All Sustainability articles – Page 24
-
FeaturesInterview: Paul King
Outgoing head of the UK Green Building Council Paul King sees an industry in large part willing to deliver the government’s green agenda. Unfortunately, the government itself has so badly undermined its own policies, the sector is no longer sure what that agenda is any more
-
NewsRamboll faces £1.4m legal claim over wind farm work
£1.6bn Greater Gabbard wind farm contractor Fluor is pursuing damages over mast foundation design
-
NewsWillmott Dixon lands £60m Hull Green Deal package
Contractor will deliver energy efficiency improvements across 3,000 homes
-
NewsSir Robert McAlpine takes steps to improve green performance
Firm introduces quarterly reporting of its sustainability data after UKGBC recommendation
-
NewsGovernment set to cut subsidy for biomass heat by 10%
Biomass installations exceeded expectations last quarter, triggering a cut from 1 January 2015
-
NewsAmount of retrofit work through ECO continues to fall
Number of energy efficiency measures installed through ECO plummets 77% since March peak
-
NewsStruggling green firm hits out at failed government policies
NWS is the latest Green Deal provider to be stung by slow uptake of the government retrofit schemes
-
NewsUN asks RICS to develop global business ‘climate toolkit’
Climate Summit in New York asks professional body to help focus on measures for built environment
-
FeaturesA sustainable future
Is implementing green policies a must for the future, or an unnecessary cost in an industry just back from the brink of recession? Four corners of the sector have their say
-
CommentWaiting for a green light
Firms already taking up carbon-reducing policies have found a wealth of advantages beyond helping the environment. Those waiting until government legislation comes in may miss out
-
FeaturesSustainability: BREEAM in new offices
Sweett Group looks at the costs of achieving different ratings under the BREEAM 2014 certification for new offices
-
NewsMiliband puts green economy at heart of 10-year plan
Labour leader outlines vision for government including aim to boost green economy and housebuilding
-
FeaturesMaking waves: Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Moving-floor technology may seem the stuff of fictional super-villain lairs, but the leading hydrodynamics laboratory at Plymouth University has employed the technology to support one of the largest energy wave test sites in the world
-
NewsMinister outlines limit for zero carbon exemption
Small site exemption for zero carbons standard likely to apply to sites of less than 10 homes
-
NewsAllowable solutions consultation dodges carbon price
Long awaited consultation sets out some further details of offsetting system but key issues remain undecided
-
FeaturesZero Carbon Hub report: Performance gap in new homes
The ‘performance gap’ between the design of new homes and their as-built energy use can no longer be ignored. And according to the Zero Carbon Hub, the only answer is to fundamentally shake up the way that the industry works
-
NewsCompulsory training needed to tackle 'performance gap'
Major review by Zero Carbon Hub finds the industry needs cultural revolution to deliver buildings that perform to design
-
FeaturesThe rise of cross-laminated timber
The first wall of Cambourne College, Cambridge is erected. Initial construction of Wenlock Road.
-
CommentA bright future
Since coming to power in 2010, this government has tried to engage with the construction industry to make public spending on buildings and infrastructure leaner. Here the minister for the Cabinet Office counts the ways
-
FeaturesThe recyclable house
Technology used to build the world’s largest McDonald’s is being adapted to build temporary, highly flexible, 100% recyclable housing in Holland. Could the model be brought here to solve the UK’s affordable housing crisis?