All Sustainability articles – Page 43
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CommentRecycling materials: The great recovery
Some of the core materials construction uses have become scarce - eventually everything we use will be. We have to stop jettisoning materials and design so they can all be recycled
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FeaturesGardens by the Bay, Singapore
How Wilkinson Eyre found a sustainable way of cooling two vast glass conservatories in one of the hottest climates on Earth
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NewsHive library breaks BREEAM record
Gold-clad building scores highest ever rating for a public library
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NewsMel Starrs has died
Mel Starrs, a prominent champion of sustainability in the built environment, has died.
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NewsNeville launches sustainability foundation
Ex-Manchester United footballer’s new foundation aims to promote higher levels of sustainability in sports
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CommentDeepest green credentials
The Living Building Challenge provides the opportunity to hit the highest conceivable sustainability targets
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CommentSustainable materials: Wood first?
Design teams need the freedom to decide which material will give the best sustainability outcome
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We need a bridge to stop insulation work collapse before Green Deal
There are worrying gaps opening up in the government’s flagship green scheme
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NewsFuel cell-powered home on market
Crest Nicholson development offers first home powered by fuel cell, whilst E.ON looks to distribute system
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NewsLSI Architects to deliver Barratt's Norwich eco-scheme
LSI Architects picked by Barratt to deliver the UK’s first “water positive” residential scheme
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CommentHow should green building labelling work?
The success of the newly launched BREEAM for Domestic Refurnishment scheme depends on finding a balance between admin costs and a large enough market
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NewsSweett bags cross-government sustainability role
Consultant wins framework place to advise bodies across government
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FeaturesSustainability: The energy bill
Phil Birch and Adam Mactavish of Sweett Group summarise some of the key elements in the draft bill to reform the electricity supply market, and consider the implications for commercial property
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NewsGemserv wins Green Deal oversight role
Service provider Gemserv has won the contract to run the Green Deal oversight body
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NewsBreathe easy: Primary care centre wins award for Mott MacDonald
Consultant receives best practice award from CIBSE Construction Excellence North East
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NewsPaul Davis & Partners wins planning for low carbon housing
Scheme in Belfast a mix of Code Level five and six homes
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NewsSolar tariff to be slashed 25% in August
Further cuts to the FIT subsidy of 3.5% scheduled every three months under new cost control mechanism
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NewsTriple glazing in offices increases carbon footprint
Exclusive whole life carbon research shows extra cost is not offset by emissions reductions
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NewsBiology centre uses own walls to control temperature
University of Warwick’s Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology includes phase change material that absorbs and re-distributes heat