All Sustainability articles – Page 143
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NewsWhen it’s hip to be square
The new Home Office HQ in Sheffield may look an unremarkable block but it is setting the style for green workspace.
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NewsPrecast concrete industry launches sustainability charter
Charter urges precast concrete firms to go beyond legislation and make products and processes more sustainable
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NewsSustainable landscape for housing - part one
The first landscaping scheme to be evaluated for the Code for Sustainable Homes has been completed by Macfarlane Wilder. Peter Wilder explains how the 21st century garden will boost biodiversity and minimise water use
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NewsKen launches green homes service
London mayor to offer homeowners phone advice, free website and environmental ‘concierge’ service
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NewsOffsite methods needs flood testing, say insurers
Insurers say government should work with industry to examine flood resistance of modern methods of construction
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NewsBusinesses unaware of Energy Performance Certificates
Royal Sun & Alliance Survey finds that two thirds of companies unaware of directive and only one in ten know when EPCs come into effect
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NewsNews in pictures: Capita’s wins green school ideas contest
Firm’s Chameleon school wins Welsh School of Architecture award
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Solarcentury appoints new CEO
Solar energy company hires Derry Newman to takeover from Jeremy Leggett, who will continue his role as chairman
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NewsHorses for courses
Bicton Arena equestrian centre in Devon has a new management centre as green as its parkland setting, thanks to the client’s commitment to sustainability
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NewsThree sustainable centres planned for Gateway
Dagenham and Ebbsfleet among locations for institutes specialising in environmental technologies
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NewsDebate backs off-site renewables
House of Lords debate last night overwhelmingly urges Government to redefine zero carbon for housing
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NewsGreen giants set up new consultancy
High-profile figures from across the sustainability world have been lured to a consultancy set up to supply technical expertise to green developments
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FeaturesWith knobs on: Barratt's energy-saving technologies measured
These houses have had all manner of wonderful energy-saving technologies fitted to them by housebuilder Barratt. But are they any good and are they worth spending money on? Barratt asked researchers at Manchester university to find out …
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NewsGreen giants set up new consultancy
High-profile figures from across the sustainability world have been lured to a consultancy set up to supply technical expertise to green developments.
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FeaturesThe nut cracker
Gary Lawrence, Arup’s urban strategy leader, has advised Bill Clinton on climate change and turned Seattle green. Now he’s taking on the world’s first eco-city project in Dongtan, China. He tells Olivia Boyd about his approach to sustainability – and explains why it begins by hitting moles over the head ...
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CommentExperimenting on homeowners is wrong
When it comes to introducing low-carbon systems into houses, we have our work cut out to convince the owners that they’re not just guinea pigs for the next wave of technological misadventures, says Imtiaz Farookhi
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NewsBrown launches sustainability institute
Prime minister pledges to work with other Governments on new green standards at today’s Thames Gateway Forum
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NewsNelson's new neighbour in Trafalgar Square
The London Mayor has built a two-bedroom house in Trafalgar Square to showcase energy saving devices
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NewsOlympic builders need more green targets
Sustainable watchdog says there must be more green construction targets for Games
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NewsDamning research on micro-renewable performance
First major study on PV, wind and CHP finds that the systems only generate less than a tenth of their potential capacity and value of energy export is low