All Sustainability articles – Page 144
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NewsODA reveals green plan for 2012
Olympics organisers release sustainability plan, which includes measuring carbon impact of the Games
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NewsCarbon cutting church
A Church in Kent has embraced creative solutions for cutting its emissions. The scheme shows how changes can be made to a listed building while retaining its original features
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NewsLondon boasts lowest carbon emissions
New league table ranks council areas in terms of average household and vehicle emissions
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NewsNearly 6,000 Hips assessors accredited
Government figures claim there are “sufficient” skilled assessors and that HIPs will not significantly affect the market
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Plan to cool the tube in doubt after collapse of Metronet
Plans to cool the tube and upgrade stations are in doubt after the collapse of the Metronet consortium, it emerged this week.
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NewsBedzed's baby: Zedfactory housing in Andover
Green architect Zedfactory has designed a housing development in Andover that takes the Bedzed principles and shows how they can be paid for
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NewsArup to design world’s first ‘solar city’ in Arizona
Mixed-use development for 300,000 inhabitants will rely on the sun for all daytime energy
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NewsCooper u-turn on review of zero-carbon regulations
Minister ‘gives blessing’ to taskforce that will reconsider the status of off-site renewables
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NewsHIPs for all homes by end of year
Government announces that HIPs will be required for all homes on December 14
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NewsFirms ignoring carbon advice
Spending watchdog says companies are ignoring advice from the Carbon Trust on greenhouse emissions
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NewsGreen light to world's largest biomass plant in Wales
Developer Prenergy to built the £400m renewable energy plant in Port Talbot
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NewsCosts of Code renewables revealed
New report puts average cost of onsite technologies to meet Code Level 6 standards at £6,000 per dwelling
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NewsSustainable schools challenges assessed
News analysis: Criticism and case studies offered at environmental education conference yesterday
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NewsWinners celebrate at Sustainability Awards 2007
Footage from the Sustainability Awards at the Hilton on Park Lane is now available
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NewsBarratt boss to lobby on zero carbon definition
Clare to lead the UK Green Building Council housing group to recommend including off-site renewable in Code
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NewsGovernment considers feed-in tariffs
Environmental Secretary Hilary Benn considers incentives for microgeneration such as feed-in tariffs to encourage homeowners to use renewable energy.
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NewsPines Calyx - setting the sustainable standard
The Pines Calyx in Kent, which won small project of the year in last night's Sustainability Awards, offers a blueprint of environmental best practice, both in sustainable construction techniques, embodied energy and water and waste management. With energy data consumption attached.
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NewsSustainability champions revealed
The National Trust building, David Strong and Bovis Lend Lease were among the big winners at last night's Building Sustainability Awards
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NewsSix in the City
The absurdity of the Government's current definition of zero carbon for housing to exclude off-site renewables is hampering projects right now, especially in tight city centre sites, argues Sponge director Chani Leahong
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NewsWood takes the LEED
Through renewable materials and energy, the Legacy Center in Wisconsin America is the first US project to be judged carbon neutral building by the LEED certification. With full building performance data