All Sustainability articles – Page 137
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CommentPower and glory
Like it or not, nuclear is an essential, if temporary, solution to our power needs. But this time, let’s not design the stations as ominous concrete hulks
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CommentGreat walls from China
If China hadn’t been busy establishing a stone industry while ours was sliding into decline, we wouldn’t be able to supply the natural finishes that today’s green clients want
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NewsNHBC: A year has been wasted
Housing watchdog boss slates government’s efforts to meet Code for Sustainable Homes
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FeaturesI regard it as a badge of honour when people say I’m over the top about nuclear power
INTERVIEW: Margaret Thatcher’s former press secretary, Sir Bernard Ingham, has spent much of the past 10 years lambasting the ‘mad mullahs’ of the anti-nuclear lobby and subjecting their arguments to an unrelenting barrage of ridicule. And don’t think the government’s decision to build a lot of nuclear stations is going ...
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NewsBeyond site waste management plans
Environmental consultant Martin Brown calls for a new approach to reducing waste, from a concentration on the site to a focus on management, collaboration and costs
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NewsTop ten green stories in January
Buildings that look like hedges, towers that look like trees, and what a scheme actually gets up to when you've finished building it. All this and more in our guide to the most read articles on the green channel last month
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Insulation firm ploughs £4m into production
Welsh-based outfit Excel Fibre Technology responds to increased demand for fibres for home insulation
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Barratt and E.ON in low carbon homes push
The homebuilder and the German power firm, E.ON, are teaming up to provide renewable energy schemes for 10 housing projects.
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NewsCorus to spend £60m cutting carbon at Welsh plant
Steelmaker will adopt same technologies used in its plants in Scunthorpe and Holland
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NewsNew-age house made of wool and straw
Affordable TM' design incorporates solar panels, wood-burning stove and recycles sewage
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NewsLego land container community unveiled for Leith Docks
Forth Ports submits planning permit to build two eco-villages using recycled shipping containers stacked like Lego
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NewsJCT pushes for more sustainable guidance in contracts
New industry consultation setup to comment on a stronger eco-stance and guidance in building contracts
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NewsNorthern Ireland under fire for u-turn on renewables plan
Executive finance chief criticised following his decision to reverse ealier policy to make on-site renewables compulsory for new build
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NewsCIC members pledge support for Climate Change Bill
Construction leaders offer support to Gordon Brown for his commitment to tackling climate change
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NewsLow emission zone comes into force in London
Firms operating in London face £200-a-day fines if their lorries don't comply with EU exhaust limits
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Weekend Review 2-4 February
A quiet couple of days for coverage of green affairs, writes Michael Willoughby
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NewsResidents protest at site of eco-town
Protestors claim local infrastructure will not be able to cope with 6000 new homes at former army base in Warwickshire
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NewsEU to amend Energy Performance in Buildings Directive
All buildings will need Energy Performance Certificates under directive and definition of display to be widened
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NewsRiver Cottage HQ gets eco-makeover
Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's brainchild undergoes a green revamp and expansion of his growing food empire. Full data on building performance included
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NewsOlympic aquatics centre to miss carbon target
The aquatics centre for the London Olympics will not meet the Olympic Delivery Authority’s target for energy efficiency while the Games are taking place.