All Sustainability articles – Page 163
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Housebuilders demand energy market reform
Zero carbon homes summit calls for immediate action to develop local energy sources
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Green groups call for councils to have more power
Green groups have slammed the government’s draft planning policy statement (PPS) on climate change, claiming it is a backward step.
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FeaturesSix ways to reduce waste
When dealing with construction waste there are six questions you should ask yourself. WRAP's Mervyn Jones explains
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NewsAlsop to design Eden rival in Norfolk
Architect Will Alsop is to enhance his green credentials by designing a £250m biomass power station in East Anglia
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NewsHousing bosses plan zero-carbon timetable
Construction Products Association and HBF team up to unveil a 120-month timetable to achieve carbon emission-free homes
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FeaturesWhat it costs: mechanical ventilation
In many instances mechanical ventilation may be the only option to manage office environments. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans explores the options
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CommentGreen house effect
Ruth Kelly explains how she plans to meet the environmental challenge by awarding stars to sustainable homes
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NewsGovernment pledges £100m for greener NHS
Money to be spent on improving energy efficiency with saving ploughed back into patient care
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F+G to conduct school eco-study
WRAP commissions consultant to look at material efficiency on 15 new build projects in the BSF programme
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NewsGrant scheme starts for biomass
Round three of DEFRA's bio-energy capital grants scheme will end in March
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NewsZEDshop to undercut green grants
Bill Dunster's new venture promises to make renewable energy products cheaper than those procured through grant schemes
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NewsGreenlight for world’s biggest wind farm in Thames Estuary
The government gives go-ahead to wind farms capable of providing power for a third of London homes
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NewsGovernment unveils Code for Sustainable Homes
Code is based on EcoHomes and will be mandatory for new homes from April 2008
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NewsJohn Callcutt to head up green taskforce
Ruth Kelly appoints EP boss to champion government's package of green measures to the housebuilding industry
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NewsWind farm scaled back
Plans for the UK's largest onshore wind farm have been revised in response to conservationists' fears
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NewsPre-budget speech: All new homes to be zero carbon in 10 years
Chancellor Gordon Brown announces stamp duty exemption for new zero carbon homes
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Land values must fall 14% to make sense of eco promises
Stephen Stone, chief executive of Crest Nicholson, has said land values must drop by an average of 14% to enable eco-friendly schemes to stack up.
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Guinness quits zero carbon plan
One of the biggest housing associations has pulled out of the race to build London mayor Ken Livingstone’s zero carbon project in the Docklands.
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NewsBRE opens for business in Ireland
BRE joins forces with the education bodies in Limerick to establish BRE Ireland