Sustainability News – Page 13
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NewsUKGBC: Retrofit must be top government priority
UK Green Building Council voices concerns of retrofit standstill before new ECO policy comes into effect
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NewsLakehouse snaps up smart meter firm
Energy services group announces £6.8m takeover of gas meter specialists Providor
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NewsGreen Deal and ECO installations sink to lowest level in 20 months
Latest official data shows efficiency measures installed under ECO and Green Deal schemes lowest since June 2013
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NewsLakehouse JV wins Scottish homes retrofit roll-out
Scottish government launch £224m scheme to retrofit homes for those living in fuel poverty
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NewsLauded eco-M&S beats post-occupancy targets
Architect reconsider performance rating for Cheshire Oaks after building beats post-occupancy targets
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NewsLabour publishes plans to create a green economy
Strategy commits to decarbonising electricity supply by 2030 and creating a million green jobs
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NewsHammerson unveils carbon-neutral Costa shop
‘Eco pod’ opens at the Wrekin Retail Park in Telford
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NewsRiver Thames heat pump could power Battersea Power Station development
Feasibility study will also investigate re-using existing power station infrastructure
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NewsNew UKGBC chief sets out green priorities for election
Julie Hirigoyen, former UK head of sustainability at JLL, expects sustainability to be a ‘big issue’ in the election
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NewsCode for Sustainable Homes scrapped
Government confirms standards cut as part of ‘bonfire of red tape’
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NewsFresh calls to improve ‘as built’ housing sustainability results
Joseph Rowntree Foundation says the gap between intended and achieved standards needs bridging
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NewsSkanska loses Transport for London retrofit job
Exclusive: Preferred supplier to be replaced after final proposals for RE:FIT work ‘did not include all’ required elements
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NewsBudget 2015: Osborne to announce Swansea Bay lagoon funding talks
Budget to throw government’s weight behind Swansea Bay and HS3 schemes
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NewsSolid wall insultation review launched
Green Construction Board launches review to boost demand for solid wall insulation
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NewsPlanners slam scrapping of 'eco-towns' policy
‘Eco-towns’ policy for green settlements scrapped by coalition, despite their committment to ‘garden cities’
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NewsHousebuilders 'putting up rubbish'
Ecobuild latest: Former Cabe director Wayne Hemingway criticises volume housebuilders
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NewsIndustry leaders call for national retrofitting push
Ecobuild latest: Skanska UK chief executive Mike Putnam among experts calling for greater engagement with public on retrofitting
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NewsPrescott: We need green unity
Ecobuild latest: Former deputy prime minister calls for cross party unity to tackle climate change
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NewsLib Dems back energy efficiency as national priority
Ecobuild latest: Energy secretary Ed Davey opposes proposal for independent body to oversee infrastructure delivery
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NewsBREEAM Awards winners announced
Ecobuild latest: Projects in London, Wigan, Durham and Dumfries and Galloway among the winners