have to undertake to meet carbon standards from 2016 in the capital
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NewsIndustry leaders urge action on flood resilience
ICE and Riba call for changes to building regulations and planning guidance to improve the flood resilience of future developments
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CommentThe social value of good building
Can construction tap into new tax breaks by showing its wider benefits?