All Sustainability articles – Page 32
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NewsBalfour picked for £346m Welsh windfarm
Balfour Beatty has been appointed preferred bidder to own and operate the £346m Gwynt y Môr offshore windfarm project, located off the north coast of Wales
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NewsSigned Green Deal plans rise to 36
Rise in number of Green Deal plans signed from 4 last month, but ‘virtually all’ cashback incentives paid out for boiler replacements
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FeaturesBuilding's new home: 240 Blackfriars Road
Great Portland Estates has gone the extra mile to make sure 240 Blackfriars Road will appeal to its demanding occupiers - such as, well, Building Magazine, for example
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CommentThe green Deal, social housing and a degree in maths?
The Green Deal should be able to provide finance for this sector. The big question is, will the projected cost-savings be realised?
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NewsNG Bailey to cut employees’ carbon emissions by 20%
M E specialist sets ambitious target over next five years as part of wider sustainability strategy
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NewsWillmott and Keepmoat win place on Leeds retrofit job
Scheme is the forerunner to £100m city-region wide Green Deal scheme
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News'Conservatory tax' legal challenge fails
Court rejects the argument that government’s decision to scrap change to Part L of building regulations was unsound
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NewsCouncil tax incentive could boost Green Deal
UK Green Building Council says council tax incentive could lead to 1.5 million more households undertaking retrofit work
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NewsGovernment to look at ways to boost Green Deal
Letter from energy minister Greg Barker reveals government is planning a new industry group to find ways to boost demand for the Green Deal
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NewsGreen Deal overly focused on boilers
Fears grow over Green Deal after figures show measures focused on boiler replacements rather than building fabric
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FeaturesArla's zero-carbon dairy
Arla’s £150m project will be most environmentally friendly dairy in the world. Thomas Lane reports on progress at this unique industrial building
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FeaturesSustainability: Resource efficiency
Adam Mactavish and Louise Greenhalgh of Sweett Group look at ways of improving competitiveness and profitability through the efficient use of resources
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NewsGreen Investment Bank boosted by £800m
Government gives green bank more money in its spending review settlement after the banks borrowing powers were delayed
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NewsBirmingham Green Deal take-up 'deeply concerning'
Take-up figures for the massive Birmingham Green Deal programme show just one in 680 homes signed up to a Green Deal plan
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NewsHS2 appoints sustainability consultants
Temple and RSK awarded contract to support further development of the northern route
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FeaturesHow to be a Green Deal assessor
What’s involved in working as a Green Deal assessor, what training is required and what skills are needed? Read on to find out
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CommentWater saving measures are just a drop in the ocean
Putting water-saving measures in building codes is well-intentioned but does not take account of the bigger picture
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Domestic
Lifecycle analysis sheds light on whether retrofitting or rebuilding will best help the government to deliver its 2050 carbon reduction targets
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NewsGovernment slammed over Part L delay
Industry figures says uncertainty is bad for growth and risks undermining zero-carbon homes agenda