All Sustainability UK policy and regulation articles – Page 6
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Revealed: Balfour Beatty tops green contractor table
Analysis of Barbour ABI data shows which firms won the most BREEAM excellent or outstanding projects work last year
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Animation: A brief history of zero carbon
All you need to know about the troubled history of the UK’s journey to try to reach zero carbon homes in 2016
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Weaker ɫTV Regulations will hurt UK construction most
Last week’s zero carbon climb down will hit industry exports
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Rules to boost flood alleviation measures suffer further delay
Long-awaited development rules to help prevent flooding delayed for second time this year
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Government waters down zero carbon target
Small housing sites to be excluded from target introduce zero carbon homes in 2016
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Green Deal shows 'encouraging' signs of growth
Number of completed Green Deals rises 18% in April, with the biggest month-on-month increase in the pipeline since the launch of the scheme
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RICS lobbies for compulsory embodied carbon monitoring
New proposed methodology developed by construction firms could become industry standard
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Green Deal incentives leave a carbon gap
The government’s incentive scheme is coming up short on the carbon emission reductions it was supposed to deliver
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Government enhances Green Deal incentive scheme
Households able to claim up to £7,600 in cash from revamped incentive package
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Energy bosses warn of further Green Deal job losses
Energy leaders highlight boiler replacement industry as sector that might see cuts due to uncertainty about the government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme
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Reducing embodied carbon is our next challenge
The industry is leading the way on reducing the embodied carbon in its products
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Green Deal assessments hit record high
Official statistics show a jump in interest in the energy efficiency retrofit scheme in March
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Making it - or faking it?
Delivering real sustainability outcomes and being accountable for that delivery is becoming the norm for a growing band of intelligent clients
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Heaven forbid ECO should be revived
Changes to the consultation on cuts to the Energy Company Obligation betray the precarious future for the government’s energy efficiency scheme
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Government's ECO cuts '£250m deeper than first thought'
Analysis by the Association for the Conservation of Energy finds that bonus credits will wipe more off scheme’s value than government predicted
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Brussels rules cast doubt on future of renewables projects
Industry leaders claim latest changes to state aid guidance are a “leap into the unknown”
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Labour moves to stop green standards cut
Shadow energy secretary fights to preserve councils’ authority to set higher energy efficiency standards
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MPs call for ring-fenced HS2 environmental protection budget
Environmental Audit Committee report warns of cuts to environmental mitigation if construction costs spiral upwards
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Greener offices drive staff cost savings
Study finds green offices can deliver savings of up to £50 per square metre for building owners