All Sustainability articles – Page 126
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NewsA comforting vision of L: KPMG in Canary Wharf
KPMG’s new building in Canary Wharf shows that comfortable, glass-clad offices and the CO2 emissions targets expected in the 2010 revision of Part L are not mutually exclusive.
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FeaturesReducing heat loads: Testing the water at the University of Cambridge
Sustainability and innovation - When the architectural department at the University of Cambridge demanded a sustainable, lightweight building for its students, the designers had to overcome the problem of overheating
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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
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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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NewsArup to offer green design service
Arup is launching the strategy for ‘full sustainability’ at this year’s Think event
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JCT to make 'green contracts' proposals in the autumn
Legal body to form working group with British Property Federation, the Construction Confederation and the RIBA on embedding sustainability on construction contracts plans after consultation period ends
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NewsNew software provides complete EPC solutions for Level 3
Integrated Environmental Solutions and Stroma Accreditation launch EPC Assessor
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BRE conference: Cracking the code
BRE holds a one-day conference on understanding the Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsRemote Iranian village aims for self-sustainability
MIPIM award winning Alamoot's design is based on the proposition that eco-tourism will make a positive contribution to a stagnating local community
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Government must green existing stock, says CPA
CPA chairman Adrian Barden says government does little to encourage improvement in efficiency of existing stock
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NewsGreen housing on show at exhibition - images
New London Architecture’s latest Des Res exhibit explores the challenges facing London’s new housing, from density to design, affordability to sustainability
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NewsA grab bag of green building
Everyone's going green, even Las Vegas is winning LEED ratings - on grand scale, says Jerry Yudelson of Yudelson Associates in Arizona
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NewsScottish Executive squashes Lewis wind scheme
The Government caves in to concerns about birds, habitats and 11,000 voters to throw out Amec and British Energy plans for one of Europe's largest planned schemes
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NewsPiccadilly line trains to be cleaned with recycled water
Tubelines announces it is building a rainwater harvest system to be in use by June
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NewsThe Weekly Green Gauge 18 April 2008
Stern piles alarm upon panic and Bush still does nothing. So where should I put my solar PV array? in this week's Green Gauge
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NewsGrowing hemp houses in Three Gardens
The last nut and bolt are tightened on ground breaking eco-friendly housing scheme in Suffolk
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NewsThink 08: You don't always need to invent innovation
Don’t reinvent the wheel until you know how to drive. Why innovation needs to focus on techniques as much as whizzy products, writes Jon de Souza, director of regions and demonstrations at Constructing Excellence, who is speaking at next month's Think event
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NewsSustainability TV - Our first news show
See the latest headlines and special reports in our new 10-minute show
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NewsBRE gains UKAS for the microgeneration scheme
Accreditation given for certification of installers, heat pumps, solar heating collectors, micro wind turbines and non-roof integrated photo voltaic products
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CommentWhat a relief
It may look like fiddling while Rome burns but the tax measures in last month’s Budget may actually get our industry to become a bit more eco-conscious