All Sustainability Design articles – Page 10
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Atkins helps GSK HQ achieve green standard
Consultant Atkins work on GlaxoSmithKline’s new headquarters in Philadelphia has helped the building achieve double LEED platinum certification.
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BRE’s housing plan rejected over ‘lack of sustainability’
Council says plans for Watford homes would ‘put more pressure on schools and create more traffic’
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BRE wins role on £4bn Chinese marina project
Consultant will provide sustainable building advice while client seeks further UK expertise
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House of straw
An affordable co-ownership scheme made of straw is proving highly energy efficient
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Community housing in Toxteth
It’s just 32 homes on a small plot in Toxteth, but Habitat for Humanity’s housing project is creating a community of volunteers, trainees and entrepreneurs and bringing hope to an area feeling the brunt of the housing crisis
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Shuttleworth warns against 'efficient but nasty' design
Make founder says architects need to resist the temptation to design energy efficient buildings that don’t give humans ‘delight’
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Sir Terry Leahy: The Other Side of the Checkout
Sir Terry Leahy was one of the industry’s toughest clients as boss of Tesco. Now he’s become an investor in green building technology - and he wants your business
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Sustainability is for sharing
Establishing a new educational model for sustainable building design could be a smart idea, but only if the whole industry works on it together, says Chris Wise
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Hansford: ‘low-carbon at low cost is my priority’
Government construction adviser sets out his stall in his first interview since taking the post
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Bam completes £20m Nottingham eco-hotel
Contractor Bam Construct has completed a RHWL Architects-designed £20m eco-hotel at Nottingham University
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Recycling materials: The great recovery
Some of the core materials construction uses have become scarce - eventually everything we use will be. We have to stop jettisoning materials and design so they can all be recycled