All Sustainability articles – Page 67
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NewsBiomass not as green as it seems
Sustainable building association warns that biomass is leading to higher carbon emissions
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NewsGovernment pulls funding for Severn barrage
Reports say government will announce this month that public money will not be used to build £20bn tidal energy scheme
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NewsCoalition to extend green retrofit scheme to offices
Energy bill to introduce ’pay as you save’ scheme for commercial sector in major boost for refit market
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NewsEmpire State Building window refurb: The empire strikes back
Manhattan’s Empire State Building is leaking air and carbon by the tonne. But a project to reduce heat loss and solar gain from its 6,514 windows has raised its green credentials - and drastically lowered its energy bill
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NewsUK-GBC starts online sustainability training
The UK Green Building Council launches first in series of sustainability distance learning courses
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NewsUK's first Passivhaus education building
An agricultural college in Kent gets a Passivhaus certified teaching facility
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NewsCostain joins offshore wind alliance
Contractor will design and build offshore wind farms with Hochtief and Arup
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NewsWillmott Dixon centre awarded BREEAM "excellent" rating
Guildford civic auditorium used natural ventilation and a biomass boiler
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NewsPV firm issues profit warning after death of chief executive
Photovoltaic supplier Romag says it has been hit by both death of Lyn Miles and falling prices in PV market
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CommentIt will take a joint effort to improve BREEAM
If we want an effective way to rate refurbs and fit-outs we need the BRE and the RICS to work together, argues RICS head of policy
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NewsGreen light for UK's first geothermal power station
Drilling will start in Cornwall in 2011 to access rocks at a temperature of 200°C
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ISG to build Victorian 'energy house'
Contractor brought in to help Salford University identify best ways of greening pre-1920 properties
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NewsIndustry body to research low cost eco-measures
The Energy Technologies Institute will look at eco-refurbishment and retrofitting of existing properties
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NewsThis house has been designed to be highly sustainable. So why isn’t it?
The gap between design and built performance is seriously hampering our chances of meeting the 2016 target for zero carbon homes
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NewsTimber frame tops out at Daventry's iCon
The £8.5m project in Daventry aims to attract 60 sustainable construction and technology firms
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Green Building Council demands more clarity on BREEAM
Trade body is urging BRE to share energy performance data
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NewsHelical turbine firm launches 40% cheaper model
Quiet Revolution will release improved version of urban wind turbine
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NewsCBI: Government must clarify energy and planning reforms
Business group report warns billions of private sector investment could be lost
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NewsCouncils to sell electricity to national grid
Chris Huhne lifts ban on selling renewable energy nationally
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CommentThe land of the Dachdeckermeister
Germany’s technical and political approach to sustainable construction is much more advanced than the UK’s. So why don’t we steal a few ideas from them