All Sustainability articles – Page 136
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NewsDeutsche Bank starts Europe's biggest green office refurb
Work starts on £150m scheme to slash power and CO2 emissions by more than half at Frankfurt headquarters
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NewsLivingstone's on-site energy plans 'inefficient'
London First hits out at mayor for piecemeal approach to renewables and for ignoring the existing estate
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NewsWeekly Green Gauge Feb 15th
Some of the frutiest stories on the web this week were our bitter Valentine, up to the ears with Charles and the most complicated sustainable transport project since Boston's Big Dig.
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NewsSo what if it’s raining?
Housebuilders need to look beyond the dismal economic weather and make arrangements for the future if they are to deliver 3 million zero-carbon, cost-effective homes by 2020.
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NewsPrime green
Here is a sneak preview of HTA Architects’ design for housebuilder Barratt’s zero-carbon housing development in Britain at Hanham Hall near Bristol.
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CommentJCT consultation: A sustainable strategy
We all agree that sustainability, like apple pie, is a good thing, but we’re not sure how we should tackle it. The big stick of legislation, some gentle guidance, or a mixture of the two?
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NewsLib Dems call for tax on energy firms for home improvements
Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat shadow chancellor, has called for a one-off windfall tax on energy firms for improvements to existing homes.
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NewsThink event assesses sustainability in a slowing market
Shadow Liberal Democrat chancellor Vince Cable and UK Green Building Council chief executive Paul King consider tough business and Government choices at Think Tank breakfast event
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British Land green boss moves to rival
Industrial REIT Segro has poached a Claudine Blamey to take on its newly created role of head of sustainability.
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NewsInsurance threat to homes built in floodplains
A third of Gordon Brown's planned 3 million new homes may be uninsurable warns Association of British Insurers
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Is Prince Charles igniting a civil war?
When is an eco house not an eco house? When Prince Charles builds one. Or so the boffins at the BRE would have us believe.
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NewsImage: Power behind 2012 Olympics revealed
The NORD Architecture-designed substation will be built from crushed materials from demolished buildings on site
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No technology 'magic bullet' for eco-homes, warns BRE
Latest research cautions for more reality-checks on eco-technologies for homes
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Cutbacks at WRAP
Material recycling firm makes 31 redundancies in a bid to save 25% in its annual £70m spending
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NewsGlastonbury House is saved with £10m revamp
Sixties eyesore tower block sets an example for others with EcoHomes “very good” rating
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NewsReport highlights biomass pollution fears
Air quality requirements could threaten renewable targets for big cities, a scientific report warns
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Ealing a bit windy out
Microgeneration company Segen has installed this turbine for a commercial development in Ealing, West London
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NewsImages: Edward Cullinan reveals designs for £13m Digital Lab
New facility set for completion in the summer will utilise natural ventilation
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NewsPaving of front gardens could require planning permission
The government proposes more stringent planning rules to fight flooding on impermeable surfaces
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FeaturesSolar shed roofing: Hello, sunshine
Large industrial sheds are difficult and expensive to heat but a new system that turns the building into a huge solar collector can warm the inside space, cut carbon emissions and meet the demand for renewables. Stephen Kennett reports