All Sustainability articles – Page 18
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NewsLighting upgrade saves Canary Wharf Group £400,000 a year
LED system allows company to cut over 1,950 tonnes of carbon emissions
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NewsLegal action threatened over plans to axe solar subsidy
Friends of the Earth to explore legal options after government consults on scrapping solar feed-in tariff
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NewsScape looks to roll out school modules heated by children
Units using thermal mass of pupils can be extra classrooms or basis of new school buildings
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NewsSKA Gold rating for Hammerson HQ refurb
Interserve fit-out of developer’s office receives high-level sustainability rating
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NewsImtech UK water, waste and energy division falls into administration
Business not part of the refinancing deal to save Imtech UK, leaving up to 69 jobs under threat
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NewsFeed-in tariffs next in line for government axe
Government starts consultation on future of feed-in tariffs due to scheme’s “projected overspend”
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NewsGreen Deal installations hit record level in June
Latest official data shows Green Deal financing was at its highest point before scheme was scrapped
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NewsClimate change summit to have dedicated Buildings Day
Day at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris will be devoted to built environment
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NewsZero carbon affordable homes unveiled in Hampshire
Architect Ash Sakula says it’s “very regrettable” the government has not stuck to 2016 zero carbon target
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CommentThe tides of change
Climate change means we need more joined up thinking to prevent flooding and storm damage
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CommentGoing down the drain
The London super sewer could be a costly mistake. Green infrastructure can provide much more sensible solutions
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CommentThe many U-turns of sustainable building
The government’s sustainability backtracking will have knock-on effects for other national policies and will be damaging for industry confidence
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CommentThey’re not making it easy, being green
Has the government lost its way on the path to a low carbon economy?
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FeaturesThe Green Deal: 'A catastrophe from start to finish'
It’s been called the greatest flop of the last parliament. But why did the Green Deal, the government’s flagship retrofit scheme, fail so spectacularly?
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News£8bn offshore windfarm gets go-ahead
Energy secretary Amber Rudd has given green light to £8bn Dogger Bank Teesside A and B prioject in north east
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NewsGovernment could face legal action over Green Deal funding axe
Anonymous source says funding cut could lead to potential judicial review challenge
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CommentNow the dust has settled
In less than 11 weeks, the new government has scrapped zero carbon standards and the Green Deal
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NewsSeven-month wait for new retrofit policy
BRE boss Peter Bonfield, who is leading a review of energy efficiency policy, says replacement schemes will ‘put the consumer first’
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NewsObama puts renewables incentives in climate change plan
US President to tackle climate change with plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plans by 32%