All Sustainability articles – Page 125
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Office owners overestimate their buildings’ energy ratings
Two-thirds of office landlords believe their buildings will get higher energy performance ratings than those anticipated by experts.
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Merton Rule pioneer leaves council for architect’s firm
One of the inventors of the controversial Merton Rule has been poached from Merton council by a small planning and architecture firm.
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NewsTax rebate scheme backed at green Dragons' Den event
Green tariff proposal also backed by audience of sustainability professionals at Think and UK Green Building Council meeting. With video footage
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Online carbon calculator will help construction go green
Free tool helps calculate costs and benefits of carbon-saving techniques and technology
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NewsSolar power makes Lily Allen smile
Pop star uses solar-powered, sustainably built studio and supports renewable energy campaign
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NewsNew on-site measurement system launched in Merton
Scheme for private buildings involves attaching sensors to meters on turbines, solar PVs and other generators and outputting the information to a data logger
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The Weekly Green Gauge 28 April 2008
A brief riffle through the papers reveals a wandering jet stream, chimneys spewing flowers and corporations spewing nonsense.
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NewsYorkon offers green design options for modular buildings
Off-site manufacturing outfit unveils add-ons to make modular buildings more eco-friendly
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NewsDavid Strong on building ‘brand zero’
Chief executive of Inbuilt and founder of the UK Green Building Council asks how feasible is a zero-carbon built environment
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Recyclable roofing
Corus has launched Colorcoat Urban, a roofing product that is suitable for refurbishment projects that the company says is 100% recyclable, inherently airtight and, being lightweight, easy to handle on site. Colorcoat Urban has passed stringent testing to BS 6920 Suitability of Non-metallic Products for Use in Contact with Water ...
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Smart metering
PRI has launched the Scroller XP, a device for displaying on the computer screens of office staff the amount of electricity being used by an organisation.
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NewsWaste and how to tame it
Site waste has never been the most glamorous end of the sustainability agenda. But, with a stringent regulation and a sharp rise in landfill tax being introduced this month, you ignore it at your peril. Dr David Moon of WRAP and Adam Mactavish of Cyril Sweett offer advice on how ...
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FeaturesSolar thermal heating
Evinox has supplied a renewable energy solution for the rhinos at Whipsnade zoo. Hot water for the rhinos’ showers, the heating of their pool and the heating of the air-handling unit for their enclosure is being generated by a vacuum tube solar thermal system.
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Hardwood substitutes
Against a background of dwindling tropical forests, Vecowood has been developed as an alternative to hardwoods. The timber is formed from fast-growing plantation timber and uses the Veco organic wood modification process that changes the characteristics of plantation timber to mimic those of hardwood. In the process, a non-toxic, water-based ...
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Timed flow taps
Temposoft is a range of easy-to-operate, “soft-touch”, timed-flow push basin taps and mixers from Douglas Delabie.
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Cork wall coverings
Urbane Living has expanded its range of eco wallpaper to include the texture of cork.
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Government to be compelled to use only energy-efficient offices
The government could be forced to buy or lease only energy-efficient buildings for its central estate, under plans proposed in a private member’s bill.
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NewsThe Code for Sustainable Non-dwellings
In December, the UK Green Building Council published a report into the feasibility of replicating the Code for Sustainable Homes for all other building types. Nick Cullen of engineer Hoare Lea looks at what that report recommends and whether we can expect zero-carbon non-housing any time soon …
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NewsThe UK's first code level five homes
The new flats in Mid Street in the sleepy village of South Nutfield might not look like anything to scare the horses, but in fact they are quietly revolutionary. Alex Smith takes a trip to the country to see the UK’s first code-level-five sustainable homes