All Sustainability articles – Page 64
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FeaturesSustainability Awards 2010: The winners and runners up
Who are the clients, contractors, designers and manufacturers leading the way in boosting green construction? Well, many of them are right here. Here we list the winners and runners-up in this year’s Sustainability Awards
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NewsArup Associates scores double win at Sustainability Awards
The winners of the 2010 Sustainability Awards were unveiled at a ceremony in central London on Tuesday.Architect Arup Associates triumphed at the awards with a double win, scooping Sustainable Designer of the Year and Sustainable Project of the Year (over £10m) with its Harlequin 1 TV studio for broadcaster BSkyB. ...
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NewsFoster's Masdar Institute kick starts Masdar City
Sustainability campus becomes first fully operational building within groundbreaking Abu Dhabi development
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NewsSustainability Now opens Wednesday
Join sustainability professionals at our free online conference and exhibition on December 8 and 9
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NewsOnsite power generation levels announced
Zero Carbon Hub announces proposals for how much carbon should be emitted using onsite solutions for new zero-carbon homes
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NewsDunster plans zero-carbon homes built out of straw
Eco-housing guru claims compressed straw boards knock £20,000 off price of code level 6 home
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NewsKier spends £2.4m on green energy specialist Beco
Acquistition enables contractor to move further into photovoltaic sector
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NewsAbu Dhabi eco city may rely on non-renewable power sources
Abu Dhabi eco-city Masdar may not be fully powered by renewable energy as budget constraints hit the scope of the project
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NewsLess than a month until the Sustainability Awards 2010
Leading event to celebrate best practice in the built environment, London, 30 November
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NewsHousebuilders save £1bn with Part L loophole
178,400 homes pre-registered with Building Control before the introduction of 2010 Part L will be built to lower energy standards
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Malaysia set to use British green technology
Malaysian energy supplier in talks with RockTron to produce cement substitute
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FeaturesQatar's zero carbon stadium: 96 degrees in the shade
Qatar wants to host the 2022 World Cup. But first it has to convince FIFA that the game can even be played in a Qatari summer. So it got Arup Associates to create a micro-climate inside a 500-seat test stadium. Cool.
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NewsGreen Deal to force landlords to upgrade homes
Tenant could have right to demand that landlords make energy efficiency improvements from 2015 onwards
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NewsLow-carbon homes underperform, says report
Research says housebuilders need to make fundamental changes to meet 2016 zero carbon target
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CommentGreen Deal needs both carrot and stick
Requirement for landlords to improve housing performance at the tenants request shows government is serious about on green policy
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NewsTopping out of £7m conference centre
Consarc’s timber frame design will house incubator spaces for start-up companies working on environmental construction
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NewsGreenpower Education Trust wins award
A centre aimed at nuturing sustainable engineering talents in young people has been recognised for its design quality
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NewsGovernment announces details on green deal
Homeowners and businesses will be able to benefit from green retrofits by late 2012
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NewsFrom a supermarket to low energy offices
Work starts on Bennetts Associates project to transform a supermarket to low-energy council offices