All Sustainability articles – Page 68
-
News
Officials covered up £705m Part L saving
Civil servants covered up potential savings of £705m in order to help former housing minister John Healey justify scrapping proposed changes to Building Regulations that were designed to make existing homes more energy efficient
-
News
Scrapped turbine for Olympic park cost almost £1m
The Olympic Delivery Authority spent almost £1m working up plans for a wind turbine on the Olympic park only for it to be scrapped last month, the organisation has admitted.In accounts published last week, the ODA said the proposal for a 130m-high turbine had incurred “abortive” costs of £842,000 for ...
-
NewsDevelopers to pay into offsite energy fund
Housing minister says fund will enable developers to meet carbon reduction commitments
-
CommentGreen 2012 expertise in danger of being lost
Government departments must harness the sustainable expertise gained from building the 2012 London Olympics
-
CommentGreen refurbishment won't happen without cash incentives
The government must bring in financial incentives in its Green Deal to encourage homeowners to upgrade their homes
-
NewsDefra cuts funding for sustainability watchdog
Environment secretary’s decision likely to spell the end of the Sustainable Development Commission
-
FeaturesJunk Jellyfish theatre emerges on Bankside
Theatre designer Martin Kaltwasser struggles with buiding bureaucrats to deliver this pop-up recycled theatre in Southwark
-
NewsEnergy policy delays spark industry outcry
The government has been warned that its failure to pass legislation to promote domestic power systems is creating a crisis of confidence among suppliers
-
NewsNew Part L could face six-month delay
Energy regulation still to be approved by coalition as compliance software is held up
-
NewsPeel Group plans £70m biomass plant
Energy specialist says plant could create 100 construction jobs and power 37,000 homes
-
News
Site cabins key to carbon reductions
Contractors should use low energy site cabins and biofuels to help cut on-site carbon emissions
-
NewsCement industry reduces emissions
Industry achieves 4% drop since 2005 according to data published today
-
FeaturesEnergy from waste: 'A wonderful place to be'
There’s going to be a £2bn-a-year building boom in energy-from-waste plants, like this one, over the next 15 years. Kristina Smith finds out how to turn base matter into gold
-
NewsGovernment's carbon compliance tool 'inadequate'
Urgent action demanded to improve SAP for calculating energy use of new homes
-
NewsHOK turns its office into a village green
HOK London studio goes green as part of the London Festival of Architecture Open Studios
-
News
Green Deal could be rolled out to businesses
Government is looking at extending a scheme designed to help householders improve energy efficiency
-
FeaturesGreen FIZZ: Coca-Cola's Spanish HQ
Coca-Cola’s new Spanish HQ is refreshingly eco friendly and even boasts a LEED ’gold’ certification
-
FeaturesCosts and challenges of biodiversity planning
Dormice are protected, frogs need water and bats return after removal – just some of the challenges in dealing with British fauna and flora
-
News
Cambridge eco-town in doubt as government halts A14
10,000-home project at Northstowe in balance after £1.1bn road-widening project is put on hold
-
NewsReport shows green benefits elude homeowners
Concern at consumer failure to grasp potential benefits of sustainable technology