All Sustainability articles – Page 97
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NewsTool lets consultants digitally overlay site plans
Landmark's product promises an end to holding up bits of paper to the window
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NewsCarbon cuts cost £7,000 per home for sixties towers
Study shows building fabric alterations are the only way to hit 60% reduction target
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NewsGovernment to unleash 10,000 insulation professionals
Experts cautiously welcome pre-pre-Budget report announcement to green existing homes
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NewsGreen Letter from America
As Obama-mania continues to hold the US, realistically what sustainability measures will the new president-elect be able to implement, asks the principal at Yudelson Associates
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NewsCrossrail mud helps save Essex birds
Excavated earth from rail construction will be used to build new bird habitats near Southend
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NewsAffordable GreenGauge Homes win first award
Lingwood in Norfolk is a scheme involving 15 green affordable homes
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NewsGreen construction not as expensive
US Green Building Council survey says if energy and water efficiency are calculated, cost increase is only 1.6%
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Only 22 homes crack the Code
Only 22 developments have been certified under the Code for Sustainable Homes since it came into force a year and a half ago.
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Features
Water-saving basin tap
Douglas Delabie has developed the TempoStop basin tap, which has been designed to use only four litres of water per minute.
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Wood and cement blocks
A wall form system of interlocking recycled wood and cement blocks from Durisol has been specified by Atlantic Developments for a new apartment scheme in the coastal town of Ilfracombe.
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Foam insulation boards
Dow Building Solutions has introduced Floormate 300-A to the UK. The blue extruded polystyrene foam insulation board is designed for use in floors, in applications ranging from residential to commercial buildings.
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NewsUrban Splash slams ‘drug dealer’ utilities
Urban Splash’s Nick Johnson likened energy companies to drug dealers this week as he called for reform of the utilities markets
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FeaturesFormaldehyde-free insulation
Knauf Insulation has launched a new mineral wool insulation incorporating ECOSE Technology, which, it claims, has less embodied energy than existing mineral wool products
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NewsThe green team
Winners at the 2008 Building Sustainability Awards celebrated on Tuesday after picking up gongs for contributions to eco living.
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FeaturesRoof insulation
Web Dynamics has launched TLX Gold, an all-in-one vapour permeable multi-foil insulation and heavy-duty breather membrane, which, says the company, is an efficient and effective insulation solution for roofs and loft conversions that does not eat into living space
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FeaturesNatural ventilation
Four Passivent Aircool window ventilators have been installed as part of the £1m upgrade of Hornchurch library in east London
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Recycled plastic
I-plas has launched what it says is a direct replacement for concrete, steel and wood.
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NewsCredit crunch holds up prototype eco-town
Northstowe near Cambridge will be delayed at least a year because of funding problems and project complexity
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NewsChris Addison: celebrated know-nothing - video
The comic, who had guests laughing last night, tells us how writing from ignorance about personal finance naturally led him into a monthly column covering something else he was not clued up on: Building ...
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NewsSustainability Champion of the Year and Sustainable Contractor of the Year: Wates Group - video
Not content with scooping a double award, Wates Group's Rachel Wooliscroft wanted to tell us what was she was up to next. Wates Group - Rachel Wooliscroft