All Sustainability articles – Page 45
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NewsConstruction firms among first Green Deal providers
Contractors Carillion, Willmott Dixon and social housing provider Keepmoat all commit to scheme
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NewsLow energy ratings could make industrial units unviable
Some improvements will cost more than four years’ rental income
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FeaturesEnergy ratings: Rented property
From April 2018, landlords will no longer be able to let buildings with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of below E without demonstrating that all cost-effective measures to improve energy efficiency have been implemented. Adam Mactavish and Richard Quartermaine of Sweett Group and Charles Woollam of SIAM examine the ...
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NewsSupreme Court refuses to hear government FITs appeal
Solar installations completed before 3 March will attract the higher 43p per KWh rate
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NewsPrisk’s green board on target
But Green Construction Board co-chair warns of tougher times ahead
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NewsGreen Deal 'does not need big bang launch'
Government right to press on with roll-out despite setbacks says Capita Symond’s Richard McCarthy
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NewsZero carbon targets for 2019 ‘won’t be met’
Developers tell Ecobuild session that CRC scheme will not incentivise energy efficiency improvements
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NewsEcobuild gets into gear
Delegates toy with Danish construction techniques as world’s biggest sustainability event hots up
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NewsBarker scraps 'one size fits all' Green Deal warranties
Government scraps plans for life time warranties on every Green Deal measure
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NewsHomeowners 'compromising effectiveness' of loft insulation
Research claims just one in 10 homes gets the full benefit of loft insulation
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NewsTop BREEAM award goes to the dogs
Latest sustainability roll of honour unveiled at Ecobuild conference
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NewsCoalition urged to budget for green growth
UK Green Building Council will use Ecobuild to call on the government to boost green agenda
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NewsGovernment 'planned poorly' for aborted £1bn carbon capture scheme
NAO report claims DECC and predecessor did not effectively manage risk
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NewsMajor energy firms lobby for delay to Green Deal
Industry fears ‘soft launch’ will undermine the energy efficiency scheme from the outset
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FeaturesEnergy-efficient buildings – too clever by half?
A survey for Building’s Sustainability White Paper suggests that occupants find new buildings only marginally more efficient than older ones. Are their elaborate energy-slashing systems just too complicated to operate?
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CommentWhat will the world look like in 2050?
The built environment may not look radically different in the future but major change is needed to meet sustainability demands - and we need a plan now
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FeaturesTop 50 rising stars of sustainability
We meet the construction industry’s green trailblazers
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NewsClimate change could render modern buildings 'obsolete'
RICS calls for resilience to climate change to be factored into building valuations
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CommentNew refurbishment funding is a missed opportunity for energy efficiency
A pot of £70m is being distributed to bring empty properties into use - and what better opportunity to undertake a deep low carbon retrofit?
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Comment'History of mis-selling could threaten Green Deal success'
Careful oversight of the Green Deal is needed to prevent breaches of the code of conduct leading to the swift discrediting of the concept