All Sustainability articles – Page 75
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NewsLend Lease Europe boss made chairman of UKGBC
Daniel Labbad vows to push sustainability agenda as carbon emissions rise up political agenda
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NewsIndustry set for £27bn green energy bonanza
Government renewable energy plans announced this week could create a multibillion-pound surge in demand for construction work
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NewsHouseholders could earn £900 in feed-in tariffs
Government announces details of payments to households that use photovoltaics and micro wind turbines to feed in energy to the grid
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NewsArchitects asked to design Heathrow 'fortress' against third runway
Greenpeace launches competition to design iconic and 'impenetrable' stronghold to beat off bulldozers at site of planned new runway
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NewsDozens of zero-carbon schools to be built by 2016
Pilot green schools planned in all English regions as part of implementation of newly published Zero Carbon Task Force report
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NewsInbuilt to offer Passivhaus certification service
Sustainability consultant becomes certifying body for Passivhaus buildings in the UK
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NewsMorrell: Older buildings must be torn down
Chief construction adviser says government will need to demolish sixties and seventies buildings to meet carbon targets
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FeaturesVictorian Passivhaus: a Haus in Hackney
Is it possible to refurbish a Victorian house in a conservation area to Passivhaus standards? In the last in our series on upgrading existing homes, Thomas Lane visits one east Londoner who was determined to find out
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NewsThe three Rs: retrofitting, ratings and renewables
The key themes emerge at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi
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NewsCity of London's sustainable awards shortlist revealed
Architects John Thompson and Studio E are among the five shortlisted companies
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NewsReport says skills shortage means UK will miss CO2 target
Study by Royal Academy of Engineering warns construction sector does not have skills needed to produce low-carbon buildings
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NewsRockwool keeps animals warm at Newquay Zoo
Insulation firm protects lions, marmosets and kinkajous from the worst UK winter in decades
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NewsCall for radical response to flooding threat
Report by RIBA and ICE says rising sea levels and frequent storms mean UK cities need to rethink flood defence strategy
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FeaturesDistrict heating: The heart of the community
District heating could hold the key for greening the UK’s existing homes. So why, when the technology exists and is used throughout Europe, do we still rely on individual systems?
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NewsDurham eco-village to tap into geo-thermal energy
Newcastle University is pioneering system that will use renewable energy from granite rock 'hotspot'
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NewsLight-emitting 'wallpaper' could replace light bulbs
Energy-saving light bulbs could be redundant according to company developing organic light emitting diode technology
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NewsWhitbread plans its first eco-restaurant
Company to build timber-frame Beefeater restaurant in West Sussex, along with a low-carbon Premier Inn hotel
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NewsDevelopers picked for nine offshore wind power plants
Hochtief, Siemens and RES Group among those to sign government agreements to take proposals through planning
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NewsScottish wind farm expansion gets green light
Firms in Moray Firth and Firth of Forth gain permission for up to 1,000 new offshore turbines
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NewsBSRIA appointed to insulation and retrofit trial role
Energy Saving Trust project will monitor energy and record data on solid wall insulation and retrofit in 200 homes