All Sustainability articles – Page 65
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NewsDavis Langdon win Peterborough energy centre contract
QS appointed to oversee construction of recycling and energy centre
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Mott MacDonald launches cost and carbon tool
Consultant has developed online tool for assessing embodied carbon and project costs
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NewsGreen investment bank could be funded by nuclear sale
Government may raise cash for £1bn low carbon technology fund by selling stake in uranium company
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FeaturesPassivoffice: First UK office to reach Passivhaus standards
Powys council was worried by rises in gas prices, so it decided to make its Stag teaching facility the first office in Britain to reach Passivhaus standards. After horrendous design problems, the team spent 12 months collecting data on how it performed. And, as Thomas Lane reports, the figures came ...
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NewsGovernment accused of green stealth tax
Changes to the Carbon Reduction Commitment energy efficiency scheme will cost businesses £3.5bn
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NewsExhibition launched for Sustainability Awards finalists
Over 100 people attended the launch of an exhbition to celebrate the work of our 2010 finalists
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NewsOlympic Energy Centre opens
Building designed by John McAslan will help reduce the Olympic Park’s carbon emissions
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NewsBelfast's New Library scoops RICS sustainability award
Queen’s University library was built with an open-plan approach and with materials that can be recycled after use
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NewsPainting wind turbines purple could save wildlife
New research sheds light on why the colour of wind turbines is important
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Self-regulating ventilator
Invisivent has launched the Evo self-regulating flap ventilator, which has been developed to provide ventilation without draughts or noise.
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NewsWoodfibre insulation
Woodfibre insulation systems from NBT have been used on 13 of the 52 homes built for Scotland’s first ever Housing Expo, which showcased the latest concepts in energy efficient housing.
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NewsInsulating wall ties
Ancon TeploTie, a low thermal conductivity wall tie, has been used in what is claimed to be the UK’s first retrofit to achieve level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The project was eligible for the code as more than half of it was new build. It involved the ...
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FeaturesEco co-housing schemes: Give it a spin
The UK has begun experimenting with co-housing schemes that aim to slash emissions while encouraging a more sustainable lifestyle - as you can imagine, communal washing machines that run on harvested rainwater are de rigueur
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Could we see floating breweries by 2030?
SABMiller is looking into building floating breweries to offset water and energy consumption
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NewsGovernment warned not to cut spending on green technologies
Tim Yeo, former energy minister, says funding for the renewables sector must be protected or it will not survive
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NewsHuhne says all new homes should meet Passivhaus standard
Secretary of state for energy and climate change indicates that he would like to see all new homes meet the German low energy standard
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NewsZero carbon homes target 'unrealistic'
Housebuilders say government target for zero carbon homes is unrealistic and will impact on sector’s ability to increase volume
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Passivhaus trade body launched
Trade association set up to promote and co-ordinate German low-energy standard in UK as interest in Passivhaus increases
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NewsChickens to power Gloucestershire town
First homes to receive power generated from chicken litter after biogas plant opens in November