All Sustainability articles – Page 87
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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
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News10 ways that SAP 2009 will affect you
The new SAP 2009 methodology was published in draft for consultation last week – which changes will most affect builders and designers?
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NewsScots complete Europe's biggest on-shore wind farm
Facility that can power 180,000 homes already scheduled for further expansion
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NewsA smarter use of smart meters
Dynamic load manipulation could enable the new meters to achieve much greater carbon savings by smoothing demand
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NewsBuilding launches Passivhaus diary
Over the following months Bill Butcher will be writing a regular diary on the construction of the Denby Dale Passivhaus in West Yorkshire
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NewsEnergy regs crackdown on homeowners
Government could force all extension projects to include green improvements to rest of property & Conservatories to be regulated for first time
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NewsBig changes proposed for SAP energy tool
Calculation could be on monthly basis and may take into account winter thermal mass and air conditioning
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NewsThe growing importance of embodied carbon
As buildings become more energy efficient the embodied carbon within the supply chain assumes more importance
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NewsThames Estuary wind farm gets green light
Government budget boost makes world's largest offshore wind farm London Array financially viable
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NewsImproved cement substitute cuts embodied energy
RockTron develops new process that enables more than 50% substitution by pulverised fuel ash
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NewsSustainable legislation: keep it simple
We run the risk of adding unnecessary costs and bureaucracy to the drive to zero carbon buildings under the current legislative framework. Influential green figure and thinker Pooran Desai argues for an approach to green construction that simplifies short term goals and incorporates broader sustainable principles than just C02 used ...
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CommentWhat would Taiichi Ohno do?
As the Japanese say, waste is futility and failure. But, in the form of overconsumption, it has also been the bedrock of our industrialised economies. Here’s how we can do without it
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Comment
Farming today: The logistics of building wind farms
Developers might be keen to jump on the renewable energy bandwagon but building a wind farm has its own logistical, commercial and legal challenges
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Boris Johnson set to clash with government over ‘garden grab’
Moves to protect gardens from development will set the mayor of London on a collision course with central government, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute
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News2012 team told to cut carbon
An Olympic sustainability watchdog has urged 2012 organisers to cut the carbon produced during building work
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NewsPaul King previews new green events - video
UK Green Building Council chief executive offers a sneak preview of two upcoming sustainable events at the end of 2009
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NewsPortland green housing scheme goes in for planning
HTA-designed development will have 77 homes, of which 23 will be affordable
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NewsUK builds first warehouse using hemp lime panels
Wine Society's warehouse uses preformed panels of hemp and lime that locks in carbon dioxide
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NewsGas bills could soar 40% with green energy
Senior civil servant warns of hike in price unless Renwable Heat Incentive is carefully planned
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NewsHow is BREEAM 2008 working out?
Sustainability consultant David O'Rorke sums up the key changes made to the green building assessment method and wonders how well they will be implemented in the current economic climate