All Sustainability articles – Page 86
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NewsThe Code for Sustainable Homes explained
New guidance from the NHBC foundation runs through 10 tips for climbing up the code rating system
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NewsBarratt gets go-ahead for 200 zero-carbon homes
England’s first large-scale housing scheme to meet level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes gains approval
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NewsProtesters invade BAM Nuttall office
Anti-coal power demonstrators glued locked themselves to furniture to campaign against firm's bid to build new powerstation
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NewsLive: World Environment Day - living without aircon
Up-to-the minute commentary on events marking World Environment Day including how we survived a day without chillers
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NewsBuilding turns off air-conditioning for World Environment Day
Turning off the chillers at magazine's Ludgate House HQ will save at least £30
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FeaturesNeighbours: Lovell and Tarmac on reaching code level four or above
The house on the left aims to meet code level four, but next door they’ve got even loftier pretensions. Stephen Kennett reports on goings-on at a site in Nottingham
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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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Comment
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