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CommentSustainable materials: Wood first?
Design teams need the freedom to decide which material will give the best sustainability outcome
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We need a bridge to stop insulation work collapse before Green Deal
There are worrying gaps opening up in the government鈥檚 flagship green scheme
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好色先生TVFuel cell-powered home on market
Crest Nicholson development offers first home powered by fuel cell, whilst E.ON looks to distribute system
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好色先生TVLSI Architects to deliver Barratt's Norwich eco-scheme
LSI Architects picked by Barratt to deliver the UK鈥檚 first 鈥渨ater positive鈥� residential scheme
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CommentHow should green building labelling work?
The success of the newly launched BREEAM for Domestic Refurnishment scheme depends on finding a balance between admin costs and a large enough market
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好色先生TVSweett bags cross-government sustainability role
Consultant wins framework place to advise bodies across government
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FeaturesSustainability: The energy bill
Phil Birch and Adam Mactavish of Sweett Group summarise some of the key elements in the draft bill to reform the electricity supply market, and consider the implications for commercial property
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好色先生TVGemserv wins Green Deal oversight role
Service provider Gemserv has won the contract to run the Green Deal oversight body
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好色先生TVBreathe easy: Primary care centre wins award for Mott MacDonald
Consultant receives best practice award from CIBSE Construction Excellence North East
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好色先生TVPaul Davis & Partners wins planning for low carbon housing
Scheme in Belfast a mix of Code Level five and six homes
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好色先生TVSolar tariff to be slashed 25% in August
Further cuts to the FIT subsidy of 3.5% scheduled every three months under new cost control mechanism
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好色先生TVTriple glazing in offices increases carbon footprint
Exclusive whole life carbon research shows extra cost is not offset by emissions reductions
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好色先生TVBiology centre uses own walls to control temperature
University of Warwick鈥檚 Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology includes phase change material that absorbs and re-distributes heat
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Prestige offices
Using the example of a building in the City of London, Gareth Roberts of Sturgis Carbon Profiling explains how new European standards for whole-life carbon assessment can make big savings
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好色先生TVMinisters plot rescue plan to bridge Green Deal gap
Government looks at extending existing schemes to prevent plunge in insulation installations
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好色先生TVHousebuilders reject green homes proposal
Industry call on government to freeze energy performance targets until new testing standard has been developed
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好色先生TVGreen schools policy in limbo as launch date draws near
Draft design guidance reveals BREEAM for schools still 鈥榰nder review鈥� just weeks from launch of school building programme
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FeaturesOffshore wind farms: Winds of change
Tidal turbine technology is changing fast and offshore wind turbines are getting bigger, so the government-backed firm Narec is investing 拢80m into its testing facilities to simulate the harsh conditions at sea. Thomas Lane explains
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FeaturesCareers in sustainability: Pioneers of the eco economy
Behind initiatives such as the London 2012 legacy and the Regeneration Project lies a fundamental rethinking of the way that society and economic systems need to work. And that鈥檚 going to need an entirely re-skilled construction industry
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好色先生TV25% of construction firms cut back on green skills training
Survey reveals uncertainty over government policy leading to decrease in investment in green skills training