All Sustainability articles – Page 43
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: New-build schools
Through the careful specification of timber it is possible to reduce the whole-life carbon footprint of a school by over 15%
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CommentThe 'conservatory tax' is dead. Long live consequential improvements
Ministers should ignore ‘conservatory tax’ media hysteria and press on with consequential improvements, says Andrew Warren
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NewsBarker under pressure over links to adviser
Climate change minister Greg Barker has come under fire over links to the corporate clients of an adviser
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NewsAct now to save Green Deal, industry tells government
Construction4growth campaign warns that delays to flagship scheme may seriously damage the sector
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CommentGreen Deal: It's not too late to save jobs
The Green Deal faces another setback – but with pragmatism and ambition the scheme can still be a groundbreaking success
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NewsEdinburgh project to be most sustainable listed building
University renovation on track to receive BREEAM Outstanding rating
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NewsHalcrow and Arup set for £30bn Severn barrage plan
Exclusive: Both engineers expected to be employed after mega energy project receives boost from prime minister
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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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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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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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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