All Sustainability articles – Page 86
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NewsFinding a home for micro renewables
The negative opinions of one housebuilder should not obscure the potential benefits of fitting micro renewables in housing
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NewsBill Dunster completes first code level six homes
The six Zedfactory homes on sale in Upton meet level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsVideo: Housebuilder casts doubt on renewable add-ons
Stewart Milne Group says micro renewables on Sigma House at BRE did not perform as it had hoped
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NewsAmec buys 11th environmental consultant
Canadian firm Journeax Bédard & Associates bought for £2m as Amec continues expansion of its environmental division
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NewsSandcastles share secret of green construction
Research reveals that having just the right amount of water is the key to maximising the strength of rammed earth
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NewsEden project to tap Earth's heat
Cornwall attraction announces plan to bore up to 4km into ground to provide electricity and heating
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NewsPlumbers most likely to offer green advice
More than eight in 10 plumbers would offer advice on environmental efficiency, says new survey
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NewsArup and Bill Clinton join forces to fight climate change
British engineer is to help the former US president’s charity to advise major cities on reducing carbon output
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NewsVideo: 'Secret' concrete will give flats top eco-rating
A concrete mix using renewable materials has been specified on a Creo scheme under construction at the BRE Innovation Park
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NewsRob Annable at Sustainability Now
Phil Clark interviews Rob Annable about Axis Design Architects' Ecoterrace project
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NewsVideo: Hemp home stars at BRE's Insite
The house of timber, hemp and wool aims to achieve level four of the Code in its basic form
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News£1bn green power station two years behind schedule
Industry fears carbon capture pilot delay will affect wider coal-fired power station programme
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NewsNG Bailey moves into forestry … and finds God
Eco-nunnery is among first clients as M&E firm starts up woodchip business for biomass boilers
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Burning questions: Waste disposal strategies
Paul Mansouri and Mark Berry As Costain’s £398m waste project in Manchester confirmed, muck and brass are as linked as ever. The link between muck and renewable fuel is more recent
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NewsEco-ventilation health scare prompts regulation change
Government to issue guidance in Part F as draft BRE study finds widespread failure to maintain filters
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NewsSt Modwen slammed for misleading eco-town ad
ASA rules that developers' ad for Middle Quinton made unsupported claims about housing, jobs and infrastructure
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NewsUK GBC examines new funding plan for home improvements
Green group has launched task group to report on practical steps for introduction ‘pay as you save’ mechanism
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NewsBiomass CHP five times cheaper than using boiler
Heating apartments using combined heat and power fuelled by biomass is much less costly than using individual boilers, says research
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NewsWillmott Dixon tops construction green list
Construction firms feature prominently in Sunday Times Green List with contractor ranking third overall
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UK attacks EU plan to force on-site energy generation
Associations lobby against directive that would force buildings to create their own energy by 2019