All Sustainability articles – Page 157
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No carbon, no cars: Foster + Partners scheme in Abu Dhabi
Foster + Partners has revealed these images of what it claims will be the first zero-carbon, zero-waste city
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Planning to be required for domestic renewable grants
DTI announces that homeowners will need planning in place before being eligible for renewable grants
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Images: Foster unveils green utopia in the desert
Foster + Partners says the walled city of Masdar in Abu Dhabi will be the world's first zero-carbon and zero-waste city
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The four key messages from Think
Nuclear power, off-setting, road pricing and sustainability costs were all high on speakers' agenda at Think 07
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Cabe questions zero-carbon plan
Plans for the UK’s biggest zero-carbon development have come under fire from Cabe
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Cutting carbon? The solution is alimentary ...
Human waste could soon be used to power London’s buildings.
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Online CO2 tool revealed
The British Property Federation (BPF) launched an online tool at Think 07 that calculates carbon dioxide emissions from landlord-provided services in buildings.
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Architects in danger of repeating mistakes of the 60s says minister
David Lammy says architects and designers must avoid the mistakes made in 60s and 70s social housing
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Green issues requires most research
Sixty percent of respondents to CIOB survey said environmental issues demanded the most R&D
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Land Securities questions increasing carbon offsetting
Developer says offsetting alone is not enough as it lays out its four-point energy strategy
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Keeping the faith
Despite objections to Tony Blair's solar panels the Reverend has faith in Britain's planning laws for domestic renewables
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The greening of Uncle Sam
Change is afoot in America. Not only are clients now demanding greener buildings but Oprah Winfrey has started handing out low energy light bulbs to her TV audience
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Ten reasons to do the right thing
You don’t have to cut carbon emissions just because your conscience tells you to. It’s good for business as well, says Stuart Wallace of the New Economics Foundation
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The Polish Olympics
The Beijing Olympics are mainly being built by British firms, but if we don’t want our own Games built by eastern European labour, we need to train our young people now
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Galloping towards sustainability targets
BRE is converting a Victorian stable block into housing as part of a £2.7m project designed to demonstrate how the UK’s vast stock of old buildings can be brought up to modern environmental standards.
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Survey reveals apathy towards energy certificates
Three-quarters of respondents tell ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV they will make no or only minor changes to property
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Let me draw you an analogy ...
Adam Poole and Simon Foxell Should we rush to launch our grand campaign to achieve zero-carbon buildings asap? Or should we settle back and watch a film first?
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Burger fat to power 60,000 homes
Agri-Energy reveals plans for a £50m plant in Wales that will convert cooking oil and crops into electricity and bio-diesel
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Neighbour objects to Blair’s solar panels
Objection threatens Tony Blair’s plans to install solar panels and CCTV cameras at his new London home
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Crest Nicholson wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
Award given for measures to reduce carbon footprint and determination to spread good practice