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Christchurch: Rebooting the city

2013-09-25T06:00:00Z

Arup’s Sensing City project in New Zealand’s Christchurch

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Labour would scrap 'failing' Green Deal

2013-09-24T18:12:00Z

Labour would replace Green Deal and Energy Companies Obligation with an alternative ‘Energy Save’ retrofit scheme

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Is it time for a radical rethink of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations?

2013-09-23T06:00:00Z

Making developers liable for a building’s performance would benefit both customer and industry

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Government to tweak failing Green Deal cashback scheme

2013-09-20T06:00:00Z

Greg Barker tells Green Deal providers that he is looking at ways to prevent £125m incentive scheme from being used almost entirely for boiler replacements

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Manchester eyes huge public building retrofit programme

2013-09-20T06:00:00Z

Greater Manchester Authority contemplates initiative based around London’s Re:Fit scheme

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22,000 installers needed to meet renewable heat target

2013-09-20T06:00:00Z

Seven times as many accredited installers needed by 2020 according to PwC report

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Number of completed Green Deals rises to 12

2013-09-19T10:41:00Z

There are now 12 ‘live’ Green Deal plans, while a further 372 plans have been signed by the customer the latest figures show

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Lib Dems back Green Deal incentives

2013-09-18T09:30:00Z

The Liberal Democrats have adopted proposals to significantly bolster the Green Deal as official party policy.

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Ministers exploring ways to extend Green Deal to vacant properties

2013-09-18T06:00:00Z

Don Foster says he is working with Ed Davey to ensure private landlords can use Green Deal to retrofit vacant properties

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Green buildings are simply better for people

2013-09-16T06:00:00Z

We spend more than 80% of our lives in buildings, so let’s make them good places to be

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‘Sky high’ rates on Green Deal loans could come down

2013-09-13T06:00:00Z

Boss of Green Deal Finance Company holds out prospect of reduced rates once demand is established

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The GLA is prioritising gas-fired CHP

2013-09-13T06:00:00Z

Why has the GLA not approved a scheme which uses renewables to reduce the predicted emissions by 40%? Surely reducing energy requirements should be paramount?

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Don't abolish the Planning and Energy Act

2013-09-12T16:36:00Z

Eric Pickles used to champion this legislation, why is he now trying to do away with it?

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Fresh £150m for low-carbon buildings

2013-09-09T10:16:00Z

Technology Strategy Board to fund raft of investment projects building on success of previous programmes

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Good riddance to the Code for Sustainable Homes

2013-09-06T11:13:00Z

If we rush into mass retrofit without proper research, we will make the same old mistakes with the UK’s housing

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Cutting carbon doesn't have to cost money

2013-09-06T10:15:00Z

A whole-life carbon approach is the key to achieving up to a 40% reduction in carbon

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How can we achieve zero carbon for commercial projects?

2013-09-06T07:38:00Z

So far the focus has been on the residential sector but the target for non-domestic buildings is looming

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Fury at regulator’s plan to wrap retrofit work in red tape

2013-09-06T06:00:00Z

Industry figures slam Ofgem’s plan to require two surveyors to sign off some retrofit work

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It's time to end housing standards outside of regulations

2013-09-06T06:00:00Z

Developing a set of national housing standards outside of the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations would cause confusion

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London 2012: What did the industry really learn about sustainability?

2013-09-06T06:00:00Z

The major contractors and the major projects are setting high standards, the problem is with those working on a smaller scale