All Sustainability articles – Page 95
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Terrace mettle: How much can you improve the energy performance of a small period house?
Can you convert an EPC D-rated terraced house in a conservation area into a code for sustainable homes level four beauty? ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Sustainability will follow a Hackney couple as they try to find out
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Quintain starts recycling revolution at Wembley City
Envac waste recycling system sucks rubbish from homes to central collection point via underground tubes
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Hips to include information on flooding and parking
Home information packs will also have to be produced before homes are put on the market
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UKGBC seeks views on new non-domestic sustainability code
Green body consults on the best way forward for legislating sustainable new buildings
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Special offer for sustainable schools guides
BRE offers special reduced price for green guides to education projects for online event on Tuesday and Wednesday
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Natural ventilation: Second wind
A Cambridge university research team decided traditional natural ventilation strategies were just not up to scratch and came up with a new approach. Stephen Kennett reports
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LED lighting
Lighting designer and supplier Havells Sylvania has added to its Concord portfolio with the launch of Planate – a range of slim modular LED panels designed to provide a high-quality alternative to fluorescent lighting solutions
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Porritt joins Willmott Dixon
Influential environmental leader takes up directorship at contractor
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What it costs: Pervious paving
Sustainable urban drainage systems are a must for school and hospital developments. Peter Mayer of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV LifePlans gives the whole-life costs of one solution
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BRE warns: Don’t misuse Green Guide
The BRE has warned that misuse of its green products selection guide could lead to a generation of badly performing buildings.
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Airtight schools
Insulation from Saint-Gobain Isover has been used in the first timber-frame school to be built for Powys council
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'Missed opportunities' as government lets heat consultation slip
Last-minute changes from the top cause delay
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London heating standards in pipeline
CHP connectivity and a "fair deal" could be lasting Olympic legacy
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Report calls for 34% carbon cut by 2020
Government committee says renewable power and energy efficiency can keep costs below 1% of GDP
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SAP calcs leading to chilly, costly houses: green building group
AECB claims UK tools use outmoded standards from the 80s.
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Fill in our green survey for a chance to win a £50 gift voucher
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Sustainability teams up with the Energy Saving Trust to discover whether sustainability has been affected by the current downturn
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Green consultants risk ‘witch doctor’ label
WSP’s sustainability head calls for professional body to maintain quality and credibility
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Sustainability Awards 2008: Who's the greenest of them all?
The 2008 Sustainability Awards reminded us that all the eco-problems we used to worry about are still there. As are the firms that are helping to solve them …
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The power of education - video
We spoke to Rupert Cook of architectureplb about how schools can become energy hubs for communities
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Flood-proof homes unveiled at Thames Gateway Forum
Four architects win design competition