All Sustainability articles – Page 69
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NewsHOK turns its office into a village green
HOK London studio goes green as part of the London Festival of Architecture Open Studios
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Green Deal could be rolled out to businesses
Government is looking at extending a scheme designed to help householders improve energy efficiency
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FeaturesGreen FIZZ: Coca-Cola's Spanish HQ
Coca-Cola’s new Spanish HQ is refreshingly eco friendly and even boasts a LEED ’gold’ certification
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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
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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
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NewsReport shows green benefits elude homeowners
Concern at consumer failure to grasp potential benefits of sustainable technology
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NewsEU to ban entry of illegal timber
New rules expected from July to outlaw importing timber chopped down illegally outside the EU
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Race begins to define zero carbon as funding cuts loom
Housebuilders and green lobby raise fears over plans to cut funding for Zero Carbon Hub
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Greening commercial property: What is acceptable behaviour in an office?
Well, installing energy-efficient plant and using it intelligently, are two examples. And this Carbon Trust mini-conference explains why it could save us all £27bn over the next 40 years
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NewsBoost for green buildings with £4.9m research contest
Design teams offered contracts of up to £100k to come up with strategies to cope with climate change
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Government zero-carbon targets 'unrealistic'
Survey of 7,000 property professionals show three-quarters doubt feasibility of green plans
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NewsGovernment to pull funding from zero-carbon housing body
Grant Shapps, the housing minister, has signalled his intention to halt government funding for an independent body that was set up to help deliver zero-carbon housing
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CPA launches guide for greening existing housing
Guide to low carbon refurbishment includes case studies and advice on improving floors, walls and roofs
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NewsSavills offers PV advice on feed-in tariffs
Property firm teams up with Solarcentury to encourage developers to make most of feed-in tariffs
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NewsMulalley bags £2.1m Hoxton housing job
Seven-storey scheme will feature green roof, a biomass boiler and sustainable drainage
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NewsBLP launches sustainability tool
Software package is intended to simplify decision making at design stage
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FeaturesEmbodied energy: The next big carbon challenge
Reducing the amount of embodied energy in building materials won’t be easy – but it’s essential
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FeaturesMainstream green: Brighton belle
One Brighton is the brainchild of the team behind super-green development BedZed. But although sustainability is at the heart of the scheme, it’s going to do it its own sweet way
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NewsODA scraps plans for Olympic turbine
Major part of 2012’s sustainability plan is cancelled because new safety legislation has deterred potential contractors
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CommentPassivhaus: the power of shared ideas
A road trip to Dresden reinforces the Passivhaus ethos – and provides an ego boost