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NewsHTA reveals details of Bristol eco-village
Hanham Hall project led by housebuilder Barratt includes CHP plant, prefabrication and living spaces that face south.The site will also include a sustainable living centre
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Weekend Review
China dominated sustainable coverage this weekend. The country is reported to have become a big investor in Spain's solar energy industry. How is it that the country soon to be the world's largest carbon emitter is rapidly becoming some kind of screwed-up poster child for marvellous climate change awareness? Gordon ...
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NewsBrown hails eco-partnership with China
Prime minister calls on two countries to lead the way for eco-towns
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NewsBattery Park City, New York: A green and sunny vision
Strict environmental planning rules at Battery Park City have produced a cluster of ever-greener residential towers
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NewsAsphalt industry to offset carbon emissions
Members of the Mastic Asphalt Council will pay 1% levy on material costs to raise money for low energy projects
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NewsOld and new challenges remain
Momentum is building behind zero-carbon new buildings but the Cinderella of the built environment, the existing estate, has been barely touched. Over to you the Treasury and No10, says Paul King
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NewsWork starts of 拢110m regeneration project in Coventry
MCD Property鈥檚 redevelopment of one of Coventry city centre鈥檚 historic sites, The Butts begins. BREEAM excellent scheme includes ground source heat pumps
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NewsThe sustainability quiz
Welcome to our first environmental quiz, offering a budding eco-boffin a 拢20 Amazon token. Test how up to date you are on the latest environmental developments, as well as your knowledge of current affairs
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NewsThe Weekly Green Gauge
Plum Picks from around the green websites that matter and the Eco-blogosphere
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CommentDo the right thing
Pursuing the bottom line at any cost is a quick route to extinction in today鈥檚 business world. It鈥檚 time we all embraced the new era of corporate responsibility, says Richard Steer
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FeaturesThe path to power
News analysis: The government has willed the creation of the first nuclear reactors since 1995, but to get them it needs to erect a new planning system, overcome opposition from a host of enemies 鈥� some within the construction industry 鈥� and work out a way to store toxic waste ...
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FeaturesThe secret life of buildings
We hear an awful lot about architects鈥� splendid low-energy designs, but information about how they actually work when built is rarer than hens鈥� teeth. So we should all be grateful to Simons, which not only built itself a green office, but collected a year鈥檚 data on how it functioned. ...
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Eco-town bidders must notify councils or face disqualification
Prospective eco-town developers have been told they must notify relevant councils about their proposals if they want to win a place on one of the government鈥檚 10 preferred sites.
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Aylesbury Vale eco-town could fund Oxford rail link
Planned Buckinghamshire development could contribute 拢15m to 拢150m East-West railway
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NewsEco-building disguised as a hedge
Architect and interior design firm's design for a business HQ boasts 100% renewable energy
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EPC software training sessions launched
Integrated Environmental Solutions to start sessions late this month. Top-up training for CIBSE Low Carbon Consultants will also be offered
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Shed developer ProLogis makes sustainability pledge
American distribution centre maker commits to design to LEEd standards in the US
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NewsFloods hit UK homes
Environment Agency issues flood warnings, with Northern England, Wales and Midlands most at risk
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NewsNew Liverpool 拢10m school to create 'village' feel
Special needs school will feature sustainable feature including solar water heating, passive ventilation and automated windows
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NewsOnly 9% of government buildings meet eco-standards
Government is a long way off from meeting its own targets for sustainable buildings says Commons committee