All Sustainability articles – Page 125
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NewsNew service filters out the green wash from the genuine
One Planet Products offers members a quick and easy way to find reliable green suppliers and eco-products
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NewsWe need consistent data on sustainability
Paul King argues that the sheer amount of eco-activities worldwide can end up holding us back by creating confusion
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NewsHeadteacher inspires green thinking at school level at Think 08
Richard Dunne speaks of greening schools and attracting young blood to eco-construction
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NewsDunster to drive Transition Town development
Eco architect to team up with 'post-oil' community to develop zero carbon housing and a factory for production of components for his RuralZED houses in Totnes
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NewsCIBSE, Arup and others ‘Engineer the Future’ in Think 08 Seminars
From carbon calculators to avoiding the Apocalypse, it's slide rules for sustainabilty at the ExCel
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NewsEPC costs balloon to 10 times more than planned
Energy certificates will cost £1.5bn this year, rather than £148m, assessors warn
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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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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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FeaturesRob Hopkins: Eco Worrier
The era of cheap oil is over and our economic system is doomed, believes environmentalist Rob Hopkins. So is he gloomy? Not a bit of it. It’s such a tremendous opportunity.
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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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NewsArup to offer green design service
Arup is launching the strategy for ‘full sustainability’ at this year’s Think event
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NewsNew private sector body to lead drive towards zero-carbon
The government is to set up a private sector body to drive the move to zero-carbon housing by 2016.
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What it costs: BREEAM – how to get good grades
Many schools must now have a ‘very good’ BREEAM rating to meet regulations. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans outlines the ways to get credits and the associated costs