All Regulations articles – Page 14
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TV celebrity joins march against Sussex eco-town
Ben Fogle among objectors to proposal for site near Arundel, in the latest of a series of eco-town protests
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Features
A new face for BREEAM
An interview with new BREEAM boss Martin Townsend and a detailed run-through the changes that have been made to the sustainable standard
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Product placement: Wolseley Sustainable ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Center
Wolseley has decided that the best way to market its sustainable products is to build a showroom out of them. But how well does the idea stand up?
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Abu Dhabi to launch green code
Abu Dhabi is set to release its own code for sustainable buildings in the next few months.
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Dunster to drive Transition Town development
Eco architect to team up with 'post-oil' community to develop zero carbon housing and a factory for production of components for his RuralZED houses in Totnes
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EPC costs balloon to 10 times more than planned
Energy certificates will cost £1.5bn this year, rather than £148m, assessors warn
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Office owners overestimate their buildings’ energy ratings
Two-thirds of office landlords believe their buildings will get higher energy performance ratings than those anticipated by experts.
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Waste and how to tame it
Site waste has never been the most glamorous end of the sustainability agenda. But, with a stringent regulation and a sharp rise in landfill tax being introduced this month, you ignore it at your peril. Dr David Moon of WRAP and Adam Mactavish of Cyril Sweett offer advice on how ...
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The Code for Sustainable Non-dwellings
In December, the UK Green ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Council published a report into the feasibility of replicating the Code for Sustainable Homes for all other building types. Nick Cullen of engineer Hoare Lea looks at what that report recommends and whether we can expect zero-carbon non-housing any time soon …
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A comforting vision of L: KPMG in Canary Wharf
KPMG’s new building in Canary Wharf shows that comfortable, glass-clad offices and the CO2 emissions targets expected in the 2010 revision of Part L are not mutually exclusive.
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Reform the Regs: The first battle is won
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV has claimed victory in its fight to reform the regs (which just leaves the small task of implementing all the tough new environmental regulations mentioned elsewhere in this supplement). Thomas Lane rates how well the government has answered our campaign demands
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New software provides complete EPC solutions for Level 3
Integrated Environmental Solutions and Stroma Accreditation launch EPC Assessor
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Remote Iranian village aims for self-sustainability
MIPIM award winning Alamoot's design is based on the proposition that eco-tourism will make a positive contribution to a stagnating local community
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Code for Sustainable Homes: Sometimes things aren't as green as they seem
Here’s a riddle: how do you build homes that emit more carbon dioxide than your rivals’ yet still achieve a higher Code for Sustainable Homes rating? Simple, says Chloe Stothart: go electric
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Architects attack plan to split ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regs research
RIBA and CIAT write to the government to warn that letting 16 R&D tenders will damage coherence
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Eco-towns: the 1.5m punt
So the 15 eco-town bidders have to bet on making the final 10. Victory will mean a glorious profit; defeat a bitter, bitter loss. Emily Wright looks at what will separate winners and losers
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Industry gears up for EPC work
Plenty of activity following the introduction of certificates for sale rent of construction of big buildings yesterday
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Comment
The death sentence is getting tougher
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act comes into force on Sunday. Best to know what it entails now
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No...gas cookers... power shower... open windows... thanks…
A report by the NHBC reveals that the zero-carbon revolution is leaving home buyers cold. And if nobody’s going to buy them, is anybody going to build them?