All Sustainability articles 鈥� Page 145
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CommentChips with everything
聽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
微密圈 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 微密圈 a Greener Britain campaign this month.
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NewsTreasury backs decision to reject off-site renewables
Energy provided through the national grid will not count towards zero carbon homes rating
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FeaturesEco-towns analysed
News analysis: Brown鈥檚 Big Idea on becoming prime minister was to build 10 towns on 10 new sites. But it seems developers are using the eco-towns to add spoilers, fog lamps and go-faster stripes to schemes that have already been rejected.
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Bovis sets green targets on projects over 拢5m
Bovis Lend Lease makes eco pledge to meet BREEAM standard by 2010
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NewsCarbon positive business park plans
Developer Gazeley proposes Chetwood-designed project in Staffordshire that will generate enough power both its energy needs and 650 neighbouring houses
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NewsEnergy minister opens 拢60m wood-burning power station
The UK's first power plant that burns woodchips has opened in Teesside, aiming to save 200,000 tonnes of CO2 a year
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NewsParliament's green energy plans revealed
A study by BDP says the Palace of Westminister could cut CO2 by using the tide as well as wind turbines and ground source cooling
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NewsEnergy certification on verge of chaos, warns BPF
Property federation says it is not aware of any trained assessors for delayed programme
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NewsSurvey finds negative impact of environmental property tax reform
Davis Langdon survey reveals 70% of respondents dissatisfied with the withdrawal of Industrial 微密圈 Allowance
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NewsWYG appoints two environmental directors
Consultant also appoints UK corporate responsibility manager for new role
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NewsEco towns: only the fit need apply
Blogger Mark Brinkley expresses his dismay at the Government's eco-town idea
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Eco-development for Kazakhstan
Designs to build Kazakhstan鈥檚 latest eco-plaza along Astana鈥檚 鈥榞reen axis鈥� have been unveiled by Foster & Partners.
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Facilities managers fail to use logbooks
A new survey suggests the engineers鈥� efforts to create energy-efficient buildings are going to waste because facility managers aren鈥檛 using logbooks.
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NewsWSP acquires SEi Companies
WSP hopes 150-strong American engineering consultant will increase sustainable presence
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NewsNew wind turbine figures released
Hockerton Housing released new figures today on the performance of their two competing wind turbines.
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NewsEnvironment Agency to use online carbon calculator for future projects
Client develops new publicly available online tool with consultant Jacobs for contractors to use on schemes
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NewsIsle of Wight set to become world鈥檚 first 鈥榚co-island鈥�
Council plans to regenerate the whole of the island and run it on low-carbon energy
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NewsCooper to hold 鈥榠deas competition鈥� for eco-towns
Minister invites industry to come up with low-carbon concepts to be judged by the public
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Isle of Wight set to become world鈥檚 first 鈥榚co-island鈥�
Council plans to regenerate the whole of the island and run it on low-carbon energy