All Sustainability articles – Page 75
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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
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NewsGovernment launches boiler scrappage scheme
Householders to get £400 towards new energy-efficient boiler if old boiler G-rated or worse
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NewsScots set for £400m Highlands green power line
Ministers expected to approve 137-mile line to connect renewables to national grid despite 18,000 objections
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NewsNew hydroelectric power station planned for North-east
Construction to start this year on Northumbrian Water and RWE Npower Renewables £2.5m green power plant
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NewsGreen energy firm to appeal Oxfordshire planning decision
Viridor to contest council’s refusal to allow it to build ‘energy from waste’ facility in Ardley
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NewsPM to announce winners of £100bn offshore wind job
Gordon Brown is set to name the winning bidders this week to build nine offshore wind zones
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NewsBRE uncovers display energy certificate flaws
Survey reveals public building energy ratings are not good evidence of real improvements
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NewsLondon developments cut carbon by a third
New schemes are making energy savings of 35%, compared with 29% in 2006