All Sustainability articles – Page 21
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NewsLauded eco-M&S beats post-occupancy targets
Architect reconsider performance rating for Cheshire Oaks after building beats post-occupancy targets
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NewsLabour publishes plans to create a green economy
Strategy commits to decarbonising electricity supply by 2030 and creating a million green jobs
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CommentWhy BP’s energy outlook is more than hot air
BP recently published its energy outlook for 2035 and did a corporate sigh and effectively said “We can’t go on like this”
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NewsHammerson unveils carbon-neutral Costa shop
‘Eco pod’ opens at the Wrekin Retail Park in Telford
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CommentZeroing in on sustainable homes
With the definition of a mainstream zero-carbon target having fluctuated between governments, the industry is now likely to struggle to hit the standard by 2016
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FeaturesSustainability: Energy standards
The new energy efficiency regulations for private rented property may have major repercussions for landlords. Here we examine the key changes made since last year’s public consultation
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NewsRiver Thames heat pump could power Battersea Power Station development
Feasibility study will also investigate re-using existing power station infrastructure
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NewsNew UKGBC chief sets out green priorities for election
Julie Hirigoyen, former UK head of sustainability at JLL, expects sustainability to be a ‘big issue’ in the election
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NewsCode for Sustainable Homes scrapped
Government confirms standards cut as part of ‘bonfire of red tape’
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NewsFresh calls to improve ‘as built’ housing sustainability results
Joseph Rowntree Foundation says the gap between intended and achieved standards needs bridging
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NewsSkanska loses Transport for London retrofit job
Exclusive: Preferred supplier to be replaced after final proposals for RE:FIT work ‘did not include all’ required elements
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NewsBudget 2015: Osborne to announce Swansea Bay lagoon funding talks
Budget to throw government’s weight behind Swansea Bay and HS3 schemes
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NewsSolid wall insultation review launched
Green Construction Board launches review to boost demand for solid wall insulation
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Information - BuildingIs this the greenest government ever?
Watch this exclusive film analysing the coalition government’s track record on green building policy featuring the shadow secretary of state for energy and climate change
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NewsPlanners slam scrapping of 'eco-towns' policy
‘Eco-towns’ policy for green settlements scrapped by coalition, despite their committment to ‘garden cities’
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NewsHousebuilders 'putting up rubbish'
Ecobuild latest: Former Cabe director Wayne Hemingway criticises volume housebuilders
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NewsIndustry leaders call for national retrofitting push
Ecobuild latest: Skanska UK chief executive Mike Putnam among experts calling for greater engagement with public on retrofitting
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NewsPrescott: We need green unity
Ecobuild latest: Former deputy prime minister calls for cross party unity to tackle climate change
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NewsLib Dems back energy efficiency as national priority
Ecobuild latest: Energy secretary Ed Davey opposes proposal for independent body to oversee infrastructure delivery
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NewsBREEAM Awards winners announced
Ecobuild latest: Projects in London, Wigan, Durham and Dumfries and Galloway among the winners