All Sustainability articles – Page 119

  • ɫTV

    Solar hot water

    2008-06-11T00:39:00Z

    Velux launches a solar hot water system that provides up to 70% of homes’ hot water requirements

  • Photovoltaics integrated into roof and cladding panels
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    Integrated photovoltaics

    2008-06-11T00:21:00Z

    Arval launches photovoltaics integrated into roof and cladding panels

  • ɫTV

    TV celebrity joins march against Sussex eco-town

    2008-06-10T12:46:00Z

    Ben Fogle among objectors to proposal for site near Arundel, in the latest of a series of eco-town protests

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    ɫTV

    Government releases another £1m for biomass producers

    2008-06-10T12:34:00Z

    Streamlined process to help UK reach 6% electricity from biomass target

  • Lancaster University eco-residences
    ɫTV

    Top marks for university eco-residences

    2008-06-10T05:45:00Z

    Lancaster University sees its partnership with a private sector property provider pay dividends as its latest phase of student residences are awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating

  • ɫTV

    Solar powered ventilation

    2008-06-10T00:50:00Z

    Monodraught lauches a solar powered natural ventilation system for use in dwellings

  • ɫTV

    Pedestrians to power shopping centres

    2008-06-09T13:27:00Z

    Shoppers’ footsteps could soon be used to power underfloor generators in shops and Tube stations

  • The Intelligent Egg
    ɫTV

    The Weekly Green Gauge 9 June 2008

    2008-06-09T11:15:00Z

    Clever eggs, a film of film and bag boy in ɫTV Sustainability's offbeat web survey.

  • ɫTV

    Grey water recycling

    2008-06-09T00:43:00Z

    Polypipe Sanitary Systems launches a micro greywater recycling system to meet Code for Sustainable Homes

  • Jerry Yudelson
    ɫTV

    The all-new LEED standard, a guide

    2008-06-09T00:18:00Z

    Jerry Yudelson does his best to explain the changes proposed to the de facto national US green standard for all buildings

  • Delta Membrane Systems has introduced the Delta Cool 24
    ɫTV

    Phase change materials

    2008-06-08T02:32:00Z

    Delta Membrane Systems introduces the Delta Cool 24, a phase change material that replicates the effect of thermal mass

  • Main entrance, Hilton Garden Inn, Luton
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    Hilton completes its first eco-friendly hotel

    2008-06-06T14:50:00Z

    Luton hotel receives a very good BREEAM rating for renewable energy biomass boiler and insulation from prefabricated units

  • VE-Ware software
    ɫTV

    Energy and carbon emission calculator launched

    2008-06-06T14:02:00Z

    IES's free software is suitable for all building types worldwide and it assesses performance against the US 2030 Challenge

  • David Weight
    Comment

    Open mike: Sun seeking

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    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

  • ɫTV

    Lack of inspectors threatens green law

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Industry leaders have warned of a “massive shortfall” in the number of assessors needed to implement the EU’s flagship environmental law in the UK, writes Stephen Kennett.

  • This £1.3m surgery in Swaffham, Norfolk, is the kind of project that will now be assessed under BREEAM Healthcare.
    Features

    Doctors’ orders

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    For the developers of its hospitals and surgeries, the Department of Health has prescribed a good dose of BREEAM to keep it fit for the future

  • ɫTV

    MP calls for compulsory carbon licences for rented homes

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Councils should be given the power to license rented properties based on their energy performance, according to an influential backbench MP.

  • Features

    A new face for BREEAM

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    An interview with new BREEAM boss Martin Townsend and a detailed run-through the changes that have been made to the sustainable standard

  • Features

    Bowller: Get the thermals out

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    The Bowller Group was established over 20 years ago and now employs 57 people across six sites in the south of England, reaching from Cambridge to Reading. As well as its specialist contracting division, the firm also includes Bowller Environmental Systems, which specialises in the installation of solar energy ...

  • Features

    Esha: Bitumen does its bit

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Esha is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of bitumen products for the construction and civil engineering sector, with ranges running from roofing membranes to waterproofing systems for canals.The company was established more than 75 years ago, and in 2005 became part of the Icopal Group. Here, we take a look ...