David Weight

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    Going green? Give it time

    2013-04-05T00:00:00

    David Weight believes opportunities to reduce embodied carbon are often thwarted by a tight build programme. With careful planning and more time, emissions could be slashed

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    Where the wind blows

    2009-12-18T00:00:00

    The recently published 鈥淶ero Carbon for New Non-domestic 好色先生TVs鈥 by the communities department has much to commend it, but is flawed by one large blind spot, says the Davis Langdon senior consultant

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    Sun seeking

    2008-06-08T00:00:00

    Instead of relying on small-scale on-site renewables, Europe could benefit from importing solar power from countries that have plenty of it, says the associate at Davis Langdon

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    Open mike: Sun seeking

    2008-06-06T00:00:00

    Instead of relying on small-scale on-site renewables, Europe could benefit from importing solar power from countries that have plenty of it, says David Weight

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    Open mike: Sun seeking

    2008-06-06T00:00:00

    Instead of relying on small-scale on-site renewables, Europe could benefit from importing solar power from countries that have plenty of it, says David Weight

  • The timber canopy of the Savill building in Windsor Great Park was built using locally sourced wood, making it low in embodied carbon
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    Sustainability 鈥 Embodied carbon

    2007-10-12T00:00:00

    Your client鈥檚 low-energy building has a wind turbine and photovoltaics, the insulation uses sheep鈥檚 wool and there鈥檚 no PVC.But just how much carbon has been used in assembling the building 鈥 and should we worry? Davis Langdon report on an initiative to rate the embodied carbon of buildings.

  • This naturally ventilated Essex office was designed by Aukett Fitzroy Robinson. It was built on a sloping site, so the lowest floor is above ground at the front of the building, but below it at the rear
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    Whole-life costs: Basements

    2006-09-22T00:00:00

    In this quarter鈥檚 comparison of whole-life costs, David Weight of Currie & Brown digs deep into the financial pros and cons of adding a basement or half-basement to your building

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    Whole-life costs: Concrete vs steel

    2006-06-23T00:00:00

    What are the environmental, capital cost and lifetime cost differences between a building with a steel frame and one built using concrete? David Weight of cost consultant Currie & Brown applies the firm鈥檚 Live Options modelling system to find out

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    Altruism isn鈥檛 enough

    2005-08-26T00:00:00

    So far, the government has only resorted to half measures to promote sustainable development. What we really need is a comprehensive environmental tax