All Sustainability articles – Page 170
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Jon Rouse says builders face challenge meeting green target
Housing Corporation says planning and partnership is key to achieving EcoHomes Very Good standard.
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Bill Gething to chair new independent BRE body
RIBA sustainability advisor appointed chair of BRE's Certification Sustainability Board.
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New toolkit analyses recycled content in materials
WRAP's online tool analyses recycled content for about 500 specifications.
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DTI tries to cut waste
Be Aware programme will find out whether 40 materials can be used more efficiently
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Mayor gives zero-carbon scheme green light
London's first big zero-carbon scheme since BedZED has been given the go-ahead by London mayor Ken Livingstone.
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Minister admits ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations need overhaul
Housing minister Yvette Cooper gave a further indication last week the government is responding to ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV's successful campaign to reform the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations.
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV a taste for waste
Find out how your company can specify sustainable materials and discover how the latest toolkits from WRAP can help minimise waste.
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Saint Gobain and Shell team up to create new solar panels
Glass specialists' expertise comes into play as technology moves on from traditional silicon.
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Construction minister launches sustainability consultation
Industry players urged to help shape framework of sustainable construction.
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Welsh Assembly earns top green rating
Debating chamber built by Taylor Woodrow awarded BREEAM Excellent rating by BRE.
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HSBC HQ wins top environmental rating
HSBC's headquarters in Canary Wharf achieves BREEAM rating of Excellent.
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UK prosecuted over failure to implement energy directive
The European commission this week started legal proceedings against the UK over its failure to explain why it has not implemented European energy policies.
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BRE Trust appoints former Carillion boss
Sir Neville Simms takes over from Hugh Try as trust chairman.
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Buro Happold to double size of US workforce to 120
Engineer to open larger officer in New York as it moves to reduce dependence on UK market
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Sustainability: On-site renewables
In the first of our spotlights on sustainability, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the increasingly prevalent issue of on-site renewable energy, including the options available and costs
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Barker to lead second review of planning system
Economist Kate Barker has been asked to lead a second review of the UK’s planning system. The government responded to Barker’s first report on housing supply last week.
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Microgeneration could supply 40% of energy needs
EST report says that technologies such as mini-wind turbines and solar panels could help reduce CO2 by 15% a year.
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European ministers sign sustainable communities agreement
Almost half of Europeans live in communist era housing, commissioner reveals
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Sustainability code slammed
Senior industry figures have slammed the government’s long-delayed draft code for sustainable buildings, saying it falls well below current standards and that the ODPM went behind their backs to produce it.
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CPA unimpressed by Sustainable ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Code
Construction Products Association slams draft version of code published as part of the chancellor's pre-Budget report.