All Sustainability articles – Page 93
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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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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
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NewsObama seeks green building advice from UK
European initiatives could form template for US legislation
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NewsPalestine eco-town to go ahead despite Gaza conflict
Faber Maunsell and EDAW to design and engineer £240m West Bank community near Ramallah
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Passivhaus shows up sustainable code failings
The world’s leading energy-efficient house design fails to measure up to minimum Code for Sustainable Homes standards, a sustainability consultant has alleged.
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NewsMinister to address Building's new energy infrastructure conference
Minister Mike O'Brien will meet with industry experts to discuss new-build opportunities in the energy sector
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NewsEU law changes threaten Kingsnorth coal plant
Amendments to EU pollution directive could halt construction of new UK coal plant and close many more
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APC Trainer on… Waste management (M009)
Candidates must demonstrate a clear conceptual framework for assessing projects and construction decisions in terms of sustainability, from the viewpoint of waste management, with knowledge of relevant regulations and policy
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NewsCost of solar power could fall 40% by 2015
Technological advances are driving down photovoltaic panel prices by as much as 10% each year
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NewsR&D centre announced for carbon-neutral city
Masdar joins forces with GE to fund a new centre to develop and showcase green technologies in zero-waste Masdar City
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NewsUAE commits to 7% green energy
Leading oil-producing nation pledges to meet new renewable power target by 2020
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NewsWhy renewables dominated World Future Energy Summit
Checking out the latest technology in renewable power at the World Future Energy Summit
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NewsFirst carbon-negative residential development breaks ground
National Grid to take excess power from 172 homes
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NewsDownturn will hit green gains in housing
Recession is already leading to reduced demand for sustainability in housing, reveals survey
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NewsConservatives propose £6,500 eco-grants for homeowners
Tory 'green' paper includes £1bn investment in national grid to enable homeowners to sell energy from domestic renewables
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Plastic lobby wins row over wooden windows advert
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint that an advert for wooden windows misleadingly implied that plastic windows were more environmentally damaging
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FeaturesBig ambitions: Defra's Alnwick HQ
When designers began working on Defra’s offices in Alnwick, they thought a BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating an exciting enough challenge. But then BRE went and introduced ‘outstanding’…
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NewsDevelopers fear becoming green energy suppliers
Survey reveals that a third of firms expect to become responsible for renewable energy generation
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FeaturesSheep vs grass: The best and the worst eco-ideas
With all great movements come fresh ways of thinking – some good, some, frankly, not so good. Roxane McMeeken asked five sustainability experts to name their favourite green ideas and those that they would send straight to the recycling plant