All Sustainability articles – Page 6
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Sustainability the right way round
We’ve been setting standards to make buildings more sustainable as if they were ends in themselves
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Expansion makes Oslo airport 'greenest in the world'
The expansion doubles the size of the existing terminal building
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Macquaire buys Green Investment Bank for £2.3bn
The sale has proved controversial, with environmental groups expressing fears that the impetus behind clean energy technology could be lost.
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How to improve a building's EPC rating
The industry needs to be prepared for legislative changes under which some buildings would become unlawful
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Stop, collaborate and listen
Sharing ideas around sustainability, off-site technology and other innovations could help the industry to thrive after Brexit
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Sustainability: Dropping the ball
Environmentalists have been alarmed by Trump’s reversal of US climate change policies and signs that Brexit has diverted the UK government away from sustainability priorities
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Sustainability: Zero-carbon London
The London Plan has specific sustainability targets which affect development in the city
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Should energy use be increased if it boosts productivity?
When thinking about the function of a particular building it is important to remember sometimes increasing energy use may be beneficial
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How smart buildings will boost our productivity
If we give office workers the means to control their environment we will be contributing to a healthier, happier and more productive population
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Sustainable building on the green belt
A small mention in the housing white paper offered a tantalising opportunity to rejuvenate the natural environment in the green belt
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German plans for electric cars could actually increase CO2 emissions
The desire to make all cars “zero emission’ by 2030 ignores how reliant the country will be on coal-fired power stations
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Developers must tackle 'stigma' of offsite construction
Ecobuild latest: Head of design for Lendlease says stigma of prefab is holding back offsite method
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Ecobuild blog: Driving sustainability - a constant in an ever-changing world
Dulux's outlook on sustainability combines being environmentally friendly with customer benefits. Duncan Lochhead talks about its new specifier tool Halo and the Smarter Spaces scheme
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Ecobuild 2017: Regeneration now
The construction industry is in the throes of a major drive to renew and revive communities - but how is it best done? Ecobuild 2017 next week will attempt to address this question
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Ecobuild blog: Regeneration for everybody
A year on from architectural collective Assemble's Turner Prize win, we speak to Fran Edgerley about its groundbreaking Granby Workshop and the importance of community-led regeneration
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Ecobuild blog: Don’t lose focus on the environment
What businesses think sustainability is has widened into a whole range of interconnected social and environmental issues, but it is important not to lose sight of our carbon emissions reduction target
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Scotland aims to source 50% of its energy from renewables
Scottish government energy strategy aims to make oil and gas sector greener and use more thermal power
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Global demand for environmental consultancy rises to £19bn
Research firm Environment Analyst says buoyant market conditions in Europe and revival in North American behind rise
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Northern Ireland and the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal
Clearly Northern Ireland’s scheme was open to abuse, but any incentivisation policy has to be carefully designed to balance attracting investment against cost to the public purse