All Sustainability articles – Page 144
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Costs of Code renewables revealed
New report puts average cost of onsite technologies to meet Code Level 6 standards at £6,000 per dwelling
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Sustainable schools challenges assessed
ɫTV analysis: Criticism and case studies offered at environmental education conference yesterday
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Winners celebrate at Sustainability Awards 2007
Footage from the Sustainability Awards at the Hilton on Park Lane is now available
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Barratt boss to lobby on zero carbon definition
Clare to lead the UK Green ɫTV Council housing group to recommend including off-site renewable in Code
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Government considers feed-in tariffs
Environmental Secretary Hilary Benn considers incentives for microgeneration such as feed-in tariffs to encourage homeowners to use renewable energy.
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Pines Calyx - setting the sustainable standard
The Pines Calyx in Kent, which won small project of the year in last night's Sustainability Awards, offers a blueprint of environmental best practice, both in sustainable construction techniques, embodied energy and water and waste management. With energy data consumption attached.
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Sustainability champions revealed
The National Trust building, David Strong and Bovis Lend Lease were among the big winners at last night's ɫTV Sustainability Awards
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Six in the City
The absurdity of the Government's current definition of zero carbon for housing to exclude off-site renewables is hampering projects right now, especially in tight city centre sites, argues Sponge director Chani Leahong
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Wood takes the LEED
Through renewable materials and energy, the Legacy Center in Wisconsin America is the first US project to be judged carbon neutral building by the LEED certification. With full building performance data
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Zero carbon timeline
ɫTV Sustainability’s new environmental timeline for upcoming legislation and targets
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Meet the Sustainability Awards judges
Here's a quick run through of the panel who decided on this year's Sustainability awards, which will be revealed tonight
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Green roofs course a success
The construction information and research body Ciria takes a tour around Canary Wharf's green roofs
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How Ghandi can inspire sustainable action
Paul King gains inspiration from one of last century's iconic figures as he grapples with targets that the industry needs to set itself in order to reduce its environmental impact
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Green policy is ‘lip service’
Anne Power, a former urban taskforce member, has criticised the government’s progress over improving the environmental performance of Britain’s existing housing stock, saying it was barely even paying “lip service” to the problem.
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The new waste minimisation guide explained
Recycling advisory group Wrap has released a guide on using materials from demolished buildings to build those repalcing them. Its head of waste minimisation talks us through the new document
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Eco-towns decision in February
The government has brought forward its timetable for deciding the location of the 10 eco-towns proposed by Gordon Brown, according to an inside source.
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Chips with everything
Instead of paying thousands to generate electricity on site, we should be incorporating energy storage into buildings. And Bill Watts says we need spend peanuts to do it
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Small builders demand VAT cuts on eco refurbishments
ɫTV work that contributes to ecological improvement of homes should be exempt from VAT, the body representing smaller building firms will say when it launches a ɫTV a Greener Britain campaign this month.
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Treasury backs decision to reject off-site renewables
Energy provided through the national grid will not count towards zero carbon homes rating
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Eco-towns analysed
ɫTV analysis: Brown’s Big Idea on becoming prime minister was to build 10 towns on 10 new sites. But it seems developers are using the eco-towns to add spoilers, fog lamps and go-faster stripes to schemes that have already been rejected.