All Sustainability articles – Page 72
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NewsIndustry backs Part L proposals
Published responses to government consultation show majority agree to target of cutting CO2 by 25%
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NewsMajority call for EPCs in smaller public buildings
Response to EPBD proposals reveal support for display of energy certificates in buildings as small as 250sq m
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NewsCarbon reduction regs come into force
Wall Engineering first to sign up to carbon reduction commitment
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NewsGovernment to court global investors for green bank
Sovereign wealth and state pension funds targeted by Treasury for £2bn investment vehicle
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NewsNuclear project falls victim to government cuts
A £140m contract to reduce the height of two nuclear reactors at Magnox North in Wales has been delayed
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NewsPassivhaus video: David Strong tours a Passivhaus kindergarten
The Passivhaus expert explains what the German energy efficiency standard can do for clients and the UK construction industry
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NewsHorizon Nuclear Power to build plant in Anglesey
Company plans to develop its first nuclear station in Wylfa, North Wales
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NewsAmec buys environmental consultant
Engineer pays £61.2m for Entec, which is says will give it access to new customers
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NewsBuildings to black out for Earth Hour
The Galleries in Dubai will be one of many domestic and commercial buildings to turn lights off this weekend
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FeaturesAshley Primary School: Any colour as long as it’s green
Ashley Primary School is run with such zeal for the environment that when an expansion became necessary, it grabbed the chance to increase its sustainability credentials
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News2010 Budget: Infrastructure bank to boost off-shore wind
Chancellor sets out plans for £2bn Green Investment Bank fund which will focus initially on off-shore wind projects
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NewsPassivhaus: What's in a name?
A lot actually, if you are claiming that a building meets a certain standard without the certification to verify it
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NewsTories publish energy green paper
David Cameron outlines 12-point plan, including streamlining planning for infrastructure projects and supporting nuclear power
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Morrell: Industry needs more workload to become low carbon
The construction industry requires a rise in its workload if it is to achieve its carbon reduction commitments for 2020 and beyond
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NewsMandelson and Morrell reveal green building strategy
Low carbon construction team outlines 40-year programme of works and reform of the industry
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NewsSign up now for Sustainability Now
For a fourth year running this virtual event will enable green professionals to network and gather information from the comfort of their own desks
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NewsSea to power up to 15 million homes
Government action plan aims to use marine energy to reduce carbon emissions
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NewsPart L changes announced
Industry kept waiting on details as timetable is set for new Building Regs
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NewsUK explores German refurb funding model
The government has been in talks with German infrastructure bank KfW as it looks for ways to fund the annual cost of greening the UK’s housing stock. That has been estimated at £2bn a year by the government and up to £15bn a year by the UK Green Building Council
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61% of commercial properties on market lack EPCs
February figures on premises for sale or rent for show a 3% improvement on previous month