All Sustainability articles – Page 117
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NewsBuilding Regs overhaul set to make homes flood resistant
Government-commissioned report into last year’s flooding calls for big change in housebuilding methods
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NewsFlint: Fewer than 10 eco-towns may be built
The government will not force through 10 eco-towns in the face of public opposition if proposed schemes do not make the grade, ministers have decided.
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NewsGovernment puts wind power at heart of energy strategy
John Hutton announces plans for 4000 onshore wind turbines as part of renewable energy strategy
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NewsReport warns of 'eco-slums'
Local Government Association attacks the way eco-towns programme is bypassing the planning system
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NewsSeeing trees for the wood
Government’s eco-report shows it's serious, but what difference could a biomass fuel economy make to the way we heat our homes?
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NewsTo all those green naysayers...
Carbon coach Dave Hampton passionately argues why we have to maintain sustainability despite the difficulties of economic conditions
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NewsNew benchmark rewards genuine carbon cuts
Carbon Trust standard will encourage firms to make genuine improvements rather than use carbon offsetting
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NewsMcBains Cooper gets green light on £20m green scheme
Consultant is architect on doctors' and nurses' accomodation in Cambridge featuring photovoltaic cells and green and brown roofs
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Boost to offshore wind power
Government plans 30-fold increase in offshore wind power as part of its renewable energy strategy
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NewsReport says eco-town developers must try harder
Eco-town Challenge Panel is critical of many schemes' efforts to reduce carbon emissions, and gives them a month to improve
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NewsVinoly explains his vision for Battersea Power Station
Architect Rafael Vinoly explains why his Thameside skyscraper is the perfect complement for the redeveloped Battersea Power Station
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NewsZero-carbon media wall to light up Beijing
Simone Giostra & Partners' design uses integrated photovoltaics to power LED display sustainably
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NewsWind and biomass revolution proposed
Government set to reveal renewable energy strategy later this week
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NewsUK set to miss green targets
Government slammed by parliamentary committee for lack of urgency on renewable energy
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FeaturesModular straw panels
Architect Martin Penk explains why the straw bale modular system was the right solution for Bosvigo school’s early years facility
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Features
Off-site low carbon technologies
Kingspan Off-Site has launched a collection of low-carbon technologies originally specified on the Kingspan Lighthouse, the first house to reach level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
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FeaturesOff-site manufacture: Beam me up, Scotty
Erecting a straw-bale school building in three days may sound like a frontier too far, but an innovative off-site manufacturing system using timber panels brought dramatic savings in time. Alex Smith reports
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FeaturesKøbenhavn cool: Socially sustainable Danish architecture
Danish architecture’s love of light and openness encourages a high level of spatial and social interaction. To mark Architecture Week, Martin Spring looks at four developments that typify the city’s fresh approach to sustainability