All Sustainability articles – Page 92
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NewsCost of pipes stymies green energy
District heating schemes in London are being cancelled because the cost of installing pre-insulated pipes has rocketed
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NewsCPA blasts energy firms on insulation failure
CPA accuses government of failing to ensure implementation of drive to increase insulation
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NewsGreen Pages comes to housebuilders’ aid
Builders looking for green products will shortly be able to consult a sustainable version of the Yellow Pages
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NewsMedieval architecture inspires zero-carbon home
Innovative energy-efficient home based on historic technique of arched overlapping thin clay bricks will star in TV's Grand Designs
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NewsGreen campaigners outed as energy wastrels
Boris Johnson, rock singer Chris Martin and LibDem energy spokesman Simon Hughes shamed by thermal imaging survey of their homes
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NewsHousehold emissions to be cut 33% by 2020
UK Green Building Council welcomes government announcement of new target
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Contractors to cover costs of environmental makeovers
The government is considering allowing homeowners to carry out an environmental makeover of their homes that would be free at the point of delivery
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Carbon Challenge site mothballed
A 650-home flagship zero-carbon development on government land has been put on hold because of the worsening recession
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FeaturesNo biomass, no turbines, no solar panels. Is Passivhaus the way to zero carbon?
The German Passivhaus standard is winning admirers in the UK, many of whom argue that its simple approach to low-energy building is far more practical than the Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsPassivhaus: Cosy or costly?
Michael Willoughby questions whether a Frankfurt cottage industry will make it across the pond intact
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NewsCan sustainability survive the recession?
Tell us what you think in the Building/Saint Gobain survey and you could win an iPod Touch
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NewsGovernment to reveal green makeover for 7m homes
Plans to be revealed at launch of consultation on heat and energy efficiency
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NewsDeveloper drops out of eco-town programme
O&H Properties to follows regional planning progress instead
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NewsRenewable energy funding at risk
Renewable energy leaders warn that sector could be 'strangled at birth' by proposed closure of £50m micro-renewables fund
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NewsUK and China forge green design partnership
Arup and Thames Gateway Institute sign up with Tongji University in environmental technologies initiative
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Building a business out of Sustainability
Matthew Kitson of Hilson Moran talks about its global sustainability group
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Confusion over Scottish EPCs
The introduction of energy performance certificates in Scotland has been thrown into confusion after it emerged that separate government-backed energy rating software can produce radically different results for the same building
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NewsMPs launch all-party group to promote green homes
More than 50 MPs have joined an all party parliamentary group (APPG) formed to promote low-carbon housing
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NewsPower plants get over €1bn to develop carbon capture
Four UK plants, including Kingsnorth, will share in total pot of €1.25bn for European energy industry
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NewsGovernment reveals Severn Barrage shortlist
The largest scheme being proposed would generate up to 7% of the UK's energy