All Sustainability articles – Page 144

  • Biomass
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    Green light to world's largest biomass plant in Wales

    2007-11-22T10:44:00Z

    Developer Prenergy to built the £400m renewable energy plant in Port Talbot

  • BRE Innovation park
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    Costs of Code renewables revealed

    2007-11-21T14:36:00Z

    New report puts average cost of onsite technologies to meet Code Level 6 standards at £6,000 per dwelling

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    Sustainable schools challenges assessed

    2007-11-20T16:36:00Z

    Ӱ analysis: Criticism and case studies offered at environmental education conference yesterday

  • Sustainability Awards 2007
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    Winners celebrate at Sustainability Awards 2007

    2007-11-20T13:03:00Z

    Footage from the Sustainability Awards at the Hilton on Park Lane is now available

  • Mark Clare
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    Barratt boss to lobby on zero carbon definition

    2007-11-20T12:23:00Z

    Clare to lead the UK Green Ӱ Council housing group to recommend including off-site renewable in Code

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    Government considers feed-in tariffs

    2007-11-20T09:15:00Z

    Environmental Secretary Hilary Benn considers incentives for microgeneration such as feed-in tariffs to encourage homeowners to use renewable energy.

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    Pines Calyx - setting the sustainable standard

    2007-11-20T00:33:00Z

    The Pines Calyx in Kent, which won small project of the year in last night's Sustainability Awards, offers a blueprint of environmental best practice, both in sustainable construction techniques, embodied energy and water and waste management. With energy data consumption attached.

  • Sustainability Awards 2007
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    Sustainability champions revealed

    2007-11-20T00:00:00Z

    The National Trust building, David Strong and Bovis Lend Lease were among the big winners at last night's Ӱ Sustainability Awards

  • Chani Leahong
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    Six in the City

    2007-11-19T16:21:00Z

    The absurdity of the Government's current definition of zero carbon for housing to exclude off-site renewables is hampering projects right now, especially in tight city centre sites, argues Sponge director Chani Leahong

  • The Aldo Leopold Center
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    Wood takes the LEED

    2007-11-19T12:32:00Z

    Through renewable materials and energy, the Legacy Center in Wisconsin America is the first US project to be judged carbon neutral building by the LEED certification. With full building performance data

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    Zero carbon timeline

    2007-11-19T11:51:00Z

    Ӱ Sustainability’s new environmental timeline for upcoming legislation and targets

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    Meet the Sustainability Awards judges

    2007-11-19T11:49:00Z

    Here's a quick run through of the panel who decided on this year's Sustainability awards, which will be revealed tonight

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    Green roofs course a success

    2007-11-19T11:26:00Z

    The construction information and research body Ciria takes a tour around Canary Wharf's green roofs

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    How Ghandi can inspire sustainable action

    2007-11-19T10:34:00Z

    Paul King gains inspiration from one of last century's iconic figures as he grapples with targets that the industry needs to set itself in order to reduce its environmental impact

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    Green policy is ‘lip service’

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Anne Power, a former urban taskforce member, has criticised the government’s progress over improving the environmental performance of Britain’s existing housing stock, saying it was barely even paying “lip service” to the problem.

  • Features

    The new waste minimisation guide explained

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Recycling advisory group Wrap has released a guide on using materials from demolished buildings to build those repalcing them. Its head of waste minimisation talks us through the new document

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    Eco-towns decision in February

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    The government has brought forward its timetable for deciding the location of the 10 eco-towns proposed by Gordon Brown, according to an inside source.

  • Comment

    Chips with everything

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

     Instead of paying thousands to generate electricity on site, we should be incorporating energy storage into buildings. And Bill Watts says we need spend peanuts to do it

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    Small builders demand VAT cuts on eco refurbishments

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Ӱ work that contributes to ecological improvement of homes should be exempt from VAT, the body representing smaller building firms will say when it launches a Ӱ a Greener Britain campaign this month.

  • On-site renewables at Selwyn Street in Oldham
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    Treasury backs decision to reject off-site renewables

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Energy provided through the national grid will not count towards zero carbon homes rating