All Sustainability articles – Page 32
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Arla's zero-carbon dairy
Arla’s £150m project will be most environmentally friendly dairy in the world. Thomas Lane reports on progress at this unique industrial building
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Sustainability: Resource efficiency
Adam Mactavish and Louise Greenhalgh of Sweett Group look at ways of improving competitiveness and profitability through the efficient use of resources
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Green Investment Bank boosted by £800m
Government gives green bank more money in its spending review settlement after the banks borrowing powers were delayed
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Birmingham Green Deal take-up 'deeply concerning'
Take-up figures for the massive Birmingham Green Deal programme show just one in 680 homes signed up to a Green Deal plan
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HS2 appoints sustainability consultants
Temple and RSK awarded contract to support further development of the northern route
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Water saving measures are just a drop in the ocean
Putting water-saving measures in building codes is well-intentioned but does not take account of the bigger picture
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How to be a Green Deal assessor
What’s involved in working as a Green Deal assessor, what training is required and what skills are needed? Read on to find out
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Whole-life carbon: Domestic
Lifecycle analysis sheds light on whether retrofitting or rebuilding will best help the government to deliver its 2050 carbon reduction targets
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Government slammed over Part L delay
Industry figures says uncertainty is bad for growth and risks undermining zero-carbon homes agenda
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It's a regulations jungle out there
Can green certification schemes around the world ever be consolidated to avoid all the confusion?
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Stricken Green Deal firm attracts interest
Enact receives 42 expressions of interest from buyers, leaving administrator confident of sale
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Davey defends Green Deal after cavity wall measures plummet
Energy secretary says he’s ‘proud’ of Green Deal despite figures showing cavity wall insulation installations have collapsed
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Tim Yeo steps aside as committee chair
Tim Yeo steps aside from role as chair of energy and climate change committee while alleged lobbying breaches are investigated
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'Fewer than 200' Green Deals signed
Fewer than 200 homes have signed up to the Green Deal
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Yeo caught in lobbying sting
But chair of energy and climate change committee denies wrong doing
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We'll need suitably skilled workers to maintain growth
The housing sector may be witnessing a recovery but with growth comes challenges
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Green Deal pioneer enters administration
Cornish firm had signed an agreement with government to be one of the first to roll out the Green Deal
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Carbon targets must be credible
The infamous 400 parts per million of CO2 has passed and concentration just keeps going up. So what should be done?
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Bouygues bags £120m student accommodation job
Zero-carbon scheme at the University of Hertfordshire to reach Breeam Outstanding level
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Rules of engagement
London is full of people with the ideas and enthusiasm to make the capital a sustainability leader. All we need is the leadership to motivate others